Stephen Swisher THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Stephen Swisher

  Explanation of Specialties

STEPHEN SWISHER is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include SURGICAL ONCOLOGY.

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)

SURGICAL ONCOLOGY: These surgeons remove all types of tumors throughout the body, so there can be overlap with other surgical specialties. For example, a breast tumor could be removed by a surgical oncologist, general surgeon or a gynecologic oncologist (more on them below). These surgeons typically operate on soft-tissue tumors called sarcoma and a type of skin melanoma. (more information)

  Stephen Swisher Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	89.1
Final MIPS Score without CPB	85.5
PI Category Score	68
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	91.1

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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Stephen Swisher

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 4 office locations for Stephen Swisher.

1515 HOLCOMBE BLVD
HOUSTON, TX 77030
No phone number available

2130 W HOLCOMBE BLVD
HOUSTON, TX 77030
713-592-5433

2240 GULF FWY S
LEAGUE CITY, TX 77573
409-772-1011

2280 GULF FWY S
LEAGUE CITY, TX 77573
713-563-0670

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Stephen Swisher

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