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Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

910 Adams Street Se Suite 130
Huntsville, AL 35801

(256) 265-4560

Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD is a general surgeon in Huntsville, AL specializing in general surgery. Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD is affiliated with Huntsville Hospital Health System.

Office Locations

Huntsville Hospital Health System

910 Adams Street Se Suite 130
Huntsville, AL 35801

(256) 265-4560

(256) 265-4565

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD in 2024

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

breast cancer surgery

breast surgery

mastectomy for breast cancer

By Affordability:

total mastectomy

In 2024, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD performed more breast cancer surgery, breast surgery, and mastectomy for breast cancer procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for total (simple) mastectomy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

lymph node procedures

open lymph node biopsy

By Affordability:

breast-conserving surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Alabama, Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD performed more lymph node procedures, and open lymph node biopsy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for breast-conserving surgery, lumpectomy, open surgery, partial mastectomy, and quadrantectomy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD treated as a general surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2012 were excision, breast procedures, lymph node procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	86
cancer surgery	53
diagnostic procedures	69
doctor visit	620
excision	122
image guided procedures	33
lymph node procedures	70
minimally invasive procedures	33
minor procedures	33
nuclear scan	18
open surgery	69

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD treated as a general surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2013 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	55
cancer surgery	33
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	535
excision	83
image guided procedures	22
lymph node procedures	58
minimally invasive procedures	22
minor procedures	22
open surgery	50

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	23
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	30
Dementia	4
Cancer	64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD treated as a general surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2014 were breast procedures, excision, diagnostic procedures and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	55
cancer surgery	30
diagnostic procedures	48
doctor visit	650
excision	53
image guided procedures	25
lymph node procedures	48
minimally invasive procedures	25
minor procedures	25
open surgery	23

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	401
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	259
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	28
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD treated as a general surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2015 were breast procedures, diagnostic procedures, excision and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	68
cancer surgery	34
diagnostic procedures	56
doctor visit	743
excision	56
image guided procedures	34
lymph node procedures	47
minimally invasive procedures	34
minor procedures	34
open surgery	22

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	1052

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	942
Black	108
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	572
From 75 to 84	350
85 and over	66
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	33
Dementia	4
Cancer	62

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD treated as a general surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2016 were breast procedures, diagnostic procedures, excision and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	77
cancer surgery	34
diagnostic procedures	70
doctor visit	667
excision	61
image guided procedures	43
lymph node procedures	56
minimally invasive procedures	43
minor procedures	43
open surgery	27

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	452
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	36
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD treated as a general surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2017 were excision, breast procedures, lymph node procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	86
cancer surgery	46
device removal	11
diagnostic procedures	57
doctor visit	626
excision	87
image guided procedures	16
lymph node procedures	83
minimally invasive procedures	16
minor procedures	16
open surgery	41
plastic surgery procedures	24
reconstructive surgery	24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	408
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	32
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	68

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD treated as a general surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2018 were excision, breast procedures, open surgery and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	38
cancer surgery	20
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	522
excision	44
lymph node procedures	24
open surgery	24
plastic surgery procedures	18
reconstructive surgery	18

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	347
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	28
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD treated as a general surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2019 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	40
cancer surgery	24
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	511
excision	43
lymph node procedures	19
open surgery	19
plastic surgery procedures	16
reconstructive surgery	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	327
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	32
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD treated as a general surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2020 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	52
cancer surgery	30
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	396
excision	53
lymph node procedures	23
open surgery	23
plastic surgery procedures	22
reconstructive surgery	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	20
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD treated as a general surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2021 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	82
cancer surgery	53
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	351
excision	93
lymph node procedures	40
open surgery	40
plastic surgery procedures	29
reconstructive surgery	29

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD treated as a general surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2022 were excision, open surgery, diagnostic procedures and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	16
cancer surgery	16
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	327
excision	33
lymph node procedures	17
open surgery	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD treated as a general surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2023 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	32
cancer surgery	32
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	382
excision	51
lymph node procedures	38
open surgery	19

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	288

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	19
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD treated as a general surgeon in Huntsville, AL during 2024 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	33
cancer surgery	33
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	389
excision	50
lymph node procedures	33
open surgery	17

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD treated as a general surgeon in Huntsville, AL were excision, breast procedures, lymph node procedures and diagnostic procedures.

breast procedures	55
cancer surgery	33
device removal	11
diagnostic procedures	39
doctor visit	516
excision	63
image guided procedures	28
lymph node procedures	42
minimally invasive procedures	28
minor procedures	28
nuclear scan	18
open surgery	30
plastic surgery procedures	21
reconstructive surgery	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	25
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	343
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	137
85 and over	21
Less than 65	26
65 to 74	203

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD treated were hypertension, cancer, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	18
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	3
Cancer	65

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Focal Therapeutics, Inc.	$169 BioZorb $169
AbbVie Inc.	$119 AlloDerm $119
Merit Medical Systems Inc	$47 SAVI SCOUT $31	SAVI Brachy $16
Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.	$21 myRisk $21
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$21 LYNPARZA $21
Other	$102 HEMOBLAST Bellows $19	ENTRE PLUS $17	KEYTRUDA $14	Seglentis $14	XARELTO $13	Other $24

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$479

Biography

Dr. Richard Richardson sees patients in Huntsville, AL. His medical specialty is general surgery. He is affiliated with Huntsville Hospital Health System.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Richardson, MD From 2012 - 2024

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