Richard Bernstein in Milford, Connecticut

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

Medical School: University Of Connecticut School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1986
The Primary Medical Specialty for Richard Bernstein is listed as: Hand Surgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 39
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2062307549
NPI #: 1558367086
NPI Created On: 06/21/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 08/11/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
License Number:
029313
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Inc.
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Injection of carpal tunnel
2. Injections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane
3. Aspiration and/or injection of small joint or joint capsule with recording and reporting using ultrasound guidance
4. Aspiration and/or injection of major joint or joint capsule with recording and reporting using ultrasound guidance
5. Aspiration and/or injection of cysts
6. Injection of anesthetic agent and/or steroid into other peripheral nerve or branch
7. Release and/or relocation of median nerve of hand
8. X-ray of spine, 1 view
9. X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
10. X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views
11. X-ray of wrist, 2 views
12. X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views
13. X-ray of hand, 2 views
14. X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views
15. X-ray of fingers, minimum of 2 views
16. Partial ultrasound of joint or other non-blood vessel structure of arm or leg
17. Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle
18. Therapeutic exercise to develop strength, endurance, range of motion, and flexibility, each 15 minutes
19. Evaluation of physical therapy, typically 20 minutes
20. Therapeutic activities to improve function, with one-on-one contact between patient and provider, each 15 minutes

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).