Mark Velarde FAMILY PRACTICE Reviews and Ratings

  About Mark Velarde

  Explanation of Specialties

MARK VELARDE is a specialist in FAMILY PRACTICE. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

FAMILY PRACTICE: Family Practice is a combination of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Ob/Gyn. They are primary care physicians for children and adults, perform well-woman exams and sometimes even deliver babies. (more information)

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)

  Mark Velarde Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	95.9
PI Category Score	86.4
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 Mark Velarde.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Mark Velarde

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Mark Velarde.

6081 HAMILTON BLVD
WESCOSVILLE, PA 18106
610-395-0600

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Mark Velarde

Doctors Groups:

LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP

Medical Organizations:

Hospice: ST LUKE'S HOSPICE

Hospice: COMPASSUS - ALLENTOWN

Hospice: HOLISTICARE HOSPICE, LLC

Hospice: AFFINITY CARE OF PENNSYLVANIA LLC

Hospital: LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL

Hospital: ST LUKE'S HOSPITAL BETHLEHEM

Nursing Home: Cedarbrook Senior Care and Rehabilitation

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