Swaminathan Giridharan ENDOCRINOLOGY Reviews and Ratings

  About Swaminathan Giridharan

  Explanation of Specialties

SWAMINATHAN GIRIDHARAN is a specialist in ENDOCRINOLOGY. Other specialties include GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY, and INTERNAL MEDICINE.

ENDOCRINOLOGY: Endocrinologists treat the endocrine system—the glands that produce and secrete hormones that control and regulate nearly all of the body's functions. People with diabetes or thyroid disease are often treated by an endocrinologist. Like other internal medicine physicians, endocrinologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. They are then required to attend fellowship training for endocrinology. (more information)

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)

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)

  Swaminathan Giridharan Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	90.3
PI Category Score	73
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	96.7

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 Swaminathan Giridharan.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Swaminathan Giridharan

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Swaminathan Giridharan.

90 OCEAN CT
BROOKLYN, NY 11235
718-332-7398

2873 W 17TH ST
BROOKLYN, NY 11224
718-265-0900

7608 BAY PKWY
BROOKLYN, NY 11214
718-333-2500

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Swaminathan Giridharan

Doctors Groups:

A MERRYLAND OPERATING LLC

BROOKLYN COMPREHENSIVE CARE CENTER INC.

Medical Organizations:

Swaminathan Giridharan is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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