George Makdisi THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About George Makdisi

  Explanation of Specialties

GEORGE MAKDISI 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)

  George Makdisi Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	91.5
Final MIPS Score without CPB	86.4
PI Category Score	77
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	87.8

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 George Makdisi.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for George Makdisi

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for George Makdisi.

2404 E RIVER RD BLDG
TUCSON, AZ 85718
520-696-4780

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for George Makdisi

Doctors Groups:

PIMA HEART PHYSICIANS PC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: HAVEN HOME HEALTH CARE

Hospital: NORTHWEST MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: TUCSON MEDICAL CENTER

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