STEPHEN MELSON Review - (GASTROENTEROLOGY)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for STEPHEN MELSON.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about STEPHEN MELSON

In the briefest summary, STEPHEN MELSON is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE. STEPHEN MELSON attended STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT STONY BROOK, SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1991. He maintains 3 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 3 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1033206461

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") compiles and distributes more than 17 tables of data on medical professionals on a sporadic basis. Some of the tables contain more than a million records which makes it very difficult to manage them. There is a lot of information to pour through when trying to understand STEPHEN MELSON. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the STEPHEN MELSON does, their affiliations and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: Specialities, Ratings, Office Locations, Affiliations, and Other Doctors.

   Specialties and Sub-Specialties:

STEPHEN MELSON is a specialist in GASTROENTEROLOGY. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

GASTROENTEROLOGY: Gastroenterologists treat the functions and diseases of the digestive system.9This field attracts physicians who enjoy doing procedures, but who also like seeing patients in an outpatient setting. Gastroenterology is another sub-specialty of internal medicine. At minimum, gastroenterologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. From there, they need to attend fellowship training for gastroenterology. (more information)

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)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for STEPHEN MELSON

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.

Final MIPS Score 99.3
Final MIPS Score without CPB 93.5
PI Category Score 78.2
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 100

Measures and Activities

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

There is no measure or activity data for STEPHEN MELSON.

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for STEPHEN MELSON

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for STEPHEN MELSON.

181 DANIEL RD A
FOREST CITY, NC 28043
828-287-9504

181 DANIEL RD
FOREST CITY, NC 28043
No phone number available

1000 BLYTHE BLVD
CHARLOTTE, NC 28203
No phone number available

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for STEPHEN MELSON

Doctors Groups:

CAROLINAS PHYSICIANS NETWORK INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: ATRIUM HEALTH CLEVELAND

Hospital: CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER/BEHAV HEALTH

Hospital: RUTHERFORD REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

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