Dexur analyzed Oct 2016 to Aug 2019 Medicare claims data and determined of the 16,665 Hospitalizations at UPMC Altoona, 5,413 were readmitted which was a readmission rate of 32.48%.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UPMC ALTOONA (620 Howard Avenue, Altoona, PA, 16601) |
0.9941 | -0.59 | -$327,642 | 0.9936 | -0.64 | -$355,408 | 0.9986 | -0.13999999999999999 | -$77,745 |
| Total Stent Surgeries - 365 and readmission rate of 19.45% | |
| Top Doctors for UPMC Altoona Stent Surgeries | Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
|---|---|
| GEORGE JABBOUR | 141 |
| MUKUL BHATNAGAR | 101 |
| DEMETRIO ROLAND QUINIO FLORES | 38 |
| Total Coronary Bypass Surgeries - 86 and readmission rate of 46.51% | |
| Top Doctors for UPMC Altoona Coronary Bypass Surgeries | Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
|---|---|
| SIVA PATIMALLA VENKATA | 32 |
| LOUIS RUSSO | 22 |
| BRUCE MICHAEL TOPOROFF | 20 |
| Total Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries - 379 and readmission rate of 38.52% | |
| Top Doctors for UPMC Altoona Hip & Knee Replacement Surgeries | Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
|---|---|
| ADRIAN WAYNE CLAYTON | 175 |
| CHRISTOPHER S MCCLELLAN | 45 |
| CHARLES J HARVEY | 39 |
| Total Spine Surgeries - 177 and readmission rate of 48.02% | |
| Top Doctors for UPMC Altoona Spine Surgeries | Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
|---|---|
| JAMES PAUL BURKE | 98 |
| MATTHEW MASERATI | 56 |
| CHARLES J HARVEY | 17 |
| Total Colorectal Surgeries - 160 and readmission rate of 28.12% | |
| Top Doctors for UPMC Altoona Colorectal Surgeries | Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
|---|---|
| NEIL A KANESHIKI | 43 |
| MATTHEW E NEWLIN | 32 |
| HOWARD MATTHEW BLACK | 27 |
| Total Cholecystectomy Surgeries - 119 and readmission rate of 23.53% | |
| Top Doctors for UPMC Altoona Cholecystectomy Surgeries | Total Medicare Surgeries (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
|---|---|
| STEPHEN LLOYD SCHMIDT | 30 |
| MATTHEW E NEWLIN | 23 |
| NEIL A KANESHIKI | 21 |
| Total Heart Attack Hospitalizations - 740 and readmission rate of 33.38% | |
| Top Doctors for UPMC Altoona Heart Attack Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
|---|---|
| STUART C ACKERMAN | 42 |
| MUKUL BHATNAGAR | 41 |
| ELIZABETH MARYA SEYMOUR | 34 |
| Total Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations - 385 and readmission rate of 21.82% | |
| Top Doctors for UPMC Altoona Cardiac Arrhythmia Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
|---|---|
| GEORGE JABBOUR | 22 |
| VIJAYARAGHAVEN JANAKIRAMAN | 17 |
| NANCY T. KENNEY | 16 |
| Total Heart Failure Hospitalizations - 783 and readmission rate of 36.14% | |
| Top Doctors for UPMC Altoona Heart Failure Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
|---|---|
| LAURA B. SOLLENBERGER | 37 |
| SUMANGALY THAMBIAIYAH | 33 |
| SYED HASAN YUSUF | 30 |
| Total Pulmonary Embolism - 123 and readmission rate of 25.2% |
| Total Diabetes Hospitalizations - 184 and readmission rate of 34.24% | |
| Top Doctors for UPMC Altoona Diabetes Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
|---|---|
| JIMMY PYAKUREL | 11 |
| Total Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations - 472 and readmission rate of 30.08% | |
| Top Doctors for UPMC Altoona Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
|---|---|
| KOKAB KHAN | 24 |
| ANETA KULAR | 23 |
| JIMMY PYAKUREL | 22 |
| Total Nutritional & Metabolic Disorders - 182 and readmission rate of 32.42% |
| Total COPD Hospitalizations - 605 and readmission rate of 32.07% | |
| Top Doctors for UPMC Altoona COPD Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
|---|---|
| JIMMY PYAKUREL | 35 |
| GREGORY S. MARTINEK | 29 |
| LAURA B. SOLLENBERGER | 29 |
| Total Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure - 137 and readmission rate of 37.23% |
| Total Pneumonia Hospitalizations - 472 and readmission rate of 26.69% | |
| Top Doctors for UPMC Altoona Pneumonia Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
|---|---|
| JIMMY PYAKUREL | 30 |
| KENNETH A NIZZA | 24 |
| NAZIH NASSAR | 21 |
| Total Sepsis Hospitalizations - 806 and readmission rate of 32.75% | |
| Top Doctors for UPMC Altoona Sepsis Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
|---|---|
| NANCY T. KENNEY | 51 |
| LAURA B. SOLLENBERGER | 42 |
| JIMMY PYAKUREL | 40 |
| Total Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations - 446 and readmission rate of 33.63% | |
| Top Doctors for UPMC Altoona Kidney & UTI Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
|---|---|
| JIMMY PYAKUREL | 24 |
| KENNETH A NIZZA | 23 |
| STUART C ACKERMAN | 18 |
| Total Renal Failure Hospitalizations - 639 and readmission rate of 34.74% | |
| Top Doctors for UPMC Altoona Renal Failure Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
|---|---|
| SYED HASAN YUSUF | 33 |
| JIMMY PYAKUREL | 31 |
| KENNETH A NIZZA | 26 |
| Total Alcohol & Drug Abuse - 53 and readmission rate of 33.96% |
| Total Psychoses Hospitalizations - 418 and readmission rate of 23.21% | |
| Top Doctors for UPMC Altoona Psychoses Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
|---|---|
| EBERE ANDREW ANOKWURU | 186 |
| IULIANA PREDESCU | 62 |
| MADHAVI KANDEL | 59 |
| Total Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations - 463 and readmission rate of 37.8% | |
| Top Doctors for UPMC Altoona Intracranial Hemorrhage & Cerebral Infarction Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
|---|---|
| KENNETH A NIZZA | 36 |
| MOKHTARODIN SHAKIBANI | 27 |
| ELIZABETH MARYA SEYMOUR | 23 |
| Total Red Blood Cell Disorders - 107 and readmission rate of 32.71% |
| Total Skin Infections Hospitalizations - 284 and readmission rate of 24.65% | |
| Top Doctors for UPMC Altoona Skin Infections Hospitalizations | Total Medicare Hospitalizations (Oct 2016 to Sep 2019) |
|---|---|
| LAURA B. SOLLENBERGER | 16 |
| NANCY T. KENNEY | 14 |
| SYED HASAN YUSUF | 13 |