Elisa Vargas-castillo INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Elisa Vargas-castillo

  Explanation of Specialties

ELISA VARGAS-CASTILLO 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)

  Elisa Vargas-castillo Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	80.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	78.1
PI Category Score	53
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	85.9

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
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Sending Health Information
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Controlling High Blood Pressure	56%
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	17%
Electronic submission of Patient Centered Medical Home accreditation	Yes
Immunization Registry Reporting	Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation	Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation	Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP)	Yes
Security Risk Analysis	Yes
Support Electronic Referral Loops By Receiving and Incorporating Health Information Exclusion	Yes
Syndromic Surveillance Reporting Exclusion	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 Elisa Vargas-castillo

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Elisa Vargas-castillo.

108 LOWTHER ST
LEMOYNE, PA 17043
717-774-1366

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Elisa Vargas-castillo

Doctors Groups:

INTERNISTS OF CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA LTD.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: PENN STATE HEALTH HAMPDEN MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: PENN STATE HEALTH HOLY SPIRIT MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: UPMC PINNACLE HOSPITALS

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