Dr. Richard Wigod

Overview

Dr. Richard Wigod, MD, is an Endocrinology specialist in Long Beach, California. He attended and graduated from University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine in 1957, having over 67 years of diverse experience, especially in Endocrinology. He is affiliated with many hospitals including Community Hospital Of Long Beach, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Los Alamitos Medical Center. Dr. Richard Wigod accepts Medicare-approved amount as payment in full. Call (562) 498-2481 to request Dr. Richard Wigod the information (Medicare information, advice, payment, ...) or simply to book an appointment.

Doctor Profile

Quality Reporting

• eRx - He does not participate in the Medicare Electronic Prescribing (eRx) Incentive Program.
• PQRS - He does not report Quality Measures (PQRS). The Physician Quality Reporting System (PQRS) is a Medicare program encouraging health care professionals and group practices to report information on their quality of care. Quality measures can show how well a health care professional provides care to people with Medicare.
• EHR - He does not use electronic health records (EHR). The Electronic Health Records (EHR) Incentive Program encourages health care professionals to use certified EHR technology in ways that may improve health care. Electronic health records are important because they may improve a health care professional's ability to make well-informed treatment decisions.
• MHI - He does not commit to heart health through the Million Hearts initiative. Million Hearts is a national initiative that encourages health care professionals to report and perform well on activities related to heart health in an effort to prevent heart attacks and strokes.
• MOC - He does not participate in the Medicare Maintenance of Certification Program. A "Maintenance of Certification Program" encourages board certified physicians to continue learning and self-evaluating throughout their medical career.

Language Spoken by Dr. Richard Wigod

• English

Medical Licenses

Specialization	License Number	Issued State
Other Service Providers / Specialist click for detail Specialist An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.	A18140	California

Affiliated Hospitals

Hospital Name	Location	Hospital Type	Hospital Ownership
Community Hospital Of Long Beach	Long Beach, California	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Private
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center	Long Beach, California	Acute Care Hospitals	Voluntary Non-Profit - Other
Los Alamitos Medical Center	Los Alamitos, California	Acute Care Hospitals	Proprietary

Practice Locations

This doctor profile was updated by using the public dataset from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) which is publicized on Thursday, May 4, 2017, and correspondent NPI information on the public NPPES record dated Friday, July 9, 2010. If you found out that something incorrect and want to change it, please follow this Update Data guide.

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Dr. Richard Wigod [NPI: 1245218304]Endocrinology