Charles Nelson INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Charles Nelson

  Explanation of Specialties

CHARLES NELSON is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE.

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)

HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE: Hospice is available to people living with an end-stage disease including cancer, pulmonary disease, ALS, heart disease, HIV-AIDS, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and any other life-threatening illness. Hospice care is available to patients who no longer wish treatment directed at curing their disease. The hospice benefit is flexible. Initially, a physician certifies that the patient has a life expectancy of six months or less, if the disease follows its normal course. The first two certifications are ... (more information)

  Charles Nelson Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	94.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	90.1
PI Category Score	81.8
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	91.2

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 Charles Nelson.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Charles Nelson

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Charles Nelson.

1700 SW 7TH ST
TOPEKA, KS 66606
785-295-8108

1700 SW 7TH ST
TOPEKA, KS 66606
785-295-7800

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Charles Nelson

Doctors Groups:

TOPEKA PHYSICIAN GROUP LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospice: MIDLAND CARE HOSPICE

Hospital: STORMONT VAIL HOSPITAL

Hospital: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEM - ST FRANCIS CAMPUS

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