Prakash Shah INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Prakash Shah

  Explanation of Specialties

PRAKASH SHAH is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. No other specialties were noted.

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)

  Prakash Shah Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	79.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	74.7
PI Category Score	47
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	82.9

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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Controlling High Blood Pressure	69%
Depression screening	Yes
Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	89%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	79%
Tobacco use	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 Prakash Shah

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Prakash Shah.

1724 KENTON ST
HOPKINSVILLE, KY 42240
270-887-9066

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Prakash Shah

Doctors Groups:

Prakash Shah is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: LIFELINE HOME HEALTH OF WESTERN KY

Hospital: JENNIE STUART MEDICAL CENTER

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