Is there a way to find out the rates for a specific Dr? I used the Ican website to find the rates for our hospital but was curious about drilling it down more to the practice & particular drs/midwives within.
Maybe I didn't phrase my question properly...I am trying to to find out the % of c sections & the % of VBACs for the various Obs & MWs in the practice I go to...not $ rates.
My office actually clearly details all their costs per procedure before insurance kicks in.
You have to ask them and there's no laws requiring disclosure or accurate statistics. States might collect data on individual providers (and the hospitals certainly do) but i do not know of any that release them.
I'm not sure those statistics are posted anywhere publicly. Sometimes hospitals will post those % rates, but for the whole hospital only - not for specific doctors. I would say the best way is to ask.
NJ doesn't collect this information (that I am aware of). You could call offices and ask but I'd not sure I would trust the answers. My doula was at a birth where the doctor took the women in for an emergency c-section and told my doula not to worry because their c-section rate was 40%. I lated talked to a nurse there who said the rate is more like 75%. A number of midwives have their rates on their websites so you could check them out. I doubt a lot of mega-practices know their rates since they would have to review the records of thousands of patients. You'd probably get a better answer from solo practitioners or those in a partnership with 1 other doctor.
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