MRS. CHRISTINE PINTO HESS CRNP NPI 1740581784
Nurse Practitioner (Family) in Reading, PA
About CHRISTINE HESS
Christine Hess is a provider established in Reading, Pennsylvania and her medical specialization is nurse practitioner (family) . The NPI number of Christine Hess is 1740581784 and was assigned on November 2010. The practitioner's primary taxonomy code is 363LF0000X with license number SP011003 (PA). The provider is registered as an individual and her NPI record was last updated 8 years ago.
A nurse practitioner (NP) like Mrs. Christine Pinto Hess Crnp is an experienced registered nurse with a master’s or doctoral degree and advanced clinical training. Nurse practitioners can work in many different specialties including primary care, pediatrics, cardiology, emergency, women’s health, oncology or geriatrics. Nurse practitioners provide services like physical exams, order laboratory tests, manage diseases, write prescriptions, etc.
Christine Hess 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 95.1, 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 | 1740581784 |
| Provider Name | MRS. CHRISTINE PINTO HESS CRNP |
| Provider Location Address | 2494 BERNVILLE ROAD SUITE 200 READING, PA 19605 |
| Provider Mailing Address | 2500 BERNVILLE RD READING, PA 19605 |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Entity Type | Individual |
| Is Sole Proprietor? | No |
| Is Organization Subpart? | N/A |
| Enumeration Date | 11-08-2010 |
| Last Update Date | 01-23-2014 |
Primary Taxonomy
| Taxonomy Code | 363LF0000X |
| Classification | Nurse Practitioner |
| Type | Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers |
| Specialization | Family |
| License No. | SP011003 |
| License State | PA |
Business Address
MRS. CHRISTINE PINTO HESS CRNP
2494 BERNVILLE ROAD
SUITE 200
READING, PA
ZIP 19605
Phone: (610) 378-2557
Fax: (610) 208-8839
Mailing Address
MRS. CHRISTINE PINTO HESS CRNP
2500 BERNVILLE RD
READING, PA
ZIP 19605
Phone: (610) 378-2557
Fax: (610) 208-8839
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 | |
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| 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% | 73.7 | |
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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 | - | 95.1 | |
| 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. | |||
Additional Identifiers
Additional identifier(s) currently or formerly used as an identifier for the provider. The codes may include UPIN, NSC, OSCAR, DEA, Medicaid State or PIN identification numbers.
| Identifier | Type / Code | Identifier State |
|---|---|---|
| 801010 | MEDICARE PIN (08) | PA |
Other Providers at the same location
The following 6 providers are registered at the same or nearby location.
| NPI | Name / Type | Taxonomy | Address |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1780731604 | EUGENE MICHAEL SHAFFER MD Individual | Surgery | 2494 BERNVILLE ROAD READING, PA 19605 (610) 208-4649 |
| 1689604019 | ALLEN E TYLER MD Individual | Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology) | 2494 BERNVILLE ROAD STE. G01 READING, PA 19605 (610) 378-2779 |
| 1316980881 | WARQAA MAJEED MD Individual | Psychiatry & Neurology (Neurology) | 2494 BERNVILLE ROAD SUITE G01 READING, PA 19605 (610) 378-2779 |
| 1013146141 | AMAL GEORGE KEBEDE DO Individual | Internal Medicine | 2494 BERNVILLE ROAD SUITE 205 READING, PA 19605 (610) 378-2996 |
| 1679537435 | JORGE BUSTILLO M.D. Individual | Orthopaedic Surgery | 2494 BERNVILLE ROAD SUITE 205 READING, PA 19605 (610) 378-2996 |
| 1619093630 | PV PATHANJALI PV SHARMA MD Individual | Surgery (Vascular Surgery) | 2494 BERNVILLE ROAD SUITE 203 READING, PA 19605 (610) 378-2499 |
NPI Footnotes
What is the National Provider Indentifier (NPI)?
The NPI is 10-position all-numeric identification number assigned by the NPPES to uniquely identify a health care provider.
Provider Location Address
The location address of the provider being identified. For providers with more than one physical location, this is the primary location. This address cannot include a Post Office box.
Provider Mailing Address
The mailing address of the provider being identified. This address may contain the same information as the provider location address.
Entity Type Code
The code describing the type of health care provider that is being assigned an NPI.
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
The other organization name is the alternative last name by which the provider is or has been known (if an individual) or other name by which the organization provider is or has been known. The code identifying the type of other name. The provider other organization name codes are:
1 = former name;
2 = professional name;
3 = doing business as (d/b/ a) name;
4 = former legal business name; :
5 = other.
Provider Enumeration Date
The date the provider was assigned a unique identifier (assigned an NPI).
Last Update Date
The date that a NPI record was last updated or changed.
Primary Taxonomy Code
The primary taxonomy code defines the provider type, classification, and specialization. There could be only one primary taxonomy code per NPI record. For individual NPIs the license data is associated to the taxonomy code.
Authorized Official Name
The name of the person authorized to submit the NPI application or to officially change data for a health care provider.