Medicare Procedure and Patient Information
2012 Medicare Procedure Volume
The top procedures that Dr. Paul Jeffrey Richards, MD treated as an orthopedist in Fort Myers, FL during 2012 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and musculoskeletal imaging.
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paul Jeffrey Richards, MD for Medicare patients.
| aspiration | 281 |
|---|---|
| closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture | 19 |
| debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) | 16 |
| decompression surgery | 52 |
| doctor visit | 1044 |
| immobilization | 12 |
| injections | 355 |
| joint surgery | 16 |
| minimally invasive procedures | 16 |
| MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) | 47 |
| musculoskeletal imaging | 131 |
| nerve procedures | 52 |
| open surgery | 52 |
| spinal procedures | 16 |
| tendon surgery | 63 |
| upper extremity surgery | 131 |
| X-rays | 100 |