Paul Richards MD in Fort Myers, Florida

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

Medical School: University Of Florida College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1992
The Primary Medical Specialty for Paul Richards MD is listed as: Hand Surgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 32
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2466477591
NPI #: 1841293065
NPI Created On: 05/23/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 09/18/2023
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207XS0106X
License Number:
ME0067693
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. 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. Aspiration and/or injection of major joint or joint capsule with recording and reporting using ultrasound guidance
6. Closed treatment of broken forearm bones
7. Incision of tendon covering
8. Application of cast, elbow to finger (short arm)
9. Application of non-moveable, short arm splint (forearm to hand)
10. Release and/or relocation of median nerve of hand
11. X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
12. X-ray of elbow, 2 views
13. X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views
14. X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views
15. X-ray of fingers, minimum of 2 views
16. Mri scan of arm joint
17. Complete ultrasound of joint of arm or leg
18. Fluoroscopic guidance for insertion of needle
19. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
20. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 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).