CLAIRE BUCHANAN Review - (GENERAL SURGERY)

  The Most Important Data about CLAIRE BUCHANAN

In the briefest summary, CLAIRE BUCHANAN is a specialist in GENERAL SURGERY. Other specialties include SURGICAL ONCOLOGY. CLAIRE BUCHANAN attended UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, PRITZKER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, graduating in 1998. She maintains 1 office locations. She is a part of 1 medical group. She is affiliated with 1 medical organization (including hospitals, hospices, and skilled nursing facilities).

National Provider Number (NPI):

1689754467

   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 CLAIRE BUCHANAN. Luckily, we are here to help! We’ve put together this page to help you to get a better idea of what the CLAIRE BUCHANAN 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:

CLAIRE BUCHANAN is a specialist in GENERAL SURGERY. Other specialties include SURGICAL ONCOLOGY.

GENERAL SURGERY: Most surgeons begin their training as general surgeons, then can sub-specialize or stay general surgeons. General surgeons perform gall bladder removals, hernia repairs, and some breast and skin surgery. (more information)

SURGICAL ONCOLOGY: These surgeons remove all types of tumors throughout the body, so there can be overlap with other surgical specialties. For example, a breast tumor could be removed by a surgical oncologist, general surgeon or a gynecologic oncologist (more on them below). These surgeons typically operate on soft-tissue tumors called sarcoma and a type of skin melanoma. (more information)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for CLAIRE BUCHANAN

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.

Final MIPS Score	93.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB	89.6
PI Category Score	68
IA Category Score	40
Quality Category Score	98.5

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 CLAIRE BUCHANAN.

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for CLAIRE BUCHANAN

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 1 office location for CLAIRE BUCHANAN.

1550 N 115TH ST
SEATTLE, WA 98133
206-364-0500

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for CLAIRE BUCHANAN

Doctors Groups:

THE ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CTR

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in GENERAL SURGERY that are similar to CLAIRE BUCHANAN

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 CLAIRE BUCHANAN.

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