Vikas Bhalla INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Vikas Bhalla

  Explanation of Specialties

VIKAS BHALLA is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY.

INTERNAL MEDICINE: General internists provide primary care to adult patients. Internists usually have more hospital-based training than family practitioners. They may have an office-based practice or work as a hospitalist primarily seeing patients in the hospital. These physicians attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. Internists may then choose to pursue a fellowship to sub-specialize in a variety of other areas, like endocrinology (hormone-related conditions) or cardiology (heart-relat... (more information)

INTERVENTIONAL CARDIOLOGY: Interventional cardiology is a branch of cardiology that deals specifically with the catheter based treatment of structural heart diseases. An interventional cardiologist specializes in diagnosing and treating conditions and diseases of the heart and blood vessels using nonsurgical, catheter-based procedures and specialized imaging techniques. Interventional cardiologists treat coronary artery disease, heart valve disorders, and congenital heart disease, among other heart problems. Interventiona... (more information)

  Vikas Bhalla Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	98.3
PI Category Score	98
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score

MIPS is an acronym for Merit-Based Incentive Payment System. Authorized by the Medicare Access and CHIP Reaouthorization Act of 2015, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") developed MIPS to reward clinicians for the value of care they provide rather than the volume of care, quality over quantity. The MIPS final score determines a provider's Medicare Part B payment adjustments. MIPS also created a means for consumers to rank providers.

MIPS scores are calculated using four performance categories, quality, cost, improvement activities, and promotion of interoperability. Higher scores are better.: The highest final MIPS score is 100.

There is no measure or activity data for Vikas Bhalla.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Vikas Bhalla

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Vikas Bhalla.

215 E QUINCY ST
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78215
210-804-6000

7719 S IH
SAN ANTONIO, TX 78224
830-320-4955

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Vikas Bhalla

Doctors Groups:

BHS PHYSICIANS NETWORK INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER

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