LUCILLE T SAHA M.D. NPI 1003001884
Family Medicine (Hospice and Palliative Medicine) in Tallahassee, FL
About LUCILLE SAHA
Lucille Saha is a provider established in Tallahassee, Florida and her medical specialization is family medicine (hospice and palliative medicine) . The NPI number of Lucille Saha is 1003001884 and was assigned on September 2007. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 207QH0002X with license number ME142052 (FL). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated February 2022.
Lucille Saha is enrolled in PECOS and is eligible to order or refer healthcare services for Medicare patients. The provider is eligible to order or refer: Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging, Durable Medical Equipment (DME), a Home Health Agency (HHA) and Power Mobility Devices.
Lucille Saha is a non-participating provider of Medicare. If you are a Medicare beneficiary this means the provider can charge up to 15% more than Medicare's approved amount for the cost of rendered services, in addition to your normal deductible and coinsurance costs. There are some states that restrict the limiting charge when you see non-participating provider. If you pay the full cost of your care up front, your non- participating provider should still submit a claim to Medicare. Afterward, you should receive reimbursement from Medicare for up 80% of the Medicare-approved amount for the services rendered.
The provider participated in Medicare's Quality Payment Program under the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and has an overall final score of 97, based on four performance areas: quality, improvement activities, promoting interoperability, and cost. The purpose of this information is to help people with Medicare make informed decisions and incentivize doctors and clinicians to maximize performance.
| NPI | 1003001884 |
| Provider Name | LUCILLE T SAHA M.D. |
| Provider Location Address | 1723 MAHAN CENTER BLVD TALLAHASSEE, FL 32308 |
| Provider Mailing Address | 4088 OLD PLANTATION LOOP TALLAHASSEE, FL 32311 |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Entity Type | Individual |
| Is Sole Proprietor? | No |
| Is Organization Subpart? | N/A |
| Enumeration Date | 09-13-2007 |
| Last Update Date | 02-04-2022 |
Primary Taxonomy
| Taxonomy Code | 207QH0002X |
| Classification | Family Medicine |
| Type | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians |
| Specialization | Hospice and Palliative Medicine |
| License No. | ME142052 |
| License State | FL |
| Taxonomy Description | A family medicine physician with special knowledge and skills to prevent and relieve the suffering experienced by patients with life-limiting illnesses. This specialist works with an interdisciplinary hospice or palliative care team to maximize quality of life while addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs of both patient and family throughout the course of the disease, through the dying process, and beyond for the family. This specialist has expertise in the assessment of patients with advanced disease; the relief of distressing symptoms; the coordination of interdisciplinary patient and family-centered care in diverse venues; the use of specialized care systems including hospice; the management of the imminently dying patient; and legal and ethical decision making in end-of-life care. |
Business Address
LUCILLE T SAHA M.D.
1723 MAHAN CENTER BLVD
TALLAHASSEE, FL
ZIP 32308
Phone: (850) 878-5310
Fax: (850) 878-4483
Mailing Address
LUCILLE T SAHA M.D.
4088 OLD PLANTATION LOOP
TALLAHASSEE, FL
ZIP 32311
Phone: (810) 691-2407
Medicare Participation
What is PECOS?
PECOS is the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System. PECOS is Medicare's enrollment and revalidation system and it is the primary source of information about verified Medicare professionals. A NPI number is necessary to register in PECOS. Providers must enroll in PECOS to avoid denied claims.
| Registered in PECOS? | Yes |
| Eligible order / refer Part B Clinical Laboratory and Imaging | Yes |
| Eligible order / refer Durable Medical Equipment | Yes |
| Eligible order / refer Home Health Agency (HHA) | Yes |
| Eligible order / refer Power Mobility Devices | Yes |
Overall MIPS Quality Performance
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) is a way providers could use to participate in Medicare's Quality Payment Program (QPP). The MIPS program affects clinician reimbursement for Part B covered professional services and also rewards them for improving the quality of patient care and outcomes.
| MIPS Measure | Score Weight | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quality | 40% | 100 | |
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The Quality category assesses providers performance on clinical practices and patient outcomes under the traditional MIPS program. The quality measures help identify the quality of healthcare processes, outcomes, and patient experiences. The Quality measure category compromises 40% providers final MPIS scores. There are six collection types for MIPS quality measures: Electronic Clinical Quality Measures (eCQMs), MIPS Clinical Quality Measures (CQMs), Qualified Clinical Data Registry (QCDR) Measures, Medicare Part B claims measures, CMS Web Interface measures and The Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CAHPS) for MIPS Survey. |
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| Promoting Interoperability (PI) | 25% | 82.4 | |
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The Interoperability category measures the providers ability to use technology to exchange and make use of healthcare information in a way that is less burdensome and improves outcomes. The Interoperability measure category compromises 25% providers final MPIS scores. The MIPS Interoperability measure focuses on the use of certified electronic health record technology (CEHRT) to improve patient access health information, the exchange of information between clinicians and pharmacies and the systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of healthcare data. |
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| Improvement Activities | 15% | 40 | |
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The Improvement Activities performance category evaluates the providers participation in clinical activities that support the improvement of clinical practice, care delivery, and outcomes. Providers have the option to choose 2 to 4 activities from an inventory of over 100 improvement activities. Providers typically choose the activities that best fit their needs. The Improvement measures aim to better patient engagement, patient safety and other areas of patient care. The Improvement Activities category compromises 15% of providers final MPIS scores. |
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| Cost | 20% | N/A | |
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The Cost performance category asses the amount and types of services provided and how clinicians coordinate care and seek improvement of health outcomes by ensuring patients receive the appropriate services. Although providers don't determine the price of healthcare services they are important in delivering high-quality care at a reasonable cost. The Cost measures category compromises 20% of providers final MPIS scores. |
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| MIPS Final Score | - | 97 | |
| The MIPS program evaluates providers across multiple categories with a specific weight for each category resulting a in a MIPS final score that ranges from 0 to 100 points. The MIPS Final Score determines whether providers receive a negative, neutral or positive MIPS payment adjustment. | |||
Clinician Utilization
The following Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) codes were publicly reported as the top services rendered by this provider under the Medicare program for the year 2017. The reported codes are based on the top 5 codes for each available Medicare specialty, excluding evaluation and management codes.
- 64Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit (HCPCS:G0439)
- 56Colorectal cancer screening; fecal occult blood test, immunoassay, 1-3 simultaneous (HCPCS:G0328)
- 40Administration of influenza virus vaccine (HCPCS:G0008)
- 34Routine EKG using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report (HCPCS:93000)
- 18Administration of pneumococcal vaccine (HCPCS:G0009)
- 12Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle (HCPCS:90670)
Secondary Taxonomies
The secondary taxonomy codes define the provider type, classification, and specialization. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to each taxonomy code.
| No. | Taxonomy Code | Type | Classification | Specialization | License No. | State | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 207Q00000X | Allopathic & Osteopathic Physicians | Family Medicine | 4301061270 | MI | No | |
Taxonomy Description: family Medicine is the medical specialty which is concerned with the total health care of the individual and the family. It is the specialty in breadth which integrates the biological, clinical, and behavioral sciences. The scope of family medicine is not limited by age, sex, organ system, or disease entity. | |||||||
Other Providers at the same location
The following 8 providers are registered at the same or nearby location.
| NPI | Name / Type | Taxonomy | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1326166406 | DR. RONALD CLINTON HARTSFIELD M.D. Individual | Internal Medicine | 1723 MAHAN CENTER BLVD TALLAHASSEE, FL 32308 (850) 878-5310 |
| 1376738476 | MS. MARSHA MARIE ALISHAHI M.S.W Individual | Social Worker (Clinical) | 1723 MAHAN CENTER BLVD TALLAHASSEE, FL 32308 (850) 878-5310 |
| 1396746103 | BIG BEND HOSPICE, INC. Organization | Hospice Care, Community Based | 1723 MAHAN CENTER BLVD TALLAHASSEE, FL 32308 (850) 878-5310 |
| 1740425446 | MS. MARTHA W ALEXANDER ARNP - FAMILY NURSE Individual | Nurse Practitioner (Family) | 1723 MAHAN CENTER BLVD BIG BEND HOSPICE TALLAHASSEE, FL 32308 (850) 445-7265 |
| 1821166273 | DR. NANCY VICTORIA CHORBA MD Individual | Family Medicine | 1723 MAHAN CENTER BLVD TALLAHASSEE, FL 32308 (850) 878-5310 |
| 1194951319 | ANGELA LEE MARKY ARNP Individual | Nurse Practitioner | 1723 MAHAN CENTER BLVD BIG BEND HOSPICE TALLAHASSEE, FL 32308 (850) 566-2630 |
| 1033791199 | BIG BEND HOSPICE, INC. Organization | Family Medicine | 1723 MAHAN CENTER BLVD TALLAHASSEE, FL 32308 (702) 960-2272 |
| 1023690179 | 7 OAKS HEALTHCARE, INC. Organization | Family Medicine (Hospice and Palliative Medicine) | 1723 MAHAN CENTER BLVD TALLAHASSEE, FL 32308 (850) 878-5310 |
NPI Footnotes
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Provider Location Address
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The entity type codes are:
1 = Person: individual human being who furnishes health care;
2 = Non-person: entity other than an individual human being that furnishes health care (Examples: hospital, SNF, hospital subunit, pharmacy, or HMO)
What is a Subpart?
Subparts are the components and separate physical locations of organization health care providers. Subpart examples include:
Hospital components include outpatient departments, surgical centers, psychiatric units, and laboratories. These components are often separately licensed or certified by States and may exist at physical locations other than that of the hospital of which they are a component.
Provider Other Organization Name
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1 = former name;
2 = professional name;
3 = doing business as (d/b/ a) name;
4 = former legal business name; :
5 = other.
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Primary Taxonomy Code
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