Philip Spelson INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Philip Spelson

  Explanation of Specialties

PHILIP SPELSON is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include ANESTHESIOLOGY, and INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT.

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)

ANESTHESIOLOGY: Anesthesiologists perform the sedation for surgery and other procedures. They also provide local anesthesia for mothers during delivery by inserting an epidural in the low back. There is also a sub-specialty of anesthesiology called Pain Medicine. Pain Medicine doctors evaluate and treat patients with various chronic pain conditions. Aspiring anesthesiologists must attend medical school followed by a residency program for anesthesiology. There are numerous subspecialties of anesthesiology the... (more information)

INTERVENTIONAL PAIN MANAGEMENT: If you’re in pain, interventional pain management can help you reduce pain and get you back to your life. Practitioners use cutting-edge treatment options along with holistic therapies. For example, a patient may receive nerve blocks or facet joint injections, along with reduced medication doses and physical therapy or chiropractic care to address the root of their pain issue. Practitioners look at the patient as a whole person, rather than just their pain. Because of this, interventional pain... (more information)

  Philip Spelson Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	76.3
Final MIPS Score without CPB	72.7
PI Category Score	50
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	77.7

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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Philip Spelson

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1850 N CENTRAL AVE
PHOENIX, AZ 85004
602-262-8900

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Philip Spelson

Doctors Groups:

VALLEY ANESTHESIOLOGY CONSULTANTS INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: HONORHEALTH SCOTTSDALE SHEA MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: HONORHEALTH SCOTTSDALE THOMPSON PEAK MED CTR

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