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Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology

27699 Jefferson Avenue Suite 204
Temecula, CA 92590

(951) 225-1116

Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD is a pulmonologist in Temecula, CA specializing in adult pulmonology.

Office Locations

27699 Jefferson Avenue Suite 204
Temecula, CA 92590

(951) 225-1116

(951) 225-1103

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD in 2023

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pulmonary function test

In 2012, Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD performed more pulmonary function test (PFT) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Temecula, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and breathing treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD for Medicare patients.

breathing treatment	66
doctor visit	496
hospital care	2215
inpatient care	2215
pulmonary testing	140

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Temecula, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	20
breathing treatment	28
bronchoscopy	40
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	255
hospital care	3490
inpatient care	3490
minimally invasive procedures	29
pulmonary testing	102
sleep study	32

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	296
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	449
Black	42
Hispanic	112
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	125
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	72
Diabetes	58
Dementia	29
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Temecula, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	23
breathing treatment	50
bronchoscopy	19
doctor visit	582
hospital care	1685
inpatient care	1685
minimally invasive procedures	19
pulmonary testing	197
sleep study	51

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	280
Female	317

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	450
Black	40
Hispanic	79
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	104
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	49
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Temecula, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and breathing treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	31
breathing treatment	79
bronchoscopy	16
catheterization	13
doctor visit	645
hospital care	1065
inpatient care	1065
minimally invasive procedures	16
pulmonary testing	324
sleep study	54

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	576
Female	632

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	920
Black	64
Hispanic	158
Asian	40
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	422
From 75 to 84	424
85 and over	234
Less than 65	128

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	46
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Temecula, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and breathing treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	35
breathing treatment	68
bronchoscopy	11
doctor visit	719
hospital care	933
inpatient care	933
minimally invasive procedures	11
pulmonary testing	252
sleep study	59

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	283
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	458
Black	28
Hispanic	68
Asian	33
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	209
85 and over	109
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	62
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	43
Dementia	20
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Temecula, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	25
breathing treatment	82
bronchoscopy	11
doctor visit	692
hospital care	1090
inpatient care	1090
pulmonary testing	365
sleep study	93

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	432
Black	26
Hispanic	61
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	102
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	59
Diabetes	46
Dementia	19
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Temecula, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	47
doctor visit	707
hospital care	1264
inpatient care	1264
minimally invasive procedures	12
pulmonary testing	306
sleep study	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	256
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	417
Black	26
Hispanic	64
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	93
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Temecula, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	669
hospital care	821
inpatient care	821
pulmonary testing	277
sleep study	22

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	354
Black	25
Hispanic	60
Asian	32
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	74
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	47
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Temecula, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	15
doctor visit	392
hospital care	612
inpatient care	612
pulmonary testing	204
sleep study	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	213

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	13
Hispanic	64
Asian	30
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	60
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	47
Dementia	18
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Temecula, CA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, sleep study and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	47
catheterization	12
doctor visit	462
hospital care	521
inpatient care	521
pulmonary testing	100
sleep study	103

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	261

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	380
Black	22
Hispanic	60
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	219
From 75 to 84	187
85 and over	63
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	46
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Temecula, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	43
doctor visit	461
hospital care	515
inpatient care	515
pulmonary testing	153
sleep study	95

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	396
Black	30
Hispanic	70
Asian	35
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	89
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Temecula, CA during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD for Medicare patients.

airway management	19
doctor visit	641
hospital care	334
inpatient care	334
pulmonary testing	284
sleep study	77

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD.

**Gender**
Male	253
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	391
Black	30
Hispanic	83
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	92
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	35
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Temecula, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and sleep study.

airway management	30
aspiration	14
bronchoscopy	24
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	560
hospital care	1212
inpatient care	1212
minimally invasive procedures	17
pulmonary testing	225
sleep study	55

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD.

**Gender**
Female	295
Male	263

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	28
Asian / Pacific Islander	24
Non-Hispanic White	410
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	73
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	191
85 and over	95
Less than 65	59
65 to 74	212

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	29
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$1,065 LifeVest $1,065
Lung Biotechnology Corp	$191 ADCIRCA $191
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$171 NUCALA $70	BREO $39	TRELEGY ELLIPTA $29	ADVAIR $21	ANORO $13
Lilly USA, LLC	$167 JARDIANCE $98	BASAGLAR $47	TRULICITY $22
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.	$167 UPTRAVI $116	OPSUMIT $50
Other	$971 DALIRESP $129	XOLAIR $119	BRONCHIAL THERMOPLASTY $104	V-GO $69	TEFLARO $67	Other $483

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,692
Education	$41

Research Payments

Dr. Ricardo Rafael Vega, MD has received 11 research payments totaling $114,077.

Biography

Dr. Ricardo Vega works as a sleep medicine and adult pulmonology specialist in Temecula, CA. Dr. Vega has obtained a license to practice in California.