MELINDA ESTES Review - (NURSE PRACTITIONER)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for MELINDA ESTES.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about MELINDA ESTES

In the briefest summary, MELINDA ESTES is a specialist in NURSE PRACTITIONER. No other specialties were noted. MELINDA ESTES attended OTHER, graduating in 2014. She maintains 2 office locations. She is a part of 1 medical group. She is affiliated with 1 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1467855494

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

MELINDA ESTES is a specialist in NURSE PRACTITIONER. No other specialties were noted.

NURSE PRACTITIONER: A nurse practitioner is a health care professional who offers a wide range of acute, primary, and specialty care services, either alone or alongside a doctor. As primary care physicians leave the profession faster than they can be replaced, especially in rural areas, nurse practitioners play a larger role as primary care providers. They’re also vital to care in specialized medicine, which has its own physician shortages. There’s a lot of overlap in the roles of nurse practitioners and physic... (more information)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for MELINDA ESTES

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 79.3
Final MIPS Score without CPB 75.1
PI Category Score 37
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 89

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 MELINDA ESTES.

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for MELINDA ESTES

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for MELINDA ESTES.

307 W 11TH ST
LAMAR, MO 64759
417-682-3300

1102 W 32 ST
JOPLIN, MO 64804
No phone number available

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for MELINDA ESTES

Doctors Groups:

FREEMAN-OAK HILL HEALTH SYSTEM

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: FREEMAN HEALTH SYSTEM - FREEMAN WEST

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in NURSE PRACTITIONER that are similar to MELINDA ESTES

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 MELINDA ESTES.