Merick Kirshner THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Merick Kirshner

  Explanation of Specialties

MERICK KIRSHNER 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)

  Merick Kirshner Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	98.8
Final MIPS Score without CPB	95.2
PI Category Score
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	94.3

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 Merick Kirshner.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Merick Kirshner

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for Merick Kirshner.

2777 E CAMELBACK RD
PHOENIX, AZ 85016
602-952-0002

3125 N DYSART RD
AVONDALE, AZ 85392
623-882-9161

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Merick Kirshner

Doctors Groups:

VHS OUTPATIENT CLINICS INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: ABRAZO ARROWHEAD HOSPITAL

Hospital: ABRAZO WEST CAMPUS

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