VIJITHA PRASAD Review - (INTERNAL MEDICINE)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for VIJITHA PRASAD.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about VIJITHA PRASAD

In the briefest summary, VIJITHA PRASAD is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include EMERGENCY MEDICINE. VIJITHA PRASAD attended OTHER, graduating in 1990. She maintains 2 office locations. She is a part of 2 medical groups. She is affiliated with 4 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1275520090

   What is this page all about?

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 VIJITHA PRASAD. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the VIJITHA PRASAD 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:

VIJITHA PRASAD 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)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for VIJITHA PRASAD

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 100
Final MIPS Score without CPB 99.1
PI Category Score 97
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.

Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Breast Cancer Screening
Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults
Dementia: Cognitive Assessment
Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy
Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention
Screening for Osteoporosis for Women Aged 65-85 Years of Age
Diabetes: Eye Exam
Provide Patients Electronic Access to Their Health Information
e-Prescribing
Clinical Data Registry Reporting Yes
Controlling High Blood Pressure 51%
Depression screening Yes
Diabetes screening Yes
Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) 33%
Engagement of New Medicaid Patients and Follow-up Yes
ONC Direct Review Attestation Yes
ONC-ACB Surveillance Attestation Yes
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 100%
Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention 92%
Public Health Registry Reporting Yes
Query of the Prescription Drug Monitoring Program (PDMP) Yes
Security Risk Analysis Yes
Tobacco use Yes

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for VIJITHA PRASAD

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for VIJITHA PRASAD.

117 KITE RD
SWAINSBORO, GA 30401
478-289-1341

544 W CHURCH ST
SWAINSBORO, GA 30401
478-237-2527

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for VIJITHA PRASAD

Doctors Groups:

EMANUEL COUNTY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY

SOUTH GEORGIA INTERNAL MEDICINE,PC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH

Hospice: PRUITTHEALTH HOSPICE-SWAINSBORO

Hospital: EMANUEL MEDICAL CENTER

Nursing Home: Emanuel County Nursing Home

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in INTERNAL MEDICINE that are similar to VIJITHA PRASAD

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 VIJITHA PRASAD.