Dexur analyzed Jan 2014 to Dec 2018 Medicare claims data and determined of the 12,283 Hospitalizations at Merit Health Wesley, 2,459 were readmitted which was a readmission rate of 20.02%.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MERIT HEALTH WESLEY (5001 W Hardy St, Hattiesburg, MS, 39402) |
0.9932 | -0.6799999999999999 | -$126,355 | 0.9944 | -0.5599999999999999 | -$104,057 | 0.9933 | -0.67 | -$124,497 |
| Total Stent Surgeries - 282 and readmission rate of 21.63% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley Stent Surgeries | Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| FISHER ALAN COVIN | 186 |
| RAGHOTHAM REDDY PATLOLA | 39 |
| VIRAL LATHIA | 23 |
| Total Coronary Bypass Surgeries - 243 and readmission rate of 14.81% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley Coronary Bypass Surgeries | Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| FIDEL FABIAN SENDRA | 136 |
| FISHER ALAN COVIN | 74 |
| VIRAL LATHIA | 15 |
| Total Cardiac Valve & Cardiothoracic Surgeries - 85 and readmission rate of 29.41% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley Cardiac Valve & Cardiothoracic Surgeries | Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| FIDEL FABIAN SENDRA | 59 |
| FISHER ALAN COVIN | 19 |
| Total Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries - 375 and readmission rate of 5.87% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries | Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| JEFFREY A BURNS | 264 |
| ELLIOTT BRANSCOME NIPPER | 49 |
| THOMAS B BAYLIS | 23 |
| Total Colorectal Surgeries - 319 and readmission rate of 17.55% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley Colorectal Surgeries | Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| WESLEY GLENN GIROD | 110 |
| GEORGE JAMES AZAR | 91 |
| NATHAN LYLE COMPTON | 43 |
| Total Cholecystectomy Surgeries - 111 and readmission rate of 16.22% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley Cholecystectomy Surgeries | Total Medicare Surgeries (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| WESLEY GLENN GIROD | 34 |
| GEORGE JAMES AZAR | 29 |
| BRIAN SCHERTZ HAMILTON | 12 |
| Total Heart Attack Hospitalizations - 146 and readmission rate of 21.92% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley Heart Attack Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| FISHER ALAN COVIN | 74 |
| RAGHOTHAM REDDY PATLOLA | 31 |
| JOHN R LOVEJOY | 12 |
| Total Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations - 304 and readmission rate of 17.76% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| FISHER ALAN COVIN | 161 |
| JOHN R LOVEJOY | 38 |
| RAGHOTHAM REDDY PATLOLA | 33 |
| Total Heart Failure Hospitalizations - 622 and readmission rate of 27.97% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley Heart Failure Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| FISHER ALAN COVIN | 295 |
| RAGHOTHAM REDDY PATLOLA | 79 |
| VIRAL LATHIA | 60 |
| Total Diabetes Hospitalizations - 170 and readmission rate of 29.41% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley Diabetes Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| KURT F. BRUCKMEIER | 25 |
| GAGANDEEP SINGH GREWAL | 24 |
| DEEPU RAPHAEL THOPPIL | 23 |
| Total Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations - 325 and readmission rate of 16.92% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| KURT F. BRUCKMEIER | 42 |
| DEEPU RAPHAEL THOPPIL | 40 |
| SIVARAMA KOTIKALAPUDI | 33 |
| Total Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations - 232 and readmission rate of 21.12% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| KURT F. BRUCKMEIER | 35 |
| DEEPU RAPHAEL THOPPIL | 29 |
| KOSANA SIMEUNOVIC | 27 |
| Total COPD Hospitalizations - 604 and readmission rate of 21.03% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley COPD Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| GARDNER FLETCHER | 132 |
| SIVARAMA KOTIKALAPUDI | 83 |
| DEEPU RAPHAEL THOPPIL | 66 |
| Total Pneumonia Hospitalizations - 389 and readmission rate of 16.97% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley Pneumonia Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| KURT F. BRUCKMEIER | 57 |
| GAGANDEEP SINGH GREWAL | 55 |
| SIVARAMA KOTIKALAPUDI | 51 |
| Total Sepsis Hospitalizations - 668 and readmission rate of 22.46% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley Sepsis Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| GAGANDEEP SINGH GREWAL | 145 |
| DEEPU RAPHAEL THOPPIL | 106 |
| KOSANA SIMEUNOVIC | 105 |
| Total Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations - 269 and readmission rate of 18.22% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| KOSANA SIMEUNOVIC | 49 |
| KURT F. BRUCKMEIER | 40 |
| GAGANDEEP SINGH GREWAL | 32 |
| Total Renal Failure Hospitalizations - 527 and readmission rate of 24.1% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley Renal Failure Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| GAGANDEEP SINGH GREWAL | 75 |
| SIVARAMA KOTIKALAPUDI | 72 |
| KURT F. BRUCKMEIER | 68 |
| Total Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations - 161 and readmission rate of 21.74% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| GAGANDEEP SINGH GREWAL | 34 |
| KURT F. BRUCKMEIER | 29 |
| KOSANA SIMEUNOVIC | 26 |
| Total Red Blood Cell Disorders Hospitalizations - 308 and readmission rate of 35.71% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley Red Blood Cell Disorders Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| KURT F. BRUCKMEIER | 54 |
| KOSANA SIMEUNOVIC | 47 |
| GAGANDEEP SINGH GREWAL | 47 |
| Total Skin Infections Hospitalizations - 251 and readmission rate of 23.11% | |
| Top Doctors for Merit Health Wesley Skin Infections Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Jan 2014 to Dec 2018) |
|---|---|
| KURT F. BRUCKMEIER | 43 |
| SIVARAMA KOTIKALAPUDI | 41 |
| KOSANA SIMEUNOVIC | 32 |