Steven Schwartz THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Steven Schwartz

  Explanation of Specialties

STEVEN SCHWARTZ is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include CARDIAC 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)

  Steven Schwartz Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98.3
Final MIPS Score without CPB	93.1
PI Category Score	90
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	93

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 Steven Schwartz.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Steven Schwartz

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Steven Schwartz.

600 SW COLLEGE AVE
TOPEKA, KS 66606
785-233-9643

1000 N OAK AVE
MARSHFIELD, WI 54449
715-387-5511

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Steven Schwartz

Doctors Groups:

TOPEKA PHYSICIAN GROUP LLC

MCHS HOSPITALS INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: MARSHFIELD MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEM - ST FRANCIS CAMPUS

  Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in THORACIC SURGERY that are similar to Steven Schwartz

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