Sam Nuthalapaty INTERNAL MEDICINE Reviews and Ratings

  About Sam Nuthalapaty

  Explanation of Specialties

SAM NUTHALAPATY is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include EMERGENCY MEDICINE.

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)

EMERGENCY MEDICINE: Emergency Medicine physicians are the doctors in the ER. They see a wide variety of conditions from cuts and burns to infections to heart attacks when they first occur. They are on the front lines of healthcare and often call in additional specialists like surgeons and cardiologist to care for patients. (more information)

  Sam Nuthalapaty Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	76.4
Final MIPS Score without CPB	66.4
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	60.5

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
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD): Antiplatelet Therapy
Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%)	95%
Implementation of fall screening and assessment programs	Yes
Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results	Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention	0%
Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly	5%
Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols	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 Sam Nuthalapaty

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Sam Nuthalapaty.

4940 VAN NUYS BLVD
SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91403
818-528-1260

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Sam Nuthalapaty

Doctors Groups:

EPIC MEDICAL GROUP,INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospice: GOLDEN STATE HOSPICE

Hospital: ENCINO HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: SHERMAN OAKS HOSPITAL

Nursing Home: Studio City Rehabilitation Center

Nursing Home: Imperial Care Center

  Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in INTERNAL MEDICINE that are similar to Sam Nuthalapaty

Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as Sam Nuthalapaty.

• SCOTT AHL
• MARK BURGER
• JOOMO YANG
• GREG BROWN
• YASER HOMSI
• YELENA WOOD
• LORI CLARK
• CAROLINE HWANG
• KENNETH REXINGER
• SAM POURBABAK
• TARA SEERY
• HITESH PATEL
• GABRIEL CARABULEA
• DARSHANA KADAKIA
• JESUS VALADEZ