Physician Profile
Richard A. Bernstein, M.D.
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Bernstein
Richard A. Bernstein, M.D. is a healthcare provider in Branford, CT specializing in orthopaedic hand surgery. Richard trained at University of Connecticut School of Medicine, graduating in 1986. Richard is also listed as specializing in orthopaedic surgery. According to Medicare claims data, Richard cared for 1,626 Medicare patients across 2,297 services. The services billed most often include injection, betamethasone acetate 3 mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3 mg, established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more, and new patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
Contact Information
- (203) 865-6784
- Email not available
Practice Locations
469 W MAIN ST
Branford, CT 06405
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Hand Surgery generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Arthritis & Joints
- Bone Spur on Finger
- Hand and Wrist Arthritis
- Hand Arthritis
- Kienbock's Disease
- Stiff Fingers
- Wrist sprain
Circulation
- Cold Sensitive Fingers and Toes
Congenital
- Extra or Webbed Fingers
Fractures & Injuries
- Black Toenail
- Boxer's Fracture
- Broken Scaphoid Bone
- Dislocated Finger
- Hand and finger fractures
- Jammed Finger
- Severed Finger
- Torn Thumb Ligament
- Wrist Cartilage Tear
- Wrist fracture
Infections
- Infected Finger
Injuries
- Boxer's Knuckle
- Crushed Hand Injury
- Foreign Object in Hand
- Hand Compartment Syndrome
- Jersey Finger
- Sprained Finger
Lumps & Bumps
- Bone Tumor in Hand
- Finger Cyst
Lumps & Masses
- Ganglion Cyst In Hand Or Wrist
- Hand Lump
Nails
- Nail Bed Injury
Nerves
- Carpal tunnel
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Cut Nerve in Hand
- Hand Neuroma
- Hand Numbness and Tingling
- Hand Weakness
- Pinched Nerve in Wrist
- Wrist Drop
Tendons
- De Quervain tenosynovitis
- Dupuytren's contracture
- Golfer's elbow
- Intersection Syndrome
- Mallet Finger
- Swan Neck Deformity
- Tennis elbow
- Torn Hand Tendon
- Trigger finger
Procedures & services
Bone surgery
- Ulnar Shortening Surgery
Cyst & Lump Removal
- Ganglion Cyst Removal
- Removal of a soft-tissue mass
Fracture Repair
- Boxer's Fracture Fixation
- Broken Finger Surgery
- Scaphoid Fracture Surgery
- Wrist fracture fixation
Injections
- Cortisone Shot for Finger
- Cortisone Shot for Wrist
- Xiaflex Injection for Dupuytren's
Injections & Therapy
- Custom Hand Splinting
- Hand therapy
- Mallet Finger Splinting
- PRP Shot for Wrist or Elbow
- Tendon Sheath Injection
Joint surgery
- Finger Bone Spur Removal
- Thumb Base Joint Replacement
Joint Surgery
- Finger Joint Fusion
- Finger Joint Replacement
- Thumb Arthritis Surgery
- Thumb Ligament Repair
- Wrist Arthroscopy
- Wrist Cartilage Repair
- Wrist Fusion
Minor procedures
- Finger Dislocation Reset
- Foreign Object Removal from Hand
Nail procedures
- Blood Under Toenail Drainage
- Nail Bed Repair
Nerve Surgery
- Carpal tunnel surgery
- Cubital tunnel decompression
- Nerve Repair Surgery
Nerve surgery
- Hand Neuroma Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Carpal Tunnel Release
Pain management
- Wrist Denervation Surgery
Tendon Surgery
- Dupuytren contracture surgery
- Tendon Repair Surgery
- Tendon Transfer Surgery
- Tennis Elbow Surgery
- Thumb Tendon Release
- Trigger finger release
Tendon surgery
- Jersey Finger Repair
- Tendon Scar Tissue Release
Trauma & Reconstruction
- Drainage of Finger Infection
- Extra Finger Removal
- Fingertip Reconstruction
- Severed Finger Reattachment
- Webbed Finger Separation
Wound repair
- Skin Graft for Hand Wound
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
2,297 services · 1,626 patients · 25 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Injection into tendon or ligament | Procedure | 20550 |
109 |
| Injection of carpal tunnel | Procedure | 20526 |
34 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint using ultrasound guidance | Procedure | 20604 |
22 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of fluid large joint using ultrasound guidance | Procedure | 20611 |
20 |
| Release and/or relocation of hand nerve | Procedure | 64721 |
12 |
| Closed treatment of broken forearm (radius) bone at the wrist area on the thumb side of the wrist without manipulation | Procedure | 25600 |
12 |
| Aspiration and/or injection of cyst of tendon | Procedure | 20612 |
12 |
| Ultrasonic guidance for needle placement | Imaging | 76942 |
153 |
| X-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views | Imaging | 73140 |
146 |
| X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views | Imaging | 73110 |
116 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
Connections drawn from the registry and from what providers have told us. A link here is not a referral or an endorsement.
Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Trained at University of Connecticut School of Medicine 8
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
More connections — 16 related providers in 2 groups
Class of 1986 at University of Connecticut School of Medicine 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Injection into tendon or ligament 8
Providers in CT who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What does Richard A. Bernstein specialize in?
Richard A. Bernstein is an orthopaedic hand surgeon in Branford, CT. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Orthopaedic Hand Surgery”.
NPI registry
Where is Richard A. Bernstein located?
Richard A. Bernstein is listed at 469 W Main St, Branford, CT 06405. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
What is Richard A. Bernstein's phone number?
The number on file is (203) 865-6784. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Richard A. Bernstein's NPI number?
Richard A. Bernstein's National Provider Identifier is 1558367086. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Richard A. Bernstein train?
Richard A. Bernstein attended University of Connecticut School of Medicine, graduating in 1986. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Richard A. Bernstein been practicing?
Richard A. Bernstein has 40 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1986, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What does Richard A. Bernstein do most often?
According to Medicare billing data, Richard A. Bernstein performs procedures including injection into tendon or ligament, injection of carpal tunnel and aspiration and/or injection of fluid from small joint using ultrasound guidance; reads or performs imaging such as ultrasonic guidance for needle placement and x-ray of finger, minimum of 2 views; provides treatments such as test or measurement for functional capacity, each 15 minutes, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Richard A. Bernstein confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Richard A. Bernstein. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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