Robert Cheney MD in Cohoes, New York

Medical School: University Of Vermont College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1989
The Primary Medical Specialty for Robert Cheney MD is listed as: Orthopedic Surgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 35
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0840282406
NPI #: 1649280397
NPI Created On: 08/08/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 02/25/2008
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207XS0117X
License Number:
202975-9
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. Closed treatment of broken spine bones with casting or bracing
2. Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc at upper spinal column, anterior approach
3. Fusion of spine bones with removal of disc in upper spinal column below second vertebra of neck , anterior approach
4. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation at base of neck for stabilization, 1 interspace
5. Insertion of anterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 2 to 3 vertebral segments
6. Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae
7. Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
8. Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
9. X-ray of spine of neck, 2 or 3 views
10. X-ray of middle spine, 3 views
11. X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2 or 3 views
12. X-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views
13. Mri scan of upper spinal canal
14. Mri scan of lower spinal canal
15. X-ray of pelvis, 1 or 2 views
16. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes
17. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
18. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
20. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 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).