Clifford Novak in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Additional Medical Specialties Include:
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

Medical School: University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1995
The Primary Medical Specialty for Clifford Novak is listed as: Hand Surgery
Approximate Years of Experience: 29
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 2264508969
NPI #: 1912191743
NPI Created On: 09/05/2007
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 10/29/2020
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207XS0114X
License Number:
036120716
Listed Gender: Male

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

• Medica Insurance Company
• Humana
• 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. Incision of tendon covering
4. Application of cast, elbow to finger (short arm)
5. Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample
6. Release and/or relocation of median nerve of hand
7. X-ray of elbow, 2 views
8. X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views
9. X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views
10. X-ray of fingers, minimum of 2 views
11. Blood test, basic group of blood chemicals
12. Routine electrocardiogram (ekg) with tracing using at least 12 leads
13. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
14. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
15. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
16. Injection, gadoterate meglumine, 0.1 ml
17. Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 40 mg
18. Cast supplies, short arm cast, adult (11 years +), fiberglass

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).

They took part in the Million Hearts Initiative, which was deigned to improve cardiac outcomes.