Ghulam Abbas THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Ghulam Abbas

  Explanation of Specialties

GHULAM ABBAS is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include GENERAL SURGERY.

THORACIC SURGERY: Thoracic surgeons -- who are often grouped with cardiac, or heart, specialists for cardiothoracic surgery -- operate on the heart, lungs, esophagus, and major blood vessels inside the chest, as well as the bony structures and tissues that form and support the chest cavity.Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing one person every 36 seconds. Experts estimate that someone has a heart attack every 40 seconds. Lung cancer is the third most common cancer and the leadi... (more information)

GENERAL SURGERY: Most surgeons begin their training as general surgeons, then can sub-specialize or stay general surgeons. General surgeons perform gall bladder removals, hernia repairs, and some breast and skin surgery. (more information)

  Ghulam Abbas Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93.6
PI Category Score	78.8
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	100

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 Ghulam Abbas.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Ghulam Abbas

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 5 office locations for Ghulam Abbas.

3100 MACCORKLE AVE SE
CHARLESTON, WV 25304
304-388-8200

3100 MACCORKLE AVE SE
CHARLESTON, WV 25304
304-388-0205

501 RAILROAD AVE
ELKINS, WV 26241
304-636-5006

1 HUNTINGTON WAY
FAIRMONT, WV 26554
304-368-2422

2501 DEEP CREEK DR
MC HENRY, MD 21541
304-599-8802

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Ghulam Abbas

Doctors Groups:

CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER INC

MONONGALIA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL COMPANY

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CHARLESTON AREA MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: MON HEALTH MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: RALEIGH GENERAL HOSPITAL

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