JOSEPH FRIEDBERG Review - (THORACIC SURGERY)

Get our detailed analysis and review of CMS data for JOSEPH FRIEDBERG.

Data is as of March 07, 2024.

  The Most Important Data about JOSEPH FRIEDBERG

In the briefest summary, JOSEPH FRIEDBERG is a specialist in THORACIC SURGERY. No other specialties were noted. JOSEPH FRIEDBERG attended HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, graduating in 1986. He maintains 2 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):

1881634137

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

JOSEPH FRIEDBERG 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)

   Reviews and Ratings

MIPS Scores for JOSEPH FRIEDBERG

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 92.7
Final MIPS Score without CPB 85.7
PI Category Score 94
IA Category Score 40
Quality Category Score 77.3

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 JOSEPH FRIEDBERG.

   Office Locations and Phone Numbers for JOSEPH FRIEDBERG

The NursingHomeDatabase database has 2 office locations for JOSEPH FRIEDBERG.

333 COTTMAN AVE
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19111
215-707-2111

3509 N BROAD ST
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19140
215-707-2111

   Group and Medical Organization Affiliations for JOSEPH FRIEDBERG

Doctors Groups:

TEMPLE FACULTY PRACTICE PLAN INC

Medical Organizations:

Hospital: TEMPLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL

   Other Doctors in the Area Specializing in THORACIC SURGERY that are similar to JOSEPH FRIEDBERG

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