Company description
Northwest Iowa Bone Joint: Deffer Jr Philip A MD offers Physicians services in Spencer IA, IA area.
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- Insurance Accepted
- Insurance Accepted include Assurant;BCBS;BCBS Blue Card PPO;Cigna;CIGNA Open Access;CIGNA PPO;Coventry;Great West PPO;Humana;Medicaid;Medicare;Principal Financial;UHC Choice Plus POS;UHC Options PPO;United Health Care;Wellmark Health Network;Wellpoint
- Trusted To Make Decisions?
- Based on 3 responses, when asked if they trust Dr. Deffer to make decisions or recommendations that they believe to be in their best interest, HealthGrades users on average responded 'Mostly not.' Response is averaged using standard rounding.
- Licensed
- No (All statements concerning insurance, licenses, and bonds are informational only, and are self-reported. Since insurance, licenses and bonds can expire and can be cancelled, homeowners should always check such information for themselves.)
- How Long Did You Wait?
- Based on 3 responses, when asked how long they had to wait before seeing Dr. Deffer, HealthGrades users on average responded '10 to 15 minutes.' Response is averaged using standard rounding.
- Medical School Recognition
- Out of the 2030 physicians who graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School Of Medicine, 73% are HealthGrades' Recognized.
- Overall Recommendation
- Out of 3 patients that have completed a Patient Experience Survey on this provider, 0% would recommend Dr. Deffer to their family and friends.
- License Information
- State Board: Iowa State Board Of Medical Examiners Expiry Date: 2009-06-01, State Board: Texas Medical Board Expiry Date: 2008-05-31
- Consumer Searches
- Out of 1 Hand Surgery physicians in Spencer, IA, Dr. Deffer is ranked 1st in the number of searches on Healthgrades' site.
- Residency Recognition
- Out of the 1270 providers who completed their residency at Walter Reed Army Med Center, 80% are HealthGrades' Recognized.
- Hospital Affiliation
- Great River Medical Center, Spencer Hospital, Buena Vista Reginal Medical Center
- Most Recent Updated Information
- Confirmed: Dr. Deffer's practice location is at 1200 1st Ave E, Spencer, IA.
- Residency
- Moffitt Hosp Univ Of Ca, Letterman Army Med Ctr, Staten Island Univ Hosp
- Insurance
- Great-West Healthcare, Independence Blue Cross, United Healthcare
- Physician Name
- Philip Augustus Deffer, MD, Deffer Philip Augustus, MD
- Specialty
- Orthopaedic Surgery (Orthopaedic Surgery of the Hand)
- Specialties
- Orthopedic Surgeon, Sport Medicine Specialist
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- Send medical information to PHILIP DEFFER, M.D.
- Educational Experience
- 4815 - Texas Tech Univ Hlth Sci Ctr, Lubbock
- Medical School
- Texas Tech University School of Medicine
- Accepting New Patients
- Currently accepting new patients
- Specialist
- Orthopaedic Surgeon
- Affiliated Hospitals
- University Hospital
- Professional Certification
- Orthopaedic Surgery
- Email
- [email protected]
- Medical School Rank
- 1 out of 4 stars
- Contact
- Philip Deffer
- Specialities
- Surgery Hand
- Date Of Most Recent Update
- 04/23/2010
- On Angie's List Since
- 10/9/2008
- Middle Name
- Augustus
- Gender
- Male
- Sex
- Male
- Licensing State
- IA
- Medical Degree
- MD
- Degree
- MD
- Years Experience
- 20
- Years In Practice
- 21
- Web Site
- http://www.nwiabone.com/