Hazim Safi THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Hazim Safi

  Explanation of Specialties

HAZIM SAFI is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY).

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)

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY): These surgeons operate on the blood vessels throughout the body. They often operate on the aorta (the main artery in the body), carotid arteries (blood vessels to the brain) and they treat varicose veins in the legs. (more information)

  Hazim Safi Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	81.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	76.8
PI Category Score	63
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	78

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 Hazim Safi.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Hazim Safi

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Hazim Safi.

1200 BINZ ST
HOUSTON, TX 77004
281-970-6500

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Hazim Safi

Doctors Groups:

SPECIALTY ASSOCIATES OF WEST HOUSTON PLLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: HCA HOUSTON HEALTHCARE MEDICAL CENTER

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