MELBA COLON Review - (INFECTIOUS DISEASE)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for MELBA COLON.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about MELBA COLON

In the briefest summary, MELBA COLON is a specialist in INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE. MELBA COLON attended UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1980. She maintains 1 office locations. She is affiliated with 1 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1679559462

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

MELBA COLON is a specialist in INFECTIOUS DISEASE. Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE.

INFECTIOUS DISEASE: Infectious disease physicians deal with infections that are hard to diagnose or treat. They also treat serious infections such as the swine flu, bird flu, HIV/AIDS, and other infectious diseases. After medical school, infectious disease physicians must attend an internal medicine residency followed by fellowship training for infectious diseases. (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 MELBA COLON

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.

No MIPS Scores are available for MELBA COLON.

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 MELBA COLON.

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for MELBA COLON

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for MELBA COLON.

HOSP HNOS MELENDEZ
BAYAMON, PR 95900
787-785-3398

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for MELBA COLON

Doctors Groups:

MELBA COLON is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR RUIZ ARNAU

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in INFECTIOUS DISEASE that are similar to MELBA COLON

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 MELBA COLON.