Ms. Melissa Karaffa

Overview

Ms. Melissa Karaffa, APN, is a Nurse Practitioner specialist in Mount Vernon, Illinois. She graduated in 2010, having over 14 years of diverse experience, especially in Nurse Practitioner. She is affiliated with many hospitals including Good Samaritan Regional Hlth Center, St Marys Hospital, St Joseph's Hospital, St Josephs Hospital. Ms. Melissa Karaffa also cooperates with other doctors and physicians in medical groups including Physician Services Corporation Of Southern Illinois Inc. Ms. Melissa Karaffa accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (618) 899-1944 to request Ms. Melissa Karaffa the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - She does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - She does report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - She does not use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - She does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - She does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Ms. Melissa Karaffa

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers / Clinical Nurse Specialist click for detail Clinical Nurse Specialist A registered nurse who, through a graduate degree program in nursing, or through a formal post-basic education program or continuing education courses and clinical experience, is expert in a specialty area of nursing practice within one or more of the components of direct patient/client care, consultation, education, research and administration.	209008867	Illinois

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Good Samaritan Regional Hlth Center	Mount Vernon, Illinois	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Church
St Marys Hospital	Centralia, Illinois	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Church
St Joseph's Hospital	Highland, Illinois	Critical Access Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Church
St Josephs Hospital	Breese, Illinois	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Church

Medical Group Practice

Doing Business As	Legal Organization Name	Number of members
Physician Services Corporation Of Southern Illinois Inc	Physician Services Corporation Of Southern Illinois Inc	95

Practice Locations

This physician profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Friday, November 17, 2017, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Friday, October 11, 2013. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Ms. Melissa Karaffa [NPI: 1356629612]Nurse Practitioner