Nicholas Placentra FAMILY PRACTICE Reviews and Ratings

  About Nicholas Placentra

  Explanation of Specialties

NICHOLAS PLACENTRA is a specialist in FAMILY PRACTICE. Other specialties include OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE 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)

OSTEOPATHIC MANIPULATIVE MEDICINE: Osteopathy doctors (DOs) are experts in diagnosing and treating all kinds of conditions using osteopathic manipulative medicine, or OMM for short. OMM is a set of hands-on techniques that DOs use to apply pressure or force to any part of the body. This can: Relieve pain, Improve mobility and range of motion, and Restore function. DOs practice a holistic approach to patient care. Your brain and nervous system tell your heart to beat. In the same way, your skeletal system needs nutrients from the ... (more information)

  Nicholas Placentra Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	93.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	89.5
PI Category Score	65
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 Nicholas Placentra.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Nicholas Placentra

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Nicholas Placentra.

240 HWY 105 EXT
BOONE, NC 28607
828-264-7311

935 STATE FARM RD
BOONE, NC 28607
828-262-3886

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Nicholas Placentra

Doctors Groups:

HIGH COUNTRY COMMUNITY HEALTH

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: FRYE REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER

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