Thomas Paxton THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Thomas Paxton

  Explanation of Specialties

THOMAS PAXTON is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. No other specialties were noted.

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)

  Thomas Paxton Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	80.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	77.2
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	73.1

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 Thomas Paxton.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Thomas Paxton

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Thomas Paxton.

137 MIRACLE DR
AIKEN, SC 29801
803-226-0589

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Thomas Paxton

Doctors Groups:

AIKEN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: AIKEN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

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