Lawrence Hecker CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY) Reviews and Ratings

  About Lawrence Hecker

  Explanation of Specialties

LAWRENCE HECKER is a specialist in CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE (CARDIOLOGY). Other specialties include INTERNAL MEDICINE, and NUCLEAR MEDICINE.

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)

INTERNAL MEDICINE: General internists provide primary care to adult patients. Internists usually have more hospital-based training than family practitioners. They may have an office-based practice or work as a hospitalist primarily seeing patients in the hospital. These physicians attend medical school followed by an internal medicine residency. Internists may then choose to pursue a fellowship to sub-specialize in a variety of other areas, like endocrinology (hormone-related conditions) or cardiology (heart-relat... (more information)

NUCLEAR MEDICINE: Nuclear medicine is a specialized area of radiology that uses very small amounts of radioactive materials, or radiopharmaceuticals, to examine organ function and structure. Nuclear medicine imaging is a combination of many different disciplines. These include chemistry, physics, mathematics, computer technology, and medicine. This branch of radiology is often used to help diagnose and treat abnormalities very early in the progression of a disease, such as thyroid cancer.Because X-rays pass throu... (more information)

  Lawrence Hecker Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	95.2
Final MIPS Score without CPB	88.7
PI Category Score	88.9
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	84

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 Lawrence Hecker.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Lawrence Hecker

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 5 office locations for Lawrence Hecker.

158 E 84TH ST
NEW YORK, NY 10028
212-452-9201

300 COMMUNITY DR
MANHASSET, NY 11030
No phone number available

300 COMMUNITY DR LL
MANHASSET, NY 11030
516-562-2229

330 COMMUNITY DR
MANHASSET, NY 11030
516-708-2550

350 COMMUNITY DR
MANHASSET, NY 11030
516-562-3845

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Lawrence Hecker

Doctors Groups:

NORTH SHORE - LIJ MEDICAL PC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: LENOX HILL HOSPITAL

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