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Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

University of Maryland School of Medicine

2301 E 93rd Street Suite 115
Chicago, IL 60617

(773) 967-4130

Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD is a general surgeon in Chicago, IL specializing in general surgery. He graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD is affiliated with Advocate Health Care.

Office Locations

Advocate Health Care

2301 E 93rd Street Suite 115
Chicago, IL 60617

(773) 967-4130

(773) 967-4138

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2320 E 93rd Street
Chicago, IL 60617

(773) 324-0553

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Advocate Health Care

2535 S Martin Luther King Drive
Chicago, IL 60616

(312) 842-7117

(312) 808-3830

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Advocate Health Care

8751 S Greenwood Avenue Suite 100
Chicago, IL 60619

(773) 967-4270

(773) 375-4182

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Advocate Health Care

9831 S Western Avenue
Chicago, IL 60643

(773) 445-3500

(312) 842-6155

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In The News

“My surgeon, Dr. Ken Richards at Mercy Hospital, stated this lump was completely removed and there was no lymph node involved.”—"Breast cancer survivor stories: 'I am going to continue living and traveling'", Chicago Sun-Times, December 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
catheterization	17
doctor visit	217
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	145
inpatient care	145
open surgery	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	180
hospital care	44
inpatient care	44

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	18
Black	207
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	16
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	55
Dementia	16
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, open surgery and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
catheterization	11
doctor visit	197
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hospital care	119
inpatient care	119
open surgery	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	18
Black	211
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	27
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	51
Dementia	17
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	68
doctor visit	107
excision	34
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	246
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	22
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	44
Dementia	13
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	141

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	146
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	14
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	52
Dementia	13
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	160

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	101

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	16
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	43
Dementia	14
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	109

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	99
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	11
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2019 were compression therapy, immobilization and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

compression therapy	75
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	23
doctor visit	139
immobilization	75

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	14
Black	140
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	16
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	48
Dementia	14
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2020 were compression therapy and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

compression therapy	106
doctor visit	101
immobilization	106

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	49
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	14
Black	105
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	17
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	48
Dementia	16
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2021 were compression therapy, immobilization, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

compression therapy	46
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	26
doctor visit	95
hospital care	13
immobilization	46
inpatient care	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	124
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	14
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	49
Dementia	18
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	152

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	119
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	13
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	44
Dementia	8
Cancer	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL were compression therapy, immobilization, hospital care and inpatient care.

abdominal surgery	12
catheterization	14
compression therapy	75
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	39
doctor visit	145
excision	34
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	67
immobilization	75
inpatient care	67
open surgery	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	139
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	5
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	45
85 and over	15
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	74

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	43
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	12
Cancer	27

Education & Training

Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine

Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Advocate Health Care

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, United Healthcare Select Plus POS, Magellan Health Services, United Healthcare Select HMO, United Healthcare Select EPO, OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health), United Healthcare Options PPO, United Healthcare Indemnity, Unicare PPO, Blue Choice, Aetna POS, TRICARE Prime, Aetna QPOS, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Aetna Open Access HMO, Aetna Medicare HMO, Golden Rule, Great-West Healthcare, Community Care Network (CCN), Behavioral Health Systems, TRICARE, Aetna Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Select, Aetna EPO, Aetna HMO, CIGNA Open Access POS, CIGNA PPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, United Healthcare Select Plus HMO, United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO, WellCare, AARP, Humana Medicare Choice PPO, Medicare Advantage, United Healthcare Choice Plus HMO, Blue Advantage HMO, Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO, United Healthcare, Three Rivers, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Molina Healthcare, United Healthcare Navigate HMO, First Health, Beech Street, HealthLink PPO, HealthSmart, HFN, CIGNA Open Access Plus POS, PHCS PPO, MultiPlan PPO, CHAMPVA, SEIU - Local 4 PPO, Aetna Medicare Prime HMO-POS, Ambetter of Michigan Marketplace (ACA) HMO, Union Medical Care PPO, Aetna Elect Choice HMO (includes Aetna Health Funds), AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan, Aetna Medicare POS, Aetna State of Illinois Open Access Plus, Aetna Open Choice POS, Health Services and Technology, HST Care Connect PPO, Aetna Open Choice PPO - State of Illinois - SOI, United Surest (previously Bind), Aetna Managed Choice (MC) POS, Union Health Services, Inc., Blue Cross Med Select PPO, Aetna Open Choice POS II, Benefits Services and Systems, Inc, Aetna State of Illinois PPO, FirstHealth, Ambetter of Indiana Marketplace (ACA) HMO, Ambetter of Iowa Marketplace (ACA) HMO, BCBS Commercial PPO, Aetna Health Network Option, Health Services and Technology, HST Care Connect EPO, Oscar Select Commercial HMO, Provider Network of America (PNOA), AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan, Oscar Choice Health Commercial HMO, Aetna Signature Administrators PPO (ASA or SRC) PPO, Aetna Upfront Advantage, Ambetter of Illinois Marketplace (ACA) HMO, Aetna Signature Administrators PPO, Blue Cross Community FHP, SEIU - Local 4 HMO, UFCW Local 1546 Health and Welfare Fund (UMC) HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice (includes Aetna Health Funds), Aetna Better Health Premier Plan MMAI, Blue Cross Commercial PPO, Aetna NAP - PPO, Aetna Value Performance Network, Aetna Premier Care Plus Network, Zing Health, Trilogy, Blue Cross Community MMAI, BlueCare Direct HMO, Aetna Health Network Only, Benefit Plan Administrators (BPA), Aetna Premier Care Network and Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Ken R. Richards, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

United Healthcare Select Plus POS

Magellan Health Services

United Healthcare Select HMO

United Healthcare Select EPO

OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (United Behavioral Health)

United Healthcare Options PPO

United Healthcare Indemnity

Unicare PPO

Blue Choice

Aetna POS

TRICARE Prime

Aetna QPOS

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Aetna Open Access HMO

Aetna Medicare HMO

Golden Rule

Great-West Healthcare

Community Care Network (CCN)

Behavioral Health Systems

TRICARE

Aetna Open Access Aetna Select

Aetna Select

Aetna EPO

Aetna HMO

CIGNA Open Access POS

CIGNA PPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

United Healthcare Select Plus HMO

United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO

WellCare

AARP

Humana Medicare Choice PPO

Medicare Advantage

United Healthcare Choice Plus HMO

Blue Advantage HMO

Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO

United Healthcare

Three Rivers

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Molina Healthcare

United Healthcare Navigate HMO

First Health

Beech Street

HealthLink PPO

HealthSmart

HFN

CIGNA Open Access Plus POS

PHCS PPO

MultiPlan PPO

CHAMPVA

SEIU - Local 4 PPO

Aetna Medicare Prime HMO-POS

Ambetter of Michigan Marketplace (ACA) HMO

Union Medical Care PPO

Aetna Elect Choice HMO (includes Aetna Health Funds)

AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan

Aetna Medicare POS

Aetna State of Illinois Open Access Plus

Aetna Open Choice POS

Health Services and Technology, HST Care Connect PPO

Aetna Open Choice PPO - State of Illinois - SOI

United Surest (previously Bind)

Aetna Managed Choice (MC) POS

Union Health Services, Inc.

Blue Cross Med Select PPO

Aetna Open Choice POS II

Benefits Services and Systems, Inc

Aetna State of Illinois PPO

FirstHealth

Ambetter of Indiana Marketplace (ACA) HMO

Ambetter of Iowa Marketplace (ACA) HMO

BCBS Commercial PPO

Aetna Health Network Option

Health Services and Technology, HST Care Connect EPO

Oscar Select Commercial HMO

Provider Network of America (PNOA)

AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan

Oscar Choice Health Commercial HMO

Aetna Signature Administrators PPO (ASA or SRC) PPO

Aetna Upfront Advantage

Ambetter of Illinois Marketplace (ACA) HMO

Aetna Signature Administrators PPO

Blue Cross Community FHP

SEIU - Local 4 HMO

UFCW Local 1546 Health and Welfare Fund (UMC) HMO

Aetna Open Access Elect Choice (includes Aetna Health Funds)

Aetna Better Health Premier Plan MMAI

Blue Cross Commercial PPO

Aetna NAP - PPO

Aetna Value Performance Network

Aetna Premier Care Plus Network

Zing Health

Trilogy

Blue Cross Community MMAI

BlueCare Direct HMO

Aetna Health Network Only

Benefit Plan Administrators (BPA)

Aetna Premier Care Network

Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$3,994 Da Vinci Surgical System $3,994
Covidien Sales LLC	$570 Access $387	Vessel Sealing $165	Valleylab FT10 $11	ReliaTack $7
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$221 Santyl $138	Regranex $51	Wound Matrix $32
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$146 GRAFIX PL $65	COLLAGENASE SANTYL $46	Santyl $24	Regranex $11
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$114 BYDUREON $114
Other	$370 SURGICAL $65	Kerecis Omega3 SurgiClose $34	ENTRE $27	PuraPly $24	DORYX $23	Other $197

**Types of Payments**
Education	$2,500
Travel and Lodging	$1,718
Food and Beverage	$1,198

Biography

Dr. Ken Richards' specialty is general surgery. He is professionally affiliated with Advocate Trinity Hospital. Dr. Richards most likely takes Aetna EPO, Blue California, and Coventry, as well as other insurance carriers. He studied medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Richards trained at Vanderbilt University Medical Center for residency.