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Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology
7777 Hennessy Boulevard Suite 612
Baton Rouge, LA 70808

Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD is a gastroenterologist in New Orleans, LA specializing in adult gastroenterology. Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD is affiliated with Forrest Health.

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Office Locations

1514 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans, LA 70121
(504) 842-4000
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Forrest Health

415 South 28th Avenue #4
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
(601) 268-5680
(601) 268-5778
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7777 Hennessy Boulevard Suite 612
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
(225) 769-5656
(225) 766-6996
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

ERCP with stent placement

By Affordability:

ERCP with stone removal

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Louisiana, Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD performed more ERCP with stent placement procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for ERCP with stone removal 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 10%

By Volume:

EGD with endoscopic ultrasound
therapeutic ERCP

In 2023, Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD performed more EGD with endoscopic ultrasound, and therapeutic ERCP procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

colonoscopy with endoscopic mucosal resection
endoscopic mucosal resection
endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration
ERCP
ERCP with stent placement
fine needle aspiration
image-guided biopsy
image-guided fine needle aspiration
therapeutic ERCP

In 2012, Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD had a list price for colonoscopy with endoscopic mucosal resection, endoscopic mucosal resection (EMR), endoscopic ultrasound with fine needle aspiration, ERCP (biliary and pancreatic endoscopy), ERCP with stent placement, fine needle aspiration (FNA), image-guided biopsy, image-guided fine needle aspiration, and therapeutic ERCP that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. 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. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in New Orleans, LA during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD for Medicare patients.

balloon dilation 18
diagnostic procedures 108
doctor visit 123
foreign body removal 27
gastrointestinal procedures 247
hospital care 55
inpatient care 55
minimally invasive procedures 247
preventive care 13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 108
stent placement (stenting) 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in New Orleans, LA during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 20
diagnostic procedures 152
doctor visit 121
foreign body removal 52
gastrointestinal procedures 376
hospital care 21
image guided procedures 20
inpatient care 21
minimally invasive procedures 376
minor procedures 20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 152
stent placement (stenting) 28
ultrasound (sonogram) 77

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD.

Gender
Male 124
Female 159
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 174
Black 89
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 120
From 75 to 84 51
85 and over 18
Less than 65 94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 54
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 42
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 44
Dementia 8
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in New Orleans, LA during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 21
diagnostic procedures 175
doctor visit 59
foreign body removal 26
gastrointestinal procedures 402
hospital care 54
image guided procedures 21
inpatient care 54
minimally invasive procedures 402
minor procedures 21
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 175
stent placement (stenting) 43
ultrasound (sonogram) 96

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD.

Gender
Male 144
Female 176
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 210
Black 88
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 124
From 75 to 84 67
85 and over 21
Less than 65 108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 43
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 45
Dementia 9
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in New Orleans, LA during 2015 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 31
diagnostic procedures 137
doctor visit 28
foreign body removal 42
gastrointestinal procedures 414
hospital care 64
image guided procedures 31
inpatient care 64
minimally invasive procedures 414
minor procedures 31
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 137
stent placement (stenting) 50
ultrasound (sonogram) 116

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD.

Gender
Male 296
Female 276
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 386
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 208
From 75 to 84 130
85 and over 44
Less than 65 190

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 55
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 50
Depression 35
Chronic Kidney Disease 48
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 43
Dementia 11
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in New Orleans, LA during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 51
diagnostic procedures 164
doctor visit 18
foreign body removal 40
gastrointestinal procedures 530
hospital care 27
image guided procedures 51
inpatient care 27
minimally invasive procedures 530
minor procedures 51
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 164
stent placement (stenting) 67
ultrasound (sonogram) 195

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD.

Gender
Male 145
Female 164
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 213
Black 83
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 136
From 75 to 84 81
85 and over 19
Less than 65 73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 51
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 50
Asthma 27
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 23
Diabetes 42
Dementia 9
Cancer 19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in New Orleans, LA during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 43
diagnostic procedures 173
doctor visit 14
foreign body removal 30
gastrointestinal procedures 436
hospital care 41
image guided procedures 43
inpatient care 41
minimally invasive procedures 436
minor procedures 43
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 173
stent placement (stenting) 60
ultrasound (sonogram) 140

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD.

Gender
Male 116
Female 139
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 179
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 121
From 75 to 84 53
85 and over 19
Less than 65 62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 53
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 41
Dementia 11
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in New Orleans, LA during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 37
diagnostic procedures 188
gastrointestinal procedures 377
image guided procedures 37
minimally invasive procedures 377
minor procedures 37
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 188
stent placement (stenting) 37
ultrasound (sonogram) 120

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD.

Gender
Male 117
Female 130
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 181
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 128
From 75 to 84 56
85 and over 16
Less than 65 47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 46
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 48
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 37
Dementia 7
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in New Orleans, LA during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 25
diagnostic procedures 229
foreign body removal 28
gastrointestinal procedures 467
image guided procedures 25
minimally invasive procedures 467
minor procedures 25
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 229
stent placement (stenting) 43
ultrasound (sonogram) 108

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD.

Gender
Male 133
Female 116
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 190
Black 46
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 128
From 75 to 84 63
85 and over 12
Less than 65 46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 41
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 45
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 36
Dementia 9
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in New Orleans, LA during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 34
diagnostic procedures 161
foreign body removal 28
gastrointestinal procedures 374
hospital care 16
image guided procedures 34
inpatient care 16
minimally invasive procedures 374
minor procedures 34
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 161
stent placement (stenting) 40
ultrasound (sonogram) 105

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD.

Gender
Male 127
Female 116
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 179
Black 50
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 132
From 75 to 84 52
85 and over 18
Less than 65 41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 5
Ischemic Heart Disease 42
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 50
Asthma 5
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 44
Dementia 14
Cancer 19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in New Orleans, LA during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 28
diagnostic procedures 151
foreign body removal 28
gastrointestinal procedures 349
hospital care 15
image guided procedures 28
inpatient care 15
minimally invasive procedures 349
minor procedures 28
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 151
stent placement (stenting) 37
ultrasound (sonogram) 92

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD.

Gender
Male 114
Female 111
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 169
Black 41
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 124
From 75 to 84 59
85 and over 17
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 69
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 43
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 51
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 40
Dementia 9
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in New Orleans, LA during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 23
diagnostic procedures 129
gastrointestinal procedures 256
hospital care 17
image guided procedures 23
inpatient care 17
minimally invasive procedures 256
minor procedures 23
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 129
stent placement (stenting) 40
ultrasound (sonogram) 86

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD.

Gender
Male 110
Female 90
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 167
Black 22
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 104
From 75 to 84 52
85 and over 20
Less than 65 24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 31
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 20
Heart Failure 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 40
Dementia 8
Cancer 27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in New Orleans, LA during 2023 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 20
diagnostic procedures 114
gastrointestinal procedures 265
hospital care 21
image guided procedures 20
inpatient care 21
minimally invasive procedures 265
minor procedures 20
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 127
stent placement (stenting) 30
ultrasound (sonogram) 72

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD.

Gender
Male 99
Female 95
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 145
Black 32
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 101
From 75 to 84 54
85 and over 15
Less than 65 24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD in 2023

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 36
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 18
Heart Failure 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 35
Dementia 8
Cancer 21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD treated as a gastroenterologist in New Orleans, LA were gastrointestinal procedures, minimally invasive procedures, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and diagnostic procedures.

aspiration 30
balloon dilation 18
diagnostic procedures 156
doctor visit 60
foreign body removal 33
gastrointestinal procedures 374
hospital care 33
image guided procedures 30
inpatient care 33
minimally invasive procedures 374
minor procedures 30
preventive care 13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth) 157
stent placement (stenting) 41
ultrasound (sonogram) 109

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD.

Gender
Female 131
Male 127
Ethnicity
Black / African American 37
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 182
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 59
85 and over 18
Less than 65 61
65 to 74 118

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 58
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 41
Asthma 8
Osteoporosis 9
Heart Failure 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 18
Diabetes 37
Atrial Fibrillation 12
Dementia 8
Cancer 16

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ricardo Vicente Romero, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Forrest Health

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Boston Scientific Corporation $2,026 GENERAL POLYPECTOMY
$1,229 		GENERAL - POLYPECTOMY
$532 		ORISE
$70 		EXALT
$57 		AXIOS
$39 		Other
$99
Olympus Corporation of the Americas $1,276 Olympus EndoTherapy Accessories
$1,276
Mauna Kea Technologies, Inc. $1,071 Cellvizio
$1,071
Lumendi LLC $472 DiLumen
$472
Covidien LP $333 Beacon
$190 		Barrx
$143
Other $1,122 ELIQUIS
$96 		Cook Medical Sphincterotomy
$95 		Creon
$92 		GI Solutions
$81 		Nvision VLE
$71 		Other
$687
Types of Payments
Travel and Lodging $3,799
Food and Beverage $2,475
Education $26

Biography

Dr. Ricardo Romero's area of specialization is adult gastroenterology. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Romero include hospital care. He graduated from Ponce School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at Norwalk Hospital. Dr. Romero's hospital/clinic affiliations include Hattiesburg Clinic, Ochsner Medical Center, and Forrest Health.

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