Lee Wagmeister THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Lee Wagmeister

  Explanation of Specialties

LEE WAGMEISTER is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include CARDIAC SURGERY, and CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY).

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)

CARDIAC SURGERY: A cardiac surgeon is a medical doctor who has advanced education and training in performing surgery on the heart and the major blood vessels around it. They may belong to different specialties or may choose to specialize in certain types of heart procedures, such as procedures done on children. (more information)

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY): These surgeons operate on the blood vessels throughout the body. They often operate on the aorta (the main artery in the body), carotid arteries (blood vessels to the brain) and they treat varicose veins in the legs. (more information)

  Lee Wagmeister Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	97.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93.3
PI Category Score	86
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	95.5

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 Lee Wagmeister.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Lee Wagmeister

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Lee Wagmeister.

4007 GATEWAY BLVD
NEWBURGH, IN 47630
812-450-7899

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Lee Wagmeister

Doctors Groups:

DEACONESS SPECIALTY PHYSICIANS, INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: DEACONESS HOSPITAL INC

Hospital: FAIRFIELD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL 1

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