Otis Rickman PULMONARY DISEASE Reviews and Ratings

  About Otis Rickman

  Explanation of Specialties

OTIS RICKMAN is a specialist in PULMONARY DISEASE. Other specialties include THORACIC SURGERY.

PULMONARY DISEASE: Pulmonologists treat the cardio-pulmonary system, which consists of the heart, lungs, and organs involved in the respiratory process. They may work in office settings to treat patients with breathing disorders, severe allergies, lung problems, and other respiratory diseases. They may also treat patients with pulmonary disease who are in the intensive care unit (ICU). Aspiring pulmonologists attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. They then attend fellowship training for... (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)

  Otis Rickman Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	97.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	91.9
PI Category Score	73.2
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	99.9

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 Otis Rickman.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Otis Rickman

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Otis Rickman.

301 21ST AVE N
NASHVILLE, TN 37203
615-329-5144

300 20TH AVE N
NASHVILLE, TN 37203
615-284-1400

4220 HARDING PIKE
NASHVILLE, TN 37205
615-222-6977

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Otis Rickman

Doctors Groups:

SAINT THOMAS MEDICAL PARTNERS

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: ASCENSION SAINT THOMAS HOSPITAL

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