Surya Kumar THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Surya Kumar

  Explanation of Specialties

SURYA KUMAR is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include VASCULAR 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)

VASCULAR SURGERY: A vascular surgeon has expertise in the diagnosis and management of patients with disorders of the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems, excluding vessels of the brain and the heart. Certified Vascular Surgeons have significant experience in providing comprehensive care to patients with all types of vascular disease, including diagnosis, medical treatment and reconstructive vascular surgical and endovascular techniques. Common interventions performed by vascular surgeons include the opening of... (more information)

  Surya Kumar Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93.6
PI Category Score	78.8
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 Surya Kumar.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Surya Kumar

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Surya Kumar.

200 E 89TH AVE
MERRILLVILLE, IN 46410
219-738-5330

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Surya Kumar

Doctors Groups:

THE METHODIST HOSPITALS INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: METHODIST HOSPITALS INC

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