Osita Onugha THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Osita Onugha

  Explanation of Specialties

OSITA ONUGHA is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include GENERAL SURGERY, and 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)

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)

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)

  Osita Onugha Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	94.6
Final MIPS Score without CPB	91
PI Category Score	70
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 Osita Onugha.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Osita Onugha

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Osita Onugha.

510 N PROSPECT AVE
REDONDO BEACH, CA 90277
424-452-6068

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Osita Onugha

Doctors Groups:

WEST COAST THORACIC SURGERY

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: LAC/HARBOR-UCLA MED CENTER

Hospital: PIH HEALTH GOOD SAMARITAN HOSPITAL

Hospital: PROVIDENCE LITTLE COMPANY OF MARY MED CTR TORRANCE

Hospital: SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: SAINT JOHN'S HEALTH CENTER

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