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Mount Sinai School of Medicine Faculty Practice Associates1190 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10029 map
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai1190 5th Avenue, Gp2w, New York, NY 10029 map
Dr. John Puskas, a cardiac surgeon in New York, NY, carries out sophisticated surgeries to the heart & blood vessels to mend damage due to injury or disease.
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recommendFEB 15, 2016 • Gigi W. in NY, NY
I HAD AN ARTERIAL VALVE REPLACEMENT ON FEB. 10TH AND BECAUSE OF DR. JOHN 'THE PERFECT' PUSKAS WAS THE SURGEON I AM WRTITING THIS FROM HOME ON FEB 14TH VALENTINE'S DAY!!!!!! NOT ONLY IS DR. PUSKAS EXPERT IN WHAT HE DOES ,HE ALSO HAS A SENSE OF HUMOR WHICH IS A PREREQUISITE FOR SAWING ME OPEN, AND REPLACING A BAD AORTIC VALVE W/A GOOD ONE DONATED BY SOME LOVELY COW FOR A 30 YEAR ANIMAL ACTIVIST KNOWN AS GIGI.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine Faculty Practice Associates
Accepting New Patients?
Yes, Dr. John D. Puskas is accepting new patients at this office.
Phone
Fax
(212) 659-6818
Address
1190 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10029
Office Details
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Accepting New Patients?
Yes, Dr. John D. Puskas is accepting new patients at this office.
Phone
Fax
(212) 659-6818
Address
1190 5th Avenue, Gp2w, New York, NY 10029-6503
Office Details
Insurance Accepted
- Medicare
Bio
Dr. John Puskas graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1986.
Dr. Puskas has two offices in New York where he specializes in Cardiac Surgery.
Dr. Puskas works with twenty-seven doctors including Dr. Andrew Kaufman and Dr. Robert Yanagawa.
Specialty
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Cardiac Surgery
Heart and cardiovascular conditions, such as atherosclerosis, endocarditis, valvular, or congenital heart disease, rheumatic, and ischemic, affect a substantial proportion of our society. Dr. John Puskas is a cardiac surgeon focusing on the surgical treatment of these common heart related illnesses in New York, NY. He may conduct types of procedures such as heart valve repair, surgical implantation of pacemakers and defibrillators, coronary artery bypass, or heart transplant surgery.
Education & Training
Hospital Affiliations
- Beth Israel Medical Center
Languages Spoken
- English
Dr. Puskas's Medicare Fee‑for‑Service Data (2014)
Please Note: The information displayed below is sourced from the 2014 Medicare Physician and Other Supplier National Provider Identifier (NPI) Aggregate Report. It's important to remember that the statistics below are not inclusive of all patients treated by Dr. Puskas, but only those who participate in Medicare.
Overview
- Doctor participates in Medicare?: Yes
- Number of HCPCS Codes: 38
- Number of Services: 206
- Medical Suppress Indicator:
- Number of HCPCS Associated With Medical Services: 38
- Number of Medical Services: 206
- Number of Medicare Patients with Medical Services: 74
Medicare Patient Demographics
- Total Number of Medicare Patients: 74
- Average Age of Medicare Patients: 71
- Number of Patients Under Age 65: 0
- Number of Patients Age 65 to 74: 34
- Number of Patients Age 75 to 84: 20
- Number of Patients Over Age 84: 0
- Number of Female Patients : 25
- Number of Male Patients: 49
- Number of Non-Hispanic White Patients: 53
- Number of Black or African American Patients: 0
- Number of Asian Pacific Islander Patients: 0
- Number of Hispanic Patients: 0
- Number of American Indian/Alaska Native Patients: 0
- Number of Patients with Race Not Elsewhere Classified: 0
- Number of Patients with Medicare Only Entitlement: 51
- Number of Patients with Medicare & Medicaid Entitlement: 23
Medicare Patient Condition Demographics
- Percent of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation: 27%
- Percent of Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease or Dementia: 0%
- Percent of Patients with Asthma: 0%
- Percent of Patients with Cancer: 0%
- Percent of Patients with Heart Failure: 66%
- Percent of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: 42%
- Percent of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: 20%
- Percent of Patients with Depression: 23%
- Percent of Patients with Diabetes: 57%
- Percent of Patients with Hyperlipidemia: 75%
- Percent of Patients with Hypertension (High Blood Pressure): 75%
- Percent of Patients with Ischemic Heart Disease: 75%
- Percent of Patients with Osteoporosis: 0%
- Percent of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis / Osteoarthritis: 27%
- Percent of Patients with Schizophrenia / Other Psychotic Disorders: 0%
- Percent of Patients with Stroke: 0%
Medicare Payments Data
- Total Submitted Charge Amount: $1,313,591.00
- Total Medicare Allowed Amount: $188,975.31
- Total Medicare Payment Amount: $147,958.15
- Total Medicare Standardized Payment Amount: $133,826.64
- Total Medical Submitted Charge Amount: $1,313,591.00
- Total Medical Medicare Allowed Amount: $188,975.31
- Total Medical Medicare Payment Amount: $147,958.15
- Total Medical Medicare Standardized Payment Amount: $133,826.64
Medicare Prescription Drug Data
- Drug Suppress Indicator: n/a
- Number of HCPCS Associated With Drug Services: 0
- Number of Drug Services: 0
- Number of Medicare Beneficiaries With Drug Services: 0
- Total Drug Submitted Charge Amount: $0.00
- Total Drug Medicare Allowed Amount: $0.00
- Total Drug Medicare Payment Amount: $0.00
- Total Drug Medicare Standardized Payment Amount: $0.00
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