Peter Pluscht CARDIAC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Peter Pluscht

  Explanation of Specialties

PETER PLUSCHT is a specialist in CARDIAC SURGERY. Other specialties include THORACIC SURGERY, and VASCULAR SURGERY.

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)

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)

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)

  Peter Pluscht Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	86.3
Final MIPS Score without CPB	80.1
PI Category Score	70
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	80.1

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 Peter Pluscht

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1855 SPRING HILL AVE
MOBILE, AL 36607
251-471-3544

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Peter Pluscht

Doctors Groups:

IMC-CARDIO-THORACIC AND VASCULAR SURGICAL ASSOCIATES LLC

Medical Organizations:

Home Health Care Agency: AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF FOLEY

Hospital: MOBILE INFIRMARY MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: SOUTH BALDWIN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: THOMAS HOSPITAL

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