Mark Bielefeld THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Mark Bielefeld

  Explanation of Specialties

MARK BIELEFELD is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include CARDIAC SURGERY, and VASCULAR 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)

VASCULAR SURGERY: A vascular surgeon has expertise in the diagnosis and management of patients with disorders of the arterial, venous and lymphatic systems, excluding vessels of the brain and the heart. Certified Vascular Surgeons have significant experience in providing comprehensive care to patients with all types of vascular disease, including diagnosis, medical treatment and reconstructive vascular surgical and endovascular techniques. Common interventions performed by vascular surgeons include the opening of... (more information)

  Mark Bielefeld Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	77.9
Final MIPS Score without CPB	67.9
PI Category Score	35
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	77.1

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.

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  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Mark Bielefeld

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Mark Bielefeld.

1224 3RD ST
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX 78404
361-854-0201

501 DOCTOR MICHAEL DEBAKEY DR
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70601
361-854-0201

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Mark Bielefeld

Doctors Groups:

J MARK MORALES MD PA

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CHRISTUS SPOHN HOSPITAL CORPUS CHRISTI

Hospital: HARLINGEN MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: SOUTH TEXAS HEALTH SYSTEM

Hospital: VALLEY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: VHS HARLINGEN HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC

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