Richard Whipple in Clifton Park, New York

Medical School: University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1981
The Primary Medical Specialty for Richard Whipple is listed as: Hand Surgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 43
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 3678565207
NPI #: 1366452047
NPI Created On: 08/08/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/27/2008
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207XS0106X
License Number:
1621408
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Humana
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Injections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane
2. Aspiration and/or injection of small joint or joint capsule
3. Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule
4. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
5. Incision of tendon covering
6. Application of cast, elbow to finger (short arm)
7. Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope
8. X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
9. X-ray of elbow, 2 views
10. X-ray of wrist, 2 views
11. X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views
12. X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views
13. X-ray of fingers, minimum of 2 views
14. Mri scan of arm joint
15. Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion of needle
16. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
18. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
19. Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg
20. Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass

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.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).