Dr. Richard Plowey, MD is an interventional pain medicine specialist in Washington, PA and has been practicing for 10 years. He graduated from Drexel University College of Medicine in 2003 and specializes in interventional pain medicine, pain medicine, and more.
Keystone Anesthesia Consultants
80 Landings Dr Ste 202
Washington, PA 15301
(724) 969-0191
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- HealthAmerica Pennsylvania, Inc.
- Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
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Top Care Areas
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Chronic Neck Pain
very high
more than 99% of peers
Herniated Disc
very high
more than 99% of peers
Low Back Pain
very high
more than 99% of peers
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3 Specialties
- Interventional Pain Medicine
- Pain Management
- Pain Medicine
2 Board Certifications
- NeurologyAccredited by: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology*
- Pain MedicineAccredited by: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology*
56 Conditions Treated
- Acute Postoperative Pain
- All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Autonomic Disorders
- Back Pain
- Benign Chronic Pain Syndrome
- Bone Disorders
- Brachial Plexus Palsy
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cerebral Palsy
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Chronic Pain
- Chronic Pelvic Pain
- Chronic Postoperative Pain
- Cluster Headache
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Diabetic Polyneuropathy
- Difficulty With Walking
- Enthesopathy of Hip (incl. Trochanteric Bursitis)
- Fibromyalgia
- Fracture
- Gait Abnormality
- Headache
- Herniated Disc
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Knee Disorders
- Low Back Pain
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
- Myelopathy
- Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
- Osteoarthritis of Hip
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Knee Pain
- Pathological Spine Fracture
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Phantom Limb Pain
- Polyneuropathy
- Postherpetic Neuralgia
- Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
- Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Scoliosis
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Deformities
- Spine Disorders
- Spine Fractures, Traumatic
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Upper Back Pain
- Vertebral Column Tumors
- Vertigo
Less
22 Procedures
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
- Epidural Steroid Injections
- Ganglion Impar Block
- Ilioinguinal and Iliohypogastric Block
- Lumbar Epidural Steroid Injection
- Myofascial Trigger Point Injection
- Nerve Block, Somatic
- Nerve Block, Sympathetic
- Nerve Destruction by Neurolytic Agent
- Occipital Nerve Block
- Peripheral Nerve Block
- Rhizotomy
- Sacroiliac Joint Injection
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Nerve Block
- Stellate Ganglion Block
- Steroid Injection
- Synvisc® Injection
- Thoracic Epidural Steroid Injection
- Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
- Trigger Point Injection
Background Check
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0 Sanctions
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0 Board Actions
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Education
- Drexel University College of MedicineMedical School | Graduated 2003
- Hahnemann University HospitalInternship Hospital | Completed 2004
- University of Miami Jackson Meml HospResidency Hospital | Completed 2007
- University of Miami Jackson Meml HospFellowship Hospital | Completed 2008
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
Media & Publications
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Languages Spoken
- English
Memberships & Professional Affiliations
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