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Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD

(Richard Alan Failor)

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Endocrinology

Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1977)

Professional interests include: thyroid cancer, pheochromocytoma, tumor, and more.

820 Yale Avenue N. Sloan Clinic 2
Seattle, WA 98109

(206) 606-1024

Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD is an endocrinologist in Seattle, WA specializing in adult endocrinology. He graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1977 and has 49 years of experience. Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD is affiliated with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center and THE ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS.

Office Locations

1354 Aloha Street Sloan Clinic 1
Seattle, WA 98109

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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

1959 Ne Pacific Street
Seattle, WA 98195

(206) 598-3300

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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

820 Yale Avenue N. Sloan Clinic 2
Seattle, WA 98109

(206) 606-1024

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	545

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Seattle, WA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	560
hospital care	31
inpatient care	31

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	15
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD in 2013

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	53
Dementia	7
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	592

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	31
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	17
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD in 2014

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	49
Dementia	5
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Seattle, WA during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	534
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	402

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	564
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	54
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	308
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	44
Less than 65	142

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD in 2015

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	47
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Seattle, WA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	568
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	275
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	32
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	23
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	48
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Seattle, WA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	566
hospital care	82
inpatient care	82

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	218

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	314
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	27
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	32
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	46
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Seattle, WA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	572
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	27
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	29
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD in 2018

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	42
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	507

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	20
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	27
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD in 2019

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	36
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	415

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	205

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	275
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	26
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD in 2020

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	36
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	453

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	26
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD in 2021

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	388

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	273
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	28
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD in 2022

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Seattle, WA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	518
hospital care	40
inpatient care	40

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	22
Non-Hispanic White	280
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	5
Other	14

**Age**
75 to 84	99
85 and over	24
Less than 65	60
65 to 74	161

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine in 1977. He completed residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. He is certified by the General Internal Medicine and has a state license in Washington.

Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine (1977)

Residency: Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Board Certification: General Internal Medicine (1980)

Licensed In: Washington

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center

THE ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITY PHYSICIANS

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard A. Failor, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Seattle, WA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novo Nordisk Inc	$152 $152
Corcept Therapeutics	$48 Korlym $48
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$28 NON-PRODUCT $28
Lilly USA, LLC	$25 HUMATROPE $25

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$224
Education	$28

Biography

Dr. Richard Failor works as an adult endocrinology. He is rated 3.5 stars (out of 5) by his patients. These areas are among Dr. Failor's clinical interests: thyroid cancer, adrenal cancer, and head and neck cancer. He is affiliated with Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center. He attended Mount Sinai School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for residency. Dr. Failor has received distinctions including Dr. Failor has received this peer-nominated award for exceptional patient care for multiple years; Seattle Met's 2025 Top Doctors Award; and Seattle Magazine's 2024 Top Doctors Award.