Nihal Patel INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Nihal Patel

  Explanation of Specialties

NIHAL PATEL is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS).

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)

CRITICAL CARE (INTENSIVISTS): A critical care medicine doctor (sometimes called an “intensivist”) is a type of specialist with specific expertise in the diagnosis, treatment, and support of critically ill and injured patients, such as trauma victims and patients with multiple organ dysfunction. A critical care medicine doctor is also well-versed in the technological procedures and devices used in intensive care settings, as well as issues such as end-of-life decisions, advance directives, estimating prognosis, and counse... (more information)

  Nihal Patel Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	100
PI Category Score	100
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 Nihal Patel.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Nihal Patel

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Nihal Patel.

1250 S CEDAR CREST BLVD
ALLENTOWN, PA 18103
610-439-8856

206 E BROWN ST
EAST STROUDSBURG, PA 18301
570-421-4000

175 E BROWN ST
EAST STROUDSBURG, PA 18301
570-426-2810

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Nihal Patel

Doctors Groups:

LEHIGH VALLEY PHYSICIAN GROUP

FAMILY CARE CENTERS INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL

Hospital: LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO

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