Lauren Rose Ammerman, MD
Internal Medicine · Philadelphia
- Medicare standing
- Clear
- Enrolled, allowed to bill and order, not excluded
- Plans that list them
- Not verified
- Not the same as out of network.
- Office
- 1
Offices
1 location · Jefferson University Physicians · 1,528 clinicians in this group
Hospitals listed: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital. That is not proof they admit you there this week.
Plan participation
Not verified
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Hospitals they work in
1 hospital
These rate the hospital, not this clinician. Most measures at most hospitals are no different from the national rate.
- Thomas Jefferson University HospitalPhiladelphia, PAAcute Care Hospital · Voluntary non-profit - Private · Has an emergency department · Birthing-friendlyPart of Jefferson Health, which runs 9 hospitals in 2 statesHome of Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson, a National Cancer Institute designated comprehensive cancer centrePatients rate it 3 of 5 · 69% would definitely recommend itOverall rating: 3 of 5 starsWorse than the national rate — CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events composite: 1.46 (1.27 to 1.64), Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Postoperative sepsis rate: 9 (6.79 to 11.21) · 3,633 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Worse than the national rate — Pressure ulcer rate: 1.5 (1.12 to 1.87) · 13,325 cases, Jul 2022 – Jun 2024Better than the national rate — Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards): 0.62, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff): 0.528, Oct 2024 – Sep 2025Better than the national rate — Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgery: 0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 1,752 cases, Jan 2024 – Dec 2024
See every measure and the patient survey for Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Behind the star rating — Deaths: 2 better, 6 the same, 0 worse of 8 measures. Safety: 3 better, 4 the same, 1 worse of 8 measures. Readmissions: 0 better, 5 the same, 6 worse of 11 measures. The star rating is worked out from an earlier period than the measures below, so the two can disagree.
| CMS Medicare PSI 90: Patient safety and adverse events compositeComplications and deaths | 1.46 (1.27 to 1.64) | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative sepsis rateComplications and deaths | 9 (6.79 to 11.21) · 3,633 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Pressure ulcer rateComplications and deaths | 1.5 (1.12 to 1.87) · 13,325 cases | Worse | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.62 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Clostridium Difficile (C.Diff)Infections | 0.528 | Better | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Ratio of unplanned hospital visits after hospital outpatient surgeryUnplanned return visits | 0.8 (0.7 to 1) · 1,752 cases | Better | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Abdominopelvic accidental puncture or laceration rateComplications and deaths | 1.27 (0.54 to 2) · 4,071 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate among surgical inpatients with serious treatable complicationsComplications and deaths | 160.49 (133.14 to 187.84) · 391 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Death rate for CABG surgery patientsComplications and deaths | 2.1 · 114 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for COPD patientsComplications and deaths | 5.8 · 129 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart attack patientsComplications and deaths | 11.3 · 138 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for heart failure patientsComplications and deaths | 8.9 · 497 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for pneumonia patientsComplications and deaths | 13.7 · 296 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Death rate for stroke patientsComplications and deaths | 10.9 · 641 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hybrid Hospital-Wide All-Cause Risk Standardized Mortality RateComplications and deaths | 3 · 6,344 cases | None | Jul 2024 – Jun 2025 |
| Iatrogenic pneumothorax rateComplications and deaths | 0.28 (0.11 to 0.45) · 15,264 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| In-hospital fall-associated fracture rateComplications and deaths | 0.15 (0 to 0.31) · 15,831 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Perioperative pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis rateComplications and deaths | 4.47 (3.22 to 5.71) · 6,206 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative acute kidney injury requiring dialysis rateComplications and deaths | 2.26 (1.1 to 3.43) · 3,749 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative hemorrhage or hematoma rateComplications and deaths | 2.63 (1.68 to 3.58) · 5,698 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative respiratory failure rateComplications and deaths | 9.86 (6.35 to 13.37) · 3,462 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Postoperative wound dehiscence rateComplications and deaths | 1.2 (0 to 2.47) · 1,641 cases | No different | Jul 2022 – Jun 2024 |
| Rate of complications for hip/knee replacement patientsComplications and deaths | 5.2 · 388 cases | None | Apr 2023 – Mar 2025 |
| Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections (ICU + select Wards)Infections | 0.728 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| MRSA BacteremiaInfections | 1.224 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Abdominal HysterectomyInfections | 0 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| SSI - Colon SurgeryInfections | 0.476 | No different | Oct 2024 – Sep 2025 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 14.1 · 276 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Heart failure (HF) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 21 · 1,075 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart attack patientsUnplanned return visits | 42.3 · 183 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for heart failure patientsUnplanned return visits | 20.7 · 596 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Hospital return days for pneumonia patientsUnplanned return visits | -9.3 · 328 cases | None | Jul 2022 – Jun 2025 |
| Pneumonia (PN) 30-Day Readmission RateUnplanned return visits | 16 · 559 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of emergency department (ED) visits for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 4.7 (3.7 to 5.9) · 1,085 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of inpatient admissions for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapyUnplanned return visits | 11.9 (10.2 to 13.7) · 1,085 cases | No different | Jan 2024 – Dec 2024 |
| Rate of readmission after hip/knee replacementUnplanned return visits | 6.9 · 420 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for CABGUnplanned return visits | 9.1 · 117 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of readmission for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patientsUnplanned return visits | 21.5 · 302 cases | None | Jul 2023 – Jun 2025 |
| Rate of unplanned hospital visits after colonoscopy (per 1,000 colonoscopies)Unplanned return visits | 12.6 (10.2 to 15.7) · 3,190 cases | No different | Jan 2022 – Dec 2024 |
What patients said (2,505 patients answered, 20% of those asked)
| Cleanliness | 2 |
| Nurse communication | 4 |
| Doctor communication | 3 |
| Communication about medicines | 3 |
| Discharge information | 3 |
| Overall hospital rating | 3 |
| Quietness | 2 |
| Recommend hospital | 3 |
| Room was "always" clean | 59% |
| Nurses "always" communicated well | 80% |
| Doctors "always" communicated well | 78% |
| Staff "always" explained | 60% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients this information | 86% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about help after discharge | 83% |
| Doctors "always" explained things so they could understand | 74% |
| Doctors "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Doctors "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 84% |
| Patients who gave a rating of "9" or "10" (high) | 66% |
| Staff "always" explained new medications | 74% |
| Nurses "always" explained things so they could understand | 77% |
| Nurses "always" listened carefully | 77% |
| Nurses "always" treated them with courtesy and respect | 85% |
| "Always" quiet at night | 49% |
| "YES", patients would definitely recommend the hospital | 69% |
| Staff "always" explained possible side effects | 47% |
| Yes, staff "did" give patients information about possible symptoms | 89% |
Original Medicare doctor bills
$21,747
Medicare paid this office $21,747 for 73 people.
This is what Medicare paid the clinician — not Medicare Advantage, and not the pharmacy.
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 44 | $8,830 | $95 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 35 | $7,094 | $63 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 33 | $4,510 | $137 |
Who their Medicare patients are
73 Original Medicare patients in 2024. Average age 74 · Under 65 18% · 85 and older 26% · Women 52% · Also on Medicaid 43% · Health risk score 3.33. Sicker patients than 9 in 10 peers; the typical internal medicine clinician is at 1.76.
Conditions among them: High blood pressure 75% · Coronary heart disease 52% · Heart failure 52% · Chronic kidney disease 52% · Diabetes 49% · COPD 42% · Depression 42% · Dementia 38% · Atrial fibrillation 37% · Stroke 37% · Cancer 18%.
The office billed $47,275, Medicare allowed $27,295 and paid $21,747; for 256 services of 8 kinds.
Original Medicare patients only. A risk score of 1.0 is the average Medicare patient; higher means sicker. Any count under 11 is hidden.
Year by year
| 2024 | 73 | 256 | 74 | 3.33 | $47,275 | $21,747 |
| 2023 | 80 | 282 | 69 | 3.98 | $48,215 | $22,721 |
| 2022 | 119 | 359 | 69 | 3.51 | $58,100 | $25,574 |
| 2021 | 29 | 95 | 70 | 1.78 | $14,520 | $6,559 |
Original Medicare only. A service billed for fewer than 11 people in a year is hidden, so the lines can add up to less than the year's total.
See the services billed each year
2023: 3 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 54 | $10,286 | $64 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 37 | $6,831 | $98 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 30 | $4,266 | $142 |
2022: 5 services
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 84 | $14,977 | $58 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making at least 75 minutes | 18 | $2,950 | $164 |
| Initial hospital observation care per day, typically 70 minutes | 17 | $2,502 | $147 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 50 minutes | 17 | $2,066 | $86 |
| Hospital discharge day management, more than 30 minutes | 18 | $1,480 | $82 |
2021: 1 service
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making at least 35 minutes | 21 | $4,008 | $60 |
Medicaid work
$3,354 in 2024
Medicaid paid $3,354 for 69 billed services this clinician did in 2024, up to 13 people in a month for one service.
Medicaid and CHIP claims where this clinician did the service, fee-for-service and managed care together. Any month with fewer than 11 patients is hidden, so small Medicaid practices undercount.
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE HIGH MDM 50 MINUTES | 33 | $1,726 |
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 36 | $1,628 |
| 2024 | 69 | 2 | 13 | $3,354 |
| 2023 | 88 | 1 | 13 | $4,207 |
| 2022 | 378 | 2 | 30 | $18,955 |
| 2021 | 124 | 1 | 16 | $5,461 |
See the largest Medicaid services in earlier years
2023
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 88 | $4,207 |
2022
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 365 | $18,049 |
| Hospital inpatient or observation discharge day management; more than 30 minutes on the date of the encounter | 13 | $906 |
2021
| SBSQ HOSPITAL IP/OBS CARE MOD MDM 35 MINUTES | 124 | $5,461 |
Professional record
- NPI
- 1548651177
- Licence
- PA MD475646
- Trained
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2018
- Gender
- Female
More record details
- Sole proprietor
- No
- Taxonomy
- Internal medicine (207R00000X); Student in a training program (390200000X)
- Mailing address
- 1101 Market St, Fl 30, Philadelphia, PA, 19107
- NPI first listed
- 2015-02-18
- NPI last updated
- 2021-10-07
- NPI record certified
- 2021-10-07
This is when the NPI record was last certified, not a medical board exam.