James Shoptaw Jr. THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About James Shoptaw Jr.

  Explanation of Specialties

JAMES SHOPTAW JR. is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. Other specialties include CARDIAC 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)

  James Shoptaw Jr. Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	94.2
Final MIPS Score without CPB	86
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	83.5

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 James Shoptaw Jr..

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for James Shoptaw Jr.

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 5 office locations for James Shoptaw Jr..

210 BLACK GOLD BLVD
HAZARD, KY 41701
No phone number available

100 MEDICAL CTR DR
HAZARD, KY 41701
606-439-6600

102 MEDICAL CTR DR
HAZARD, KY 41701
606-435-7200

2501 N PATTERSON ST
VALDOSTA, GA 31602
229-433-1000

2409 N PATTERSON ST
VALDOSTA, GA 31602
229-259-4369

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for James Shoptaw Jr.

Doctors Groups:

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL HEALTHCARE INC

SGMC PHYSICIAN NETWORK INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: HAZARD ARH REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: SGMC HEALTH

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