Shawn Charest

  About Shawn Charest

  Explanation of Specialties

SHAWN CHAREST is a specialist in INTERNAL MEDICINE. Other specialties include HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE.

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)

HOSPICE/PALLIATIVE CARE: Hospice is available to people living with an end-stage disease including cancer, pulmonary disease, ALS, heart disease, HIV-AIDS, dementia, Alzheimer’s, and any other life-threatening illness. Hospice care is available to patients who no longer wish treatment directed at curing their disease. The hospice benefit is flexible. Initially, a physician certifies that the patient has a life expectancy of six months or less, if the disease follows its normal course. The first two certifications are ... (more information)

  Shawn Charest Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	96.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	91
PI Category Score	73.6
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	97.9

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.

There is no measure or activity data for Shawn Charest.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Shawn Charest

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Shawn Charest.

316 CALHOUN ST
CHARLESTON, SC 29401
843-724-2901

2095 HENRY TECKLENBURG DR
CHARLESTON, SC 29414
843-402-1006

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Shawn Charest

Doctors Groups:

24 ON PHYSICIANS OF SC LLC

Medical Organizations:

Shawn Charest is not affiliated with any hospitals.

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