Richard Distefano MD in Syracuse, New York

Medical School: State University Of Ny Upstate Medical University
Graduation Year: 1989
The Primary Medical Specialty for Richard Distefano MD is listed as: Orthopedic Surgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 35
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 4183538705
NPI #: 1972608586
NPI Created On: 09/14/2006
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 04/06/2018
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207XS0117X
License Number:
187682
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. Harvest of bone fragments for spine surgery graft
2. Fusion of lower spine bones, posterior or posterolateral approach
3. Insertion of posterior spinal instrumentation at base of neck for stabilization, 1 interspace
4. Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
5. Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves
6. Implantation of spinal neurostimulator electrodes
7. Insertion of spinal neurostimulator pulse generator or receiver
8. X-ray of spine of neck, 2 or 3 views
9. X-ray of upper spine, 4 or 5 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. X-ray of hip with pelvis, 2-3 views
14. X-ray of knee, 3 views
15. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
16. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes
17. Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes
18. Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day
19. Subsequent hospital inpatient care, typically 15 minutes per day
20. Injection, methylprednisolone acetate, 80 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).