Mahendra Patel INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Mahendra Patel

  Explanation of Specialties

MAHENDRA PATEL is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS), and PULMONARY DISEASE.

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)

CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS): A critical care medicine doctor (sometimes called an “intensivist”) is a type of specialist with specific expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of critically ill and injured patients, such as trauma victims and patients with multiple organ dysfunction. A critical care medicine doctor is also well-versed in the technological procedures and devices used in intensive care settings, as well as issues such as end-of-life decisions, advance directives, estimating prognosis, and counse... (more information)

PULMONARY DISEASE: Pulmonologists treat the cardio-pulmonary system, which consists of the heart, lungs, and organs involved in the respiratory process. They may work in office settings to treat patients with breathing disorders, severe allergies, lung problems, and other respiratory diseases. They may also treat patients with pulmonary disease who are in the intensive care unit (ICU). Aspiring pulmonologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. They then attend fellowship training for... (more information)

  Mahendra Patel Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	97.2
PI Category Score	100
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	94.9

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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Appropriate Testing for Children with Pharyngitis	1%
Appropriate Treatment for Children with Upper Respiratory Infection (URI)	51%
Cervical Cancer Screening	1%
Controlling High Blood Pressure	92%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	48%
Electronic Case Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of documentation improvements for practice/process improvements	Yes
Improved Practices that Engage Patients Pre-Visit	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	Yes
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	Yes

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Mahendra Patel

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Mahendra Patel.

10 S SNEDECOR AVE
BAYPORT, NY 11705
631-472-0600

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Mahendra Patel

Doctors Groups:

Mahendra Patel is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Mahendra Patel is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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