Nikhil Palekar GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY Reviews and Ratings

  About Nikhil Palekar

  Explanation of Specialties

NIKHIL PALEKAR is a specialist in GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY. Other specialties include PSYCHIATRY.

GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY: Geriatric psychiatry is psychiatry for older adults, aimed at disorders developed later in life such as mood disorders, dementia, substance abuse, or personality disorders.Geriatric psychiatrists have specialized, additional training for assisting older adults, and as a result are able to expertly navigate scenarios unique to older adults. Geriatric psychiatrists are focused on preventing, evaluating, diagnosing, and treating mental and emotional disorders in older adults. The difference between... (more information)

PSYCHIATRY: Psychiatrics see people with various mental health issues, such as depression, anxiety, and schizophrenia. They also have the credentials to prescribe medications for these conditions, which sets them apart from psychologists and counselors. After medical school and residency for psychiatry, some psychiatrists attend fellowships for a subspecialty. There are a number of different specialty areas within psychiatry, including child and adolescent psychiatry, addiction medicine, or eating disorder... (more information)

  Nikhil Palekar Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	100
PI Category Score
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 Nikhil Palekar.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Nikhil Palekar

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Nikhil Palekar.

100 NICOLLS RD
STONY BROOK, NY 11794
631-444-2990

LAUTERBUR DR
STONY BROOK, NY 11794
631-638-1000

169 PUTNAM HALL
STONY BROOK, NY 11794
631-632-8850

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Nikhil Palekar

Doctors Groups:

STONY BROOK PSYCHIATRIC ASSOCIATES UNIVERSITY FACULTY PRACTICE CORPOR

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: SUNY/STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

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