NPI Details
Edwin F Richter, MD is a physical medicine rehabilitation in Stamford, CT with 38 years of experience. The provider is physical medicine and rehabilitation, also referred to as rehabilitation medicine, is the medical specialty concerned with diagnosing, evaluating, and treating patients with physical disabilities. These disabilities may arise from conditions affecting the musculoskeletal system such as neck and back pain, sports injuries, or other painful conditions affecting the limbs, such as carpal tunnel syndrome. Alternatively, the disabilities may result from neurological trauma or disease such as spinal cord injury, head injury or stroke. A physician certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation is often called a physiatrist. The primary goal of the physiatrist is to achieve maximal restoration of physical, psychological, social and vocational function through comprehensive rehabilitation. Pain management is often an important part of the role of the physiatrist. For diagnosis and evaluation, a physiatrist may include the techniques of electromyography to supplement the standard history, physical, x-ray and laboratory examinations. The physiatrist has expertise in the appropriate use of therapeutic exercise, prosthetics (artificial limbs), orthotics and mechanical and electrical devices. Edwin F Richter, MD NPI is 1770594715. The provider is registered as an individual entity type.
The NPPES NPI record indicates the provider is a male.
Education
Medical School: NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduation Year:1987
The provider's business location address is:
29 HOSPITAL PLAZA
STE 495
STAMFORD, CT
ZIP 06902-602
Phone: (203) 316-0610
Fax: (203) 969-7418
The NPI 1770594715 is registered in the Medicare Provider, Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). The provider is legally eligible to order and refer Part B (Clinical Laboratory and Imaging), Durable Medical Equipment, Part A Home Health Agency (HHA), Power Mobility Devices.
The following top HCPCS codes were publicly reported for this provider under the Medicare program for the year 2016. The reported codes are based on the top codes for each available Medicare specialty, excluding evaluation and management codes.
- Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 25 minutes (HCPCS:99232)
- Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 35 minutes (HCPCS:99233)
- Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less (HCPCS:99238)
- Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 50 minutes (HCPCS:99222)
- Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes (HCPCS:99213)
- Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 70 minutes (HCPCS:99223)
- New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes (HCPCS:99203)
The enumeration date for this NPI number is 8/11/2006 and was last updated on 7/24/2020.
Taxonomy Codes
The NPI record includes the healthcare provider taxonomy classification, state license number and state of licensure. The following information regarding the scope of practice of this provider is available:
| No. |
Taxonomy Code |
Taxonomy Clasification |
Taxonomy Specialization |
License Number |
License State |
Primary |
| 1 | 208100000X | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation | | 043144 | CONNECTICUT | Yes |
Other Identifiers
The following information regarding additional identifiers associated to this NPI record includes the other identifier number, identifier type, identifier state and issuer.
| No. |
Other Provider Identifier |
Other Provider Identifier Type |
Other Provider Identifier State |
Other Provider Identifier Issuer |
| 1 | 3880662 | OTHER | CONNECTICUT | AETNA |
| 2 | TIN | OTHER | | CORVEL |
| 3 | TIN | OTHER | | UNITED HEALTHCARE |
| 4 | TIN | OTHER | | FIRST HEALTH |
| 5 | TIN | OTHER | | NATIONAL PROVIDER NETWORK |
| 6 | 043144 | OTHER | CONNECTICUT | CONNECTICARE |
| 7 | 1371J | OTHER | CONNECTICUT | EMPIRE BC/BS |
| 8 | 001431444 | MEDICAID | CONNECTICUT | |
| 9 | TIN | OTHER | | POMCO |
| 10 | 2V6536 | OTHER | CONNECTICUT | HEALTH NET |
| 11 | TIN | OTHER | | PIONEER |
| 12 | TIN | OTHER | | PHCS |
| 13 | 4522972007 | OTHER | CONNECTICUT | CIGNA |
| 14 | TIN | OTHER | | FOCUS |
| 15 | P3600729 | OTHER | CONNECTICUT | OXFORD HEALTH PLANS |
| 16 | TIN | OTHER | | NEHD |
| 17 | 010043144CT01 | OTHER | CONNECTICUT | ANTHEM BC/BS |
