Orvis Chitwood III MD in Dothan, Alabama

Medical School: University Of Alabama School Of Medicine
Graduation Year: 1988
The Primary Medical Specialty for Orvis Chitwood III MD is listed as: Orthopedic Surgery
Credentials: MD
Additional Credentials:
Approximate Years of Experience: 36
PAC (PECOS ID)#: 0547174013
NPI #: 1275534661
NPI Created On: 08/09/2005
NPI Last Updated Listed as: 11/20/2014
Primary Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
License Number:
15049
Listed Gender: Male

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Forms of insurance accepted by include, but are not limited to:

• Blue Cross Blue Shield
• Medicare

They are listed as accepting new patients.

Languages spoken by staff include: English.

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Services and Procedures include:

1. Injections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane
2. Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule
3. Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule
4. Prosthetic repair of shoulder joint
5. Incision of tendon covering
6. Application of cast, shoulder to hand (long arm)
7. Application of cast, elbow to finger (short arm)
8. Shaving of shoulder bone using an endoscope
9. Repair of shoulder rotator cuff using an endoscope
10. Release and/or relocation of ulnar nerve at elbow
11. Release and/or relocation of median nerve of hand
12. X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
13. X-ray of elbow, minimum of 3 views
14. X-ray of wrist, minimum of 3 views
15. X-ray of hand, minimum of 3 views
16. X-ray of fingers, minimum of 2 views
17. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes
18. New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 45 minutes
19. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes
20. Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes

They took part in Medicare's Electronic Health Record Incentive Program which was designed to help move people over to electronic records and improve the systems that were already in place.
They took part in the Medicare Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS).