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Dexur analyzed Oct 2016 to Aug 2019 Medicare claims data and determined of the 26,374 Hospitalizations at Ochsner Medical Center, 7,188 were readmitted which was a readmission rate of 27.25%.

Ochsner Medical Center's Readmission Penalties


Provider Details 2020 Readmission Adjustment Factor 2020 Readmission Payment Reduction Percentage 2020 Readmission Reduction Payment 2019 Readmission Adjustment Factor 2019 Readmission Payment Reduction Percentage 2019 Readmission Reduction Payment 2018 Readmission Adjustment Factor 2018 Readmission Payment Reduction Percentage 2018 Readmission Reduction Payment
OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER
(1516 Jefferson Hwy, New Orleans, LA, 70121)
0.9947 -0.53 -$496,286 0.9937 -0.63 -$589,925 0.9939 -0.61 -$571,198

Stent Surgeries Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Stent Surgeries - 362 and readmission rate of 20.44%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Stent Surgeries Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
RAJAN AMISH PATEL 56
TYRONE J. COLLINS 47
MICHAEL CASTINE 46

Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries - 883 and readmission rate of 6.91%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
CHAD W MILLET 214
JOHN L. OCHSNER 159
GEORGE FRANK CHIMENTO 153

Spine Surgeries Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Spine Surgeries - 409 and readmission rate of 29.58%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Spine Surgeries Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
PAUL C CELESTRE 114
JAMES KALYVAS 96
MARCUS L WARE 47

Colorectal Surgeries Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Colorectal Surgeries - 454 and readmission rate of 25.33%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Colorectal Surgeries Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
HERSCHEL DAVID VARGAS 60
CHARLES WHITLOW 57
BRIAN R KANN 56

Cholecystectomy Surgeries Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Cholecystectomy Surgeries - 132 and readmission rate of 20.45%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Cholecystectomy Surgeries Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
GEORGE M FUHRMAN 24
MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER TOWNSEND 18
WILLIAM RICHARDSON 14

Heart Attack Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Heart Attack Hospitalizations - 354 and readmission rate of 30.51%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Heart Attack Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
DAVID HENRY KITCHELL 34
DEEPTI REDDY 26
ABDOLAZIM AKHONDZADEH 23

Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations - 464 and readmission rate of 23.06%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
DEEPTI REDDY 39
DAVID HENRY KITCHELL 37
EMILY JEAN RAMEE 30

Heart Failure Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Heart Failure Hospitalizations - 1,533 and readmission rate of 30.46%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Heart Failure Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
DAVID HENRY KITCHELL 87
DEEPTI REDDY 77
VIKAS KOTHAPALLI 48

Pulmonary Embolism Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Pulmonary Embolism - 124 and readmission rate of 23.39%

Diabetes Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Diabetes Hospitalizations - 317 and readmission rate of 33.75%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Diabetes Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
RACHEL NIX 15
ABDOLAZIM AKHONDZADEH 15
STACY MCDONALD 14

Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations - 614 and readmission rate of 30.78%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
ABDOLAZIM AKHONDZADEH 25
VIKAS KOTHAPALLI 22
RACHEL NIX 21

Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations - 572 and readmission rate of 28.32%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
ABDOLAZIM AKHONDZADEH 20
NIKHIL SHARMA 19
STACY MCDONALD 18

COPD Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total COPD Hospitalizations - 286 and readmission rate of 17.48%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center COPD Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
ABDOLAZIM AKHONDZADEH 26
RACHEL NIX 19
PATRICK MCDONALD 18

Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure Hospitalizations - 438 and readmission rate of 29.22%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
ABDOLAZIM AKHONDZADEH 24
ALBERTO M. LOPEZ 20
AMANDA E CRUZ CRUZ 15

Pneumonia Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Pneumonia Hospitalizations - 360 and readmission rate of 18.61%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Pneumonia Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
ABDOLAZIM AKHONDZADEH 14
VIKAS KOTHAPALLI 13
PATRICK MCDONALD 13

Sepsis Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Sepsis Hospitalizations - 1,859 and readmission rate of 24.58%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Sepsis Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
ABDOLAZIM AKHONDZADEH 101
ALBERTO M. LOPEZ 69
AMANDA E CRUZ CRUZ 67

Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations - 352 and readmission rate of 25.0%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
ABDOLAZIM AKHONDZADEH 22
ALISHA MARIE LACOUR 16
RACHEL NIX 14

Renal Failure Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Renal Failure Hospitalizations - 826 and readmission rate of 25.3%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Renal Failure Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
ABDOLAZIM AKHONDZADEH 39
ALBERTO M. LOPEZ 32
ELLA UNKYONG CHOE 26

Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hospitalizations - 101 and readmission rate of 38.61%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Alcohol & Drug Abuse Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
THOMAS L KEISTER 20

Psychoses Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Psychoses Hospitalizations - 191 and readmission rate of 37.17%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Psychoses Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
THOMAS L KEISTER 98
DAVID W GALARNEAU 73

Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations - 860 and readmission rate of 37.33%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
GABRIEL A VIDAL 130
JOSEPH TARSIA 104
OSVALDO A CAMILO 78

Red Blood Cell Disorders Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Red Blood Cell Disorders Hospitalizations - 382 and readmission rate of 35.6%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Red Blood Cell Disorders Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
SHIBU VARUGHESE 53
ABDOLAZIM AKHONDZADEH 17
STACY MCDONALD 13

Skin Infections Hospitalizations Readmissions Data & Research at Ochsner Medical Center

Total Skin Infections Hospitalizations - 239 and readmission rate of 22.59%
Top Doctors for Ochsner Medical Center Skin Infections Hospitalizations Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019)
PATRICK MCDONALD 11