Francis Ferdinand CARDIAC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Francis Ferdinand

  Explanation of Specialties

FRANCIS FERDINAND is a specialist in CARDIAC SURGERY. Other specialties include THORACIC SURGERY.

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)

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)

  Francis Ferdinand Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB	94
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	92.9

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 Francis Ferdinand.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Francis Ferdinand

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Francis Ferdinand.

120 E 2ND ST FL
ERIE, PA 16507
814-456-8980

201 STATE ST
ERIE, PA 16550
412-383-3200

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Francis Ferdinand

Doctors Groups:

UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PHYSICIANS

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: MEADVILLE MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: OLEAN GENERAL HOSPITAL

Hospital: UPMC CHAUTAUQUA AT WCA

Hospital: UPMC HAMOT

Hospital: WARREN GENERAL HOSPITAL

  Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in CARDIAC SURGERY that are similar to Francis Ferdinand

Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as Francis Ferdinand.

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