In 2023, Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD had a list price for hemodialysis, hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Florida. 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%

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hemodialysis

In 2012, Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD performed more hemodialysis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lakeland, FL during 2012 were dialysis, hospital care, inpatient care and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	545
doctor visit	303
hemofiltration	50
hospital care	510
inpatient care	510

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lakeland, FL during 2013 were dialysis, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

dialysis	373
doctor visit	265
hospital care	363
inpatient care	363

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	122
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	53
Less than 65	151

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	68
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lakeland, FL during 2014 were dialysis, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

dialysis	416
doctor visit	327
hospital care	406
inpatient care	406

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	305
Black	158
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	48
Less than 65	184

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	70
Dementia	18
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lakeland, FL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	344
doctor visit	297
hemofiltration	37
hospital care	418
inpatient care	405
outpatient care	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD.

**Gender**
Male	476
Female	514

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	300
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	278
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	110
Less than 65	366

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	70
Dementia	23
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lakeland, FL during 2016 were hospital care, dialysis, inpatient care and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	383
doctor visit	286
hemofiltration	36
hospital care	389
inpatient care	377
outpatient care	12

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	132
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	47
Less than 65	162

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	44
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	73
Dementia	25
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lakeland, FL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and outpatient care.

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

dialysis	306
doctor visit	292
hemofiltration	30
hospital care	385
inpatient care	343
outpatient care	42

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	132
Hispanic	57
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	41
Less than 65	172

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	75
Dementia	23
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lakeland, FL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

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

dialysis	328
doctor visit	283
hemofiltration	23
hospital care	348
inpatient care	348

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	237

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	140
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	48
Less than 65	154

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	73
Dementia	26
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lakeland, FL during 2019 were dialysis, hospital care and inpatient care.

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

dialysis	257
doctor visit	256
hospital care	253
inpatient care	253

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	105
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	37
Less than 65	123

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	71
Dementia	23
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lakeland, FL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

dialysis	182
doctor visit	177
hospital care	324
inpatient care	324

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	182
Black	105
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	38
Less than 65	112

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	68
Dementia	24
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lakeland, FL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

dialysis	182
doctor visit	195
hospital care	259
inpatient care	259

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	74
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	34
Less than 65	99

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	69
Dementia	28
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lakeland, FL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

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

dialysis	181
doctor visit	166
hospital care	308
inpatient care	308

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	60
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	24
Less than 65	92

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	68
Dementia	22
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD treated as a nephrologist in Lakeland, FL were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis	317
doctor visit	258
hemofiltration	35
hospital care	360
inpatient care	354
outpatient care	22

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	120
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	246
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	13
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	105
85 and over	43
Less than 65	146
65 to 74	128

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	64
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	21
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Florida.

Licensed In: Florida

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Fresenius USA Marketing, Inc.	$481 Velphoro $467	$14
Amgen Inc.	$388 Sensipar $222	Parsabiv $166
Mallinckrodt LLC	$361 ACTHAR $361
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$349 JYNARQUE $235	SAMSCA $114
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$317 Rayaldee $317
Other	$2,795 ACTHAR $345	Auryxia $280	VELTASSA $247	BENLYSTA $235	Renal - PD $168	Other $1,521

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,691

Biography

Dr. Ricardo Vilches, who practices in Lakeland, FL, is a medical specialist in adult nephrology. He attended medical school at MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine.

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

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Vilches, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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