Richard Berkman in Nashville, Tennessee

Medical School: New York University School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1987
The Primary Medical Specialty for Richard Berkman is listed as: Neurosurgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 37
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 6507877032
NPI #: 1699756825
NPI Created On: 11/05/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 03/22/2022
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
License Number:
MD24989
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Humana
• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Fusion of spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach
2. Fusion of lower spine bones with removal of disc, posterior or posterolateral approach
3. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation at base of neck for stabilization, 1 interspace
4. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation for spinal stabilization, 3 to 6 vertebral segments
5. Insertion of device into intervertebral disc space of spine and fusion of vertebrae
6. Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
7. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
8. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
9. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
10. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
11. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day

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).