Paul Brown THORACIC SURGERY Reviews and Ratings

  About Paul Brown

  Explanation of Specialties

PAUL BROWN is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. No other specialties were noted.

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)

  Paul Brown Performance Measures

Final MIPS Score	23
Final MIPS Score without CPB	18.7
PI Category Score	0
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	6.7

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.

Use of decision support and standardized treatment protocols

Yes

These are important measures that CMS tracks for each doctor. Not all doctors or medical professionals have data.

  Office Locations and Phone Numbers for Paul Brown

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for Paul Brown.

600 SW COLLEGE AVE
TOPEKA, KS 66606
785-233-9643

  Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for Paul Brown

Doctors Groups:

TOPEKA PHYSICIAN GROUP LLC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: HAYS MEDICAL CENTER

Hospital: UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS HEALTH SYSTEM - ST FRANCIS CAMPUS

  Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in THORACIC SURGERY that are similar to Paul Brown

Sometimes the doctor you see isn't a good fit or you want to get a second opinions. This is a list of nearby doctors with the same specialization as Paul Brown.

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