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Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD

(Christopher L. Richards, MD)

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

175 Hector Avenue
Gretna, LA 70056

(504) 349-6925

Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Gretna, LA specializing in family medicine. Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD is affiliated with West Jefferson Medical Center Primary Care - Oakwood.

Office Locations

175 Hector Avenue
Gretna, LA 70056

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gretna, LA during 2012 were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	142
diabetes management	16
doctor visit	728
lab tests	107
preventive care	99
thoracic (chest) imaging	18
thyroid function tests	26
vaccines	67
X-rays	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gretna, LA during 2013 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	197
doctor visit	709
preventive care	76
thoracic (chest) imaging	13
vaccines	76
X-rays	13

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	130
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	31
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gretna, LA during 2014 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	199
doctor visit	672
preventive care	58
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
vaccines	58
X-rays	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	135
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	35
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gretna, LA during 2015 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	154
doctor visit	583
preventive care	96
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
vaccines	96
X-rays	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	264
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	62
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gretna, LA during 2016 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	163
doctor visit	557
preventive care	70
thoracic (chest) imaging	11
vaccines	70
X-rays	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	110
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	24
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	39
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gretna, LA during 2017 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	103
doctor visit	585
preventive care	64
vaccines	64

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	94
Black	121
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	26
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	38
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	661

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	92
Black	136
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	25
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	39
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	635

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	87
Black	137
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	20
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	39
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	466

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	130
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	17
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	500

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	60
Black	121
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	18
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	495

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	64
Black	126
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	24
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	35
Dementia	6
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	409

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	115
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	29
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gretna, LA were blood draw, lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

blood draw	159
diabetes management	16
doctor visit	583
lab tests	107
preventive care	77
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
thyroid function tests	26
vaccines	71
X-rays	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Female	109
Male	117

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	127
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	84
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	49
85 and over	25
Less than 65	45
65 to 74	105

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

West Jefferson Medical Center Primary Care - Oakwood

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.	$9,380 Brintellix $6,693	Trintellix $2,567	AMITIZA $52	Uloric $35	MOTEGRITY $8	Other $25
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$8,177 Brintellix $7,278	Kazano $282	Contrave $258	Trintellix $135	Uloric $82	Other $142
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$4,466 SYMBICORT $1,150	FARXIGA $1,080	BYDUREON $556	BREZTRI $318	ONGLYZA $206	Other $1,155
Lilly USA, LLC	$3,070 MOUNJARO $684	BASAGLAR $602	JARDIANCE $526	TRULICITY $504	ZEPBOUND $215	Other $538
Novo Nordisk Inc	$3,000 Victoza $858	Ozempic $491	Tresiba $358	Saxenda $318	NovoLog $222	Other $753
Other	$17,721 Repatha $1,032	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $725	INVOKANA $720	TOUJEO $698	LINZESS $555	Other $13,991

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$29,555
Consulting Fee	$8,021
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$5,659
Travel and Lodging	$2,257
Education	$323

Biography

Dr. Christopher Richards is a Gretna, LA physician who specializes in family medicine. He is a graduate of Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD in 2020

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher L. Richards, MD From 2012 - 2023

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