Hugo Pfaeffle MD in Butler, Pennsylvania

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

Medical School: University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 2000
The Primary Medical Specialty for Hugo Pfaeffle MD is listed as: Hand Surgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 24
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 1355388976
NPI #: 1609841139
NPI Created On: 02/20/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/27/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
License Number:
MD425835
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Highmark Health Insurance Company
• Humana
• Highmark Inc.
• UPMC Health Options, 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 intermediate joint or joint capsule with recording and reporting using ultrasound guidance
5. Incision of tendon covering
6. Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope
7. Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope
8. X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views
9. X-ray of wrist, 2 views
10. X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views
11. X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views
12. X-ray of fingers, minimum of 2 views
13. Ultrasonic guidance imaging supervision and interpretation for insertion of needle
14. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
17. Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg
18. Injection, dexamethasone sodium phosphate, 1 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.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).