Alden Maier THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Alden Maier

  Explanation of Specialties

ALDEN MAIER is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include CARDIAC SURGERY, and 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)

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)

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)

  Alden Maier Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	99.9
PI Category Score	99.7
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 Alden Maier.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Alden Maier

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Alden Maier.

300 ASHVILLE AVE
CARY, NC 27518
919-350-9625

3000 NEW BERN AVE
RALEIGH, NC 27610
919-350-7270

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Alden Maier

Doctors Groups:

WAKEMED SPECIALISTS GROUP LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: WAKEMED, CARY HOSPITAL

Hospital: WAKEMED, RALEIGH CAMPUS

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