Murugan Athigaman GENERAL SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Murugan Athigaman

  Explanation of Specialties

MURUGAN ATHIGAMAN is a specialist in GENERAL SURGERY. Other specialties include VASCULAR SURGERY.

GENERAL SURGERY: Most surgeons begin their training as general surgeons, then can sub-specialize or stay general surgeons. General surgeons perform gall bladder removals, hernia repairs, and some breast and skin surgery. (more information)

VASCULAR SURGERY: A vascular surgeon has expertise in the diagnosis and management of patients with disorders of the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems, excluding vessels of the brain and the heart. Certified Vascular Surgeons have significant experience in providing comprehensive care to patients with all types of vascular disease, including diagnosis, medical treatment and reconstructive vascular surgical and endovascular techniques. Common interventions performed by vascular surgeons include the opening of... (more information)

  Murugan Athigaman Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98
Final MIPS Score without CPB	92.6
PI Category Score	76.9
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	99

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.

Chronic Care and Preventative Care Management for Empaneled Patients	Yes
Depression screening	Yes
Engagement of patients through implementation of improvements in patient portal	Yes
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of medication management practice improvements	Yes
Tobacco use	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 Murugan Athigaman

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Murugan Athigaman.

2420 W PIERCE ST
CARLSBAD, NM 88220
No phone number available

2430 W PIERCE ST
CARLSBAD, NM 88220
575-885-0995

2402 W PIERCE ST
CARLSBAD, NM 88220
No phone number available

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Murugan Athigaman

Doctors Groups:

PECOS VALLEY OF NEW MEXICO LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CARLSBAD MEDICAL CENTER

  Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in GENERAL SURGERY that are similar to Murugan Athigaman

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