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Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD

(8 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

6115 Powers Boulevard Suite 100
Parma, OH 44129

(440) 842-1570

Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD is an orthopedist in Parma, OH specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD is affiliated with Baptist Memorial Health Care.

Office Locations

Baptist Memorial Health Care

6115 Powers Boulevard Suite 100
Parma, OH 44129

(440) 842-1570

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD treated as an orthopedist in Parma, OH during 2012 were X-rays, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	759
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	595
fracture surgery	15
hip imaging	171
hospital care	82
injections	785
inpatient care	82
joint surgery	71
lower extremity surgery	86
musculoskeletal imaging	768
nerve procedures	24
open surgery	24
pelvic imaging	113
reconstructive surgery	71
rehabilitation	54
spinal procedures	27
upper extremity surgery	24
X-rays	908

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD treated as an orthopedist in Parma, OH during 2013 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	787
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	575
fracture surgery	12
hip imaging	136
hospital care	50
injections	800
inpatient care	50
joint surgery	63
lower extremity surgery	75
musculoskeletal imaging	667
nerve procedures	12
open surgery	12
pelvic imaging	96
reconstructive surgery	63
spinal procedures	16
upper extremity surgery	12
X-rays	779

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	367

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	507
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	101
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD treated as an orthopedist in Parma, OH during 2014 were X-rays, injections, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	788
doctor visit	799
hip imaging	128
hospital care	42
injections	837
inpatient care	42
musculoskeletal imaging	634
pain management	12
pelvic imaging	131
spinal procedures	123
X-rays	888

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	263
Female	485

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	719
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	286
85 and over	171
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD treated as an orthopedist in Parma, OH during 2015 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	749
doctor visit	788
hip imaging	56
hospital care	18
injections	805
inpatient care	18
musculoskeletal imaging	493
pain management	13
pelvic imaging	93
spinal procedures	129
X-rays	715

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	528
Female	920

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1380
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	526
From 75 to 84	546
85 and over	324
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD treated as an orthopedist in Parma, OH during 2016 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	924
doctor visit	907
hospital care	17
injections	986
inpatient care	17
musculoskeletal imaging	439
pain management	16
pelvic imaging	41
spinal procedures	135
X-rays	615

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	285
Female	550

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	797
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	313
From 75 to 84	298
85 and over	196
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD treated as an orthopedist in Parma, OH during 2017 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	991
doctor visit	936
hospital care	26
injections	1057
inpatient care	26
musculoskeletal imaging	391
pain management	21
pelvic imaging	42
spinal procedures	140
X-rays	573

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	482

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	696
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	289
85 and over	165
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD treated as an orthopedist in Parma, OH during 2018 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	794
doctor visit	909
hospital care	14
injections	905
inpatient care	14
musculoskeletal imaging	343
pain management	50
pelvic imaging	33
spinal procedures	121
X-rays	497

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	448

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	657
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	274
85 and over	139
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD treated as an orthopedist in Parma, OH during 2019 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	73
doctor visit	68
injections	73
musculoskeletal imaging	18
X-rays	18

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	69

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	29
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2019

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD treated as an orthopedist in Parma, OH were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	733
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	697
fracture surgery	13
hip imaging	122
hospital care	35
injections	781
inpatient care	35
joint surgery	67
lower extremity surgery	80
musculoskeletal imaging	469
nerve procedures	18
open surgery	18
pain management	22
pelvic imaging	78
reconstructive surgery	67
rehabilitation	54
spinal procedures	98
upper extremity surgery	18
X-rays	624

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2019

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD.

**Gender**
Female	415
Male	222

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	594
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	12

**Age**
85 and over	140
75 to 84	244
Less than 65	21
65 to 74	227

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD From 2012 - 2019

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Ohio.

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Baptist Memorial Health Care

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.38 out of 5 stars based on 8 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard A. Gittinger, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Parma, OH.

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General Payments

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