GERT PRETORIUS Review - (CARDIAC SURGERY)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for GERT PRETORIUS.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

A Review of the Data

Prepared by Richard Saunders as of March 07, 2024.

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 GERT PRETORIUS. Luckily, we are here to help! I’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the GERT PRETORIUS 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.

In the briefest summary, GERT PRETORIUS is a specialist in CARDIAC SURGERY. Other specialties include THORACIC SURGERY. GERT PRETORIUS attended OTHER, graduating in 1993. He maintains 5 office locations. He is a part of 1 medical group. He is affiliated with 1 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1629385836

Specialties and Sub-Specialties:

GERT PRETORIUS is a specialist in CARDIAC SURGERY. Other specialties include THORACIC SURGERY.

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)

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)

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MIPS Scores for GERT PRETORIUS

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 GERT PRETORIUS.

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 GERT PRETORIUS.

Office Locations and Phone Numbers for GERT PRETORIUS

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 5 office locations for GERT PRETORIUS.

9300 CAMPUS POINT DR
LA JOLLA, CA 92037
No phone number available

9350 CAMPUS POINT DR
LA JOLLA, CA 92037
No phone number available

9434 MEDICAL CTR DR
LA JOLLA, CA 92037
800-926-8273

9444 MEDICAL CTR DR
LA JOLLA, CA 92037
800-926-8273

200 W ARBOR DR
SAN DIEGO, CA 92103
No phone number available

Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for GERT PRETORIUS

Doctors Groups:

REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: UC SAN DIEGO HEALTH HILLCREST - HILLCREST MED CTR

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