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Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

1367 Washington Avenue Suite 200
Albany, NY 12206

(518) 489-2666

Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD is an orthopedist in Albany, NY specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery.

Office Locations

1367 Washington Avenue Suite 200
Albany, NY 12206

(518) 489-2666

(518) 489-5933

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In The News

“After sitting in an emergency room in Kingston for hours as doctors searched for a surgeon, Outwater had his arm reattached by Dr. Richard Whipple, an orthopedic surgeon then at the Albany Medical...”—"Danger: Don t try this at home", Orlando Sentinel, July 2007

“After sitting in an emergency room in Kingston for hours as doctors searched for a surgeon, Mr. Outwater had his arm reattached by Dr. Richard Whipple, an orthopedic surgeon then at the Albany...”—"Easy, Mr. Fix-It (Published 2007)", New York Times, May 2007

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery

nerve surgery

By Affordability:

casting

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD performed more endoscopic carpal tunnel surgery, and nerve surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for casting (cast application) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

minimally invasive procedures

upper extremity surgery

wrist imaging

wrist X-ray

By Affordability:

arm immobilization

immobilization

immobilization treatment

neck X-ray

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within New York, Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD performed more minimally invasive procedures, upper extremity surgery, wrist imaging, and wrist X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for arm immobilization, immobilization, immobilization treatment, and neck X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2012 were injections, upper extremity surgery, minimally invasive procedures and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	60
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	12
decompression surgery	72
doctor visit	489
injections	160
joint surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	84
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	21
musculoskeletal imaging	75
nerve procedures	72
open surgery	11
tendon surgery	33
upper extremity surgery	128
X-rays	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2013 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, upper extremity surgery and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	119
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	89
doctor visit	629
hip imaging	13
immobilization	14
injections	194
joint surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	100
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	26
musculoskeletal imaging	158
nerve procedures	89
spinal procedures	15
tendon surgery	47
upper extremity surgery	147
X-rays	147

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	183
Female	306

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	453
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	50
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2014 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, upper extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	118
decompression surgery	87
doctor visit	623
hip imaging	12
injections	203
minimally invasive procedures	87
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	16
musculoskeletal imaging	131
nerve procedures	87
tendon surgery	40
upper extremity surgery	127
X-rays	115

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	443
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	59
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2015 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	114
decompression surgery	77
doctor visit	738
immobilization	22
injections	176
minimally invasive procedures	77
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	27
musculoskeletal imaging	135
nerve procedures	77
tendon surgery	25
upper extremity surgery	102
X-rays	108

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	444
Female	666

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	998
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	536
From 75 to 84	324
85 and over	102
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2016 were injections, aspiration, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	146
decompression surgery	58
doctor visit	792
hospital care	18
immobilization	20
injections	197
inpatient care	18
minimally invasive procedures	58
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	123
nerve procedures	58
spinal procedures	17
tendon surgery	51
upper extremity surgery	109
X-rays	123

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	325

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	515
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	48
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2017 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	129
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	66
doctor visit	779
immobilization	16
injections	225
joint surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	77
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
musculoskeletal imaging	102
nerve procedures	66
spinal procedures	26
tendon surgery	60
upper extremity surgery	137
X-rays	115

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	349

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	513
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	144
85 and over	58
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2018 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	122
decompression surgery	73
doctor visit	715
immobilization	13
injections	199
minimally invasive procedures	73
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	103
nerve procedures	73
spinal procedures	11
tendon surgery	44
upper extremity surgery	117
X-rays	97

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	477
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	44
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2019 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	113
decompression surgery	69
doctor visit	755
hospital care	12
immobilization	22
injections	194
inpatient care	12
joint surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	69
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	26
musculoskeletal imaging	104
nerve procedures	69
reconstructive surgery	12
tendon surgery	53
upper extremity surgery	134
X-rays	78

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	311

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	492
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	297
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	54
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2020 were injections, musculoskeletal imaging, upper extremity surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	92
decompression surgery	52
doctor visit	616
immobilization	23
injections	161
minimally invasive procedures	52
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	19
musculoskeletal imaging	104
nerve procedures	52
tendon surgery	45
upper extremity surgery	97
X-rays	85

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	399
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	41
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2021 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	88
decompression surgery	53
doctor visit	629
immobilization	22
injections	157
minimally invasive procedures	53
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
musculoskeletal imaging	86
nerve procedures	53
tendon surgery	34
upper extremity surgery	87
X-rays	71

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	40
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD in 2021

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2022 were injections, upper extremity surgery, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	82
decompression surgery	60
doctor visit	599
immobilization	21
injections	195
minimally invasive procedures	60
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	23
musculoskeletal imaging	86
nerve procedures	60
tendon surgery	39
upper extremity surgery	99
X-rays	63

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	265

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	408
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	33
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	3
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY during 2023 were injections, upper extremity surgery, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	68
decompression surgery	54
doctor visit	587
immobilization	15
injections	163
minimally invasive procedures	54
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
musculoskeletal imaging	78
nerve procedures	54
spinal procedures	12
tendon surgery	32
upper extremity surgery	86
X-rays	75

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	418
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	40
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD in 2023

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	28
Dementia	3
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD treated as an orthopedist in Albany, NY were injections, upper extremity surgery, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

aspiration	104
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	67
doctor visit	662
hip imaging	12
hospital care	15
immobilization	18
injections	185
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	11
minimally invasive procedures	70
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	19
musculoskeletal imaging	107
nerve procedures	67
open surgery	11
reconstructive surgery	12
spinal procedures	16
tendon surgery	41
upper extremity surgery	114
X-rays	94

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	13
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	460
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	141
85 and over	47
Less than 65	59
65 to 74	257

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	11
Dementia	4

Education & Training

He has a state license in New York.

Licensed In: New York

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Richard R. Whipple, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Prodigy Surgical Distribution, Inc.	$3,852 $3,852
Arthrex, Inc.	$1,787 $1,787
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$704 G7 $130	Alps Prox Tib Plates $93	Gel One $83	NCB Instruments/Plates/Screws $53	Phoenix TTC Instruments and Nail $48	Other $297
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$222 Healicoil $120	Coblation Wands $102
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$132 Regeneten $132
Other	$457 LATITUDE AND LATITUDE EV $115	Trauma $81	TRAUMA and EXTREMITIES $61	INSPACE $47	Screw & Pin $47	Other $106

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$3,174
Food and Beverage	$2,275
Education	$1,703

Biography

Dr. Richard Whipple practices hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery in Albany, NY. He studied medicine at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine.