Ajit Tharakan THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Ajit Tharakan

  Explanation of Specialties

AJIT THARAKAN 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)

  Ajit Tharakan Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	100
Final MIPS Score without CPB	100
PI Category Score	100
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	100

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 Ajit Tharakan.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Ajit Tharakan

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 3 office locations for Ajit Tharakan.

1 HOSPITAL DR
COLUMBIA, MO 65212
573-882-4141

1265 S UTICA AVE
TULSA, OK 74104
918-592-0999

9228 S MINGO RD
TULSA, OK 74133
918-592-0999

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Ajit Tharakan

Doctors Groups:

THE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI

AHS OKLAHOMA HEART LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: HILLCREST HOSPITAL SOUTH

Hospital: HILLCREST MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI HEALTH CARE

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