DAVID LAWLESS Review - (ADDICTION MEDICINE)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for DAVID LAWLESS.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about DAVID LAWLESS

In the briefest summary, DAVID LAWLESS is a specialist in ADDICTION MEDICINE. Other specialties include ANESTHESIOLOGY, and FAMILY PRACTICE. DAVID LAWLESS attended HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1976. He maintains 1 office locations. He is affiliated with 1 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1194786681

   What is this page all about?

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") compiles and distributes more than 17 tables of data on medical professionals on a sporadic basis. Some of the tables contain more than a million records which makes it very difficult to manage them. There is a lot of information to pour through when trying to understand DAVID LAWLESS. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the DAVID LAWLESS does, their affiliations and much more. (If you want to jump to a specific section of the review, here are the section headers: Specialities, Ratings, Office Locations, Affiliations, and Other Doctors.

   Specialties and Sub-Specialties:

DAVID LAWLESS is a specialist in ADDICTION MEDICINE. Other specialties include ANESTHESIOLOGY, and FAMILY PRACTICE.

ADDICTION MEDICINE: Addiction medicine is a medical subspecialty, formally recognized since 1990, concerned with the prevention, evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, and recovery of persons with the disease of addiction, of those with substance-related health conditions, and of people who show unhealthy use of substances, including nicotine, alcohol, prescription medications, and other licit and illicit drugs. In 2016, the American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS), officially recognized addiction medicine as a medi... (more information)

ANESTHESIOLOGY: Anesthesiologists perform the sedation for surgery and other procedures. They also provide local anesthesia for mothers during delivery by inserting an epidural in the low back. There is also a sub-specialty of anesthesiology called Pain Medicine. Pain Medicine doctors evaluate and treat patients with various chronic pain conditions. Aspiring anesthesiologists must attend medical school followed by a residency program for anesthesiology. There are numerous subspecialties of anesthesiology the... (more information)

FAMILY PRACTICE: Family Practice is a combination of Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Ob/Gyn. They are primary care physicians for children and adults, perform well-woman exams and sometimes even deliver babies. (more information)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for DAVID LAWLESS

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.

No MIPS Scores are available for DAVID LAWLESS.

Measures and Activities

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

There is no measure or activity data for DAVID LAWLESS.

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for DAVID LAWLESS

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for DAVID LAWLESS.

551 FERNDALE AVE
JOHNSTOWN, PA 15905
814-288-5581

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for DAVID LAWLESS

Doctors Groups:

DAVID LAWLESS is not associated with any doctor groups.

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: CONEMAUGH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER

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