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Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD

Accepting New Patients

(161 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Harvard Medical School (1976)

Professional interests include: trigger finger, reconstructive surgery, tendonitis, and more.

485 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022

(212) 658-1122

Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD is an orthopedist in New York, NY specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1976 and has 50 years of experience. Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD is affiliated with NYU Langone Health and Roosevelt Hand to Shoulder Center at OrthoManhattan.

Office Locations

485 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“This high incidence of fractures may be attributable to the pinkie's status, along with the index finger, as a "border digit," or a bookend to the middle and ring fingers, said Dr. Steven...”—"Get Along Without a Pinkie? It's Tougher Than You Might Think (Published 2008)", New York Times, December 2008

“This high incidence of fractures may be attributable to the pinkie's status, along with the index finger, as a "border digit," or a bookend to the middle and ring fingers, said Dr. Steven...”—"The importance of the pinkie, experienced firsthand (Published 2008)", New York Times, December 2008

“"Fasciectomy is a delicate procedure that requires meticulous technique," said Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, director of the C.V. Starr Hand Surgery Center at St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New...”—"Straightening Bent Fingers, No Surgery Required (Published 2007)", New York Times, July 2007

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2012 were aspiration, injections, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	140
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	634
fasciotomy	14
injections	140
minimally invasive procedures	14
nerve procedures	26
open surgery	26
upper extremity surgery	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2013 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	101
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	479
fasciotomy	11
injections	117
minimally invasive procedures	11
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
tendon surgery	17
upper extremity surgery	41

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	33
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD in 2013

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2014 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	105
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	496
fasciotomy	18
fracture surgery	11
injections	117
minimally invasive procedures	18
nerve procedures	23
open surgery	34
upper extremity surgery	52

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	175

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	39
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD in 2014

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	8
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2015 were injections, aspiration, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
decompression surgery	19
doctor visit	473
injections	124
nerve procedures	19
open surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	244
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	522
Black	24
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	70
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD in 2015

Hypertension	40
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	23
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2016 were injections, upper extremity surgery, tendon surgery and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	497
injections	88
nerve procedures	17
open surgery	17
tendon surgery	26
upper extremity surgery	43

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD in 2016

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2017 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	459
fasciotomy	14
injections	99
minimally invasive procedures	14
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	15
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	45

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD in 2017

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2018 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	40
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	568
injections	124
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	33

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	269
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD in 2018

Hypertension	41
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	17
Dementia	4
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2019 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	33
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	612
injections	132
nerve procedures	15
open surgery	15
tendon surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	43

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD in 2019

Hypertension	40
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2020 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and tendon surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	451
injections	77
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	31

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	19
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD in 2020

Hypertension	38
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	18
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY during 2021 were injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	292
injections	51

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD in 2021

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD treated as an orthopedist in New York, NY were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and tendon surgery.

aspiration	57
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	496
fasciotomy	14
fracture surgery	11
injections	106
minimally invasive procedures	14
nerve procedures	17
open surgery	18
tendon surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	38

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	248
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	2
Other	14

**Age**
75 to 84	104
85 and over	16
Less than 65	5
65 to 74	141

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD From 2012 - 2021

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

Hypertension	39
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	3
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1976. He completed residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery - Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School (1976)

Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopedic Surgery - Orthopedic Surgery (1985)

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

NYU Langone Health

Roosevelt Hand to Shoulder Center at OrthoManhattan

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Oxford Liberty, CIGNA PPO, Oxford Freedom, Medicare Advantage, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Cigna, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), United Healthcare Community Plan (AmeriChoice), AARP, United Healthcare PPO, United Healthcare POS, United Healthcare Options PPO, United Healthcare HMO, United Healthcare EPO, Cigna-HealthSpring, United Healthcare Choice Plus and United Healthcare Choice.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Oxford Liberty

CIGNA PPO

Oxford Freedom

Medicare Advantage

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Cigna

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

United Healthcare Community Plan (AmeriChoice)

AARP

United Healthcare PPO

United Healthcare POS

United Healthcare Options PPO

United Healthcare HMO

United Healthcare EPO

Cigna-HealthSpring

United Healthcare Choice Plus

United Healthcare Choice

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.99 out of 5 stars based on 161 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Steven Z. Glickel, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New York, NY.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$6,250 XIAFLEX $6,250
ACUMED LLC	$2,993 Hand & Wrist $2,710	ACUMED $148	Hand Fracture System $111	$24
Stryker Corporation	$434 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $167	Variax $158	hoffman $71	trauma navigation system $39
Medartis Inc.	$368 Aptus $368
Arthrosurface Incorporated	$160 HemiCAP Wrist $160
Other	$280 Implate $135	NERVE CUFF $52	CMF $50	Durolane $27	TenoGlide $16

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$7,580
Food and Beverage	$1,927
Travel and Lodging	$879
Education	$99

Biography

Dr. Steven Glickel is a hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist in New York, NY. Areas of expertise for Dr. Glickel include surgical repair, arthritis, and sports injuries. The average patient rating for Dr. Glickel is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Glickel seems to honor several insurance carriers, including United Healthcare EPO, AARP, and United Healthcare HMO. He graduated from Harvard Medical School and then he performed his residency at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center, and Harvard Orthopaedic Combined Residency Program. He has received the following distinction: New York Super Doctors. Dr. Glickel is conversant in Spanish. He is professionally affiliated with NYU Langone Health. His practice in New York, NY is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.