Melissa Dacosta PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT Reviews and Ratings

  About Melissa Dacosta

  Explanation of Specialties

MELISSA DACOSTA is a specialist in PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT. No other specialties were noted.

PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT: A physician’s assistant (PA) is a licensed clinician who practices medicine in partnership with doctors. In the United States, the role was created to respond to a shortage of doctors during the mid-1960s. Today, PAs play an essential role in areas with limited medical access. They work semi-autonomously and must work in association with a physician. This may be a medical doctor (MD) or a doctor of osteopathic medicine (DO). The physician doesn’t necessarily need to be on-site when the PA pe... (more information)

  Melissa Dacosta Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93.5
PI Category Score	78.2
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	100

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 Melissa Dacosta.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Melissa Dacosta

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Melissa Dacosta.

100 GRAND ST
NEW BRITAIN, CT 60522
No phone number available

385 W MAIN ST
AVON, CT 60014
860-777-6977

775 QUEEN ST
SOUTHINGTON, CT 64891
860-777-1281

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Melissa Dacosta

Doctors Groups:

THE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT AT NEW BRITAIN GENERAL AND BRADLEY

HARTFORD HEALTHCARE URGENT CARE CENTERS LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: MIDSTATE MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: THE HOSPITAL OF CENTRAL CONNECTICUT

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