Nicholas Karis THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Nicholas Karis

  Explanation of Specialties

NICHOLAS KARIS is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. No other specialties were noted.

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)

  Nicholas Karis Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	95.8
PI Category Score	87
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	99.4

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 Nicholas Karis.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Nicholas Karis

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2435 W BELVEDERE AVE
BALTIMORE, MD 21215
410-601-5547

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Nicholas Karis

Doctors Groups:

SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE, INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: SINAI HOSPITAL OF BALTIMORE

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