Ricardo Avena MD in Visalia, California

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

Medical School: Sorry, his university is not listed
Graduation Year: 1989
The Primary Medical Specialty for Ricardo Avena MD is listed as: Hand Surgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 35
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4789644931
NPI #: 1114903648
NPI Created On: 12/16/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 07/27/2021
Primary Taxonomy Code: 2086S0105X
License Number:
A87681
Listed Gender: Male

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Aspiration and/or injection of small joint or joint capsule
2. Removal of deep bone implant
3. Incision of tendon covering
4. X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views
5. X-ray of hand, 2 views
6. X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views
7. X-ray of fingers, minimum of 2 views
8. X-ray of fingers, minimum of 2 views
9. Imaging guidance for procedure, up to 1 hour
10. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
11. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
12. Injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.