Farhood Farjah THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Farhood Farjah

  Explanation of Specialties

FARHOOD FARJAH is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include GENERAL 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)

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)

  Farhood Farjah Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	93.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	89.3
PI Category Score	72
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	95.7

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 Farhood Farjah.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Farhood Farjah

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Farhood Farjah.

1701 COLUMBIA RD
SEATTLE, WA 98195
206-598-3100

1959 NE PACIFIC ST
SEATTLE, WA 98195
206-598-4333

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Farhood Farjah

Doctors Groups:

THE ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CTR

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