NIRMALA MURUGAVEL Review - (HOSPITALIST)
Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for NIRMALA MURUGAVEL.
Data is as of March 07, 2024.
The Most Important Data about NIRMALA MURUGAVEL
In the briefest summary, NIRMALA MURUGAVEL is a specialist in HOSPITALIST. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE. NIRMALA MURUGAVEL attended OTHER, graduating in 1981. She maintains 1 office locations. She is a part of 1 medical group. She is affiliated with 2 medical organizations (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).
National Provider Number (NPI):
1558363887What 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 NIRMALA MURUGAVEL. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the NIRMALA MURUGAVEL 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:
NIRMALA MURUGAVEL is a specialist in HOSPITALIST. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.
HOSPITALIST: A hospitalist is a subspecialty of physician who treats patients solely in a hospital. Hospitalists practice what is known as hospital medicine, a medical specialty centered on the care of acutely ill hospitalized patients. Hospitalists do not maintain outside practices but provide exclusive care to patients during their hospital stay. This improves the oversight and consistency of care for patients while providing a timely response outside of your primary doctor's usual hospital rounds (times w... (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 NIRMALA MURUGAVEL
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 | 99.4 |
| Final MIPS Score without CPB | 93.8 |
| PI Category Score | 79.2 |
| 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.
| Preventive Care and Screening: Influenza Immunization | |
| Colorectal Cancer Screening | |
| Breast Cancer Screening | |
| Pneumococcal Vaccination Status for Older Adults | |
| Adult Major Depressive Disorder (MDD): Suicide Risk Assessment | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Body Mass Index (BMI) Screening and Follow-Up Plan | |
| Diabetes: Medical Attention for Nephropathy | |
| Falls: Screening for Future Fall Risk | |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | |
| Diabetes: Eye Exam | |
| Documentation of Current Medications in the Medical Record | |
| Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly | |
| Cervical Cancer Screening | 32% |
| Controlling High Blood Pressure | 52% |
| Diabetes: Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Poor Control (>9%) | 62% |
| Implementation of improvements that contribute to more timely communication of test results | Yes |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 71% |
| Preventive Care and Screening: Tobacco Use: Screening and Cessation Intervention | 63% |
| Use of High-Risk Medications in the Elderly | 0% |
| Use of telehealth services that expand practice access | Yes |
Office Locations and Phone Numbers for NIRMALA MURUGAVEL
The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for NIRMALA MURUGAVEL.
301 W HOMER ST
MICHIGAN CITY, IN 46360
219-214-4400
Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for NIRMALA MURUGAVEL
Doctors Groups:
Medical Organizations:
Hospital: FRANCISCAN HEALTH MICHIGAN CITY
Nursing Home: Symphony of Chesterton LLC
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