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Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD

(Richard A. Van Etten, MD)

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine), General Practice, Adult Oncology and Adult Hematology

Stanford University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: blood disorders, cancer, bone marrow transplant, and more.

101 The City Drive South Building 23
Orange, CA 92868

(949) 999-2400

Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD is an internist in Orange, CA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine), general practice, adult oncology and adult hematology. He graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD is affiliated with Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CFCCC), UCI Health and UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center.

Office Locations

101 The City Drive South Building 23
Orange, CA 92868

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1640 Newport Boulevard Suite 400
Costa Mesa, CA 92627

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23961 Calle De La Magdalena
Laguna Hills, CA 92653

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19208 Jamboree Road
Irvine, CA 92612

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Immuno-Oncology and Precision Cancer Therapeutics Research Programs led by Richard Van Etten.”—"Inside Falling Leaves: New Facility Brings 13 Research Programs to Cure the 'Incurable'", Orange County Business Journal, February 2026

“The Immuno-Oncology and Precision Cancer Therapeutics Research Programs, under the leadership of Dr. Richard Van Etten, represent the cutting edge of personalized medicine.”—"OC Leader Board: The Six Stories of Falling Leaves", Orange County Business Journal, December 2025

“In attendance were prominent cancer experts in Orange County such as Dr. Edward Kim, physician-in-chief at City of Hope Orange County, Dr. Richard Van Etten, director of UCI Health Chao Family...”—"Cancer Experts Probe Declining Trust in Health Institutions", Orange County Business Journal, February 2025

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD treated as an internist in Orange, CA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	367
inpatient care	367

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD treated as an internist in Orange, CA during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	237
inpatient care	237

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	32

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD treated as an internist in Orange, CA during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	106
inpatient care	106

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	19

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	20
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD treated as an internist in Orange, CA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	77
inpatient care	77

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	16

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	18
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD treated as an internist in Orange, CA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	35
hospital care	60
inpatient care	60

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	12

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	16
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD treated as an internist in Orange, CA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	37
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	13

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	15

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	12

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	11
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	65
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD treated as an internist in Orange, CA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	37
hospital care	85
inpatient care	85

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	19

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	15
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	16
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	43
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD treated as an internist in Orange, CA were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	36
hospital care	141
inpatient care	141

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Female	13
Male	17

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	18
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	7
Less than 65	1
65 to 74	7

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	0
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	3
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	0
Cancer	3

Education & Training

Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Harvard Medical School Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Hematology and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine

Residency: Harvard Medical School Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Hematology

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CFCCC)

UCI Health

UCI Health Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$22,788 PROMACTA $20,085	TASIGNA $2,583	NON BRAND $120
Pfizer Inc.	$19,398 DAURISMO $15,750	Non-Covered Product $148	$3,500
Sandoz Inc.	$10,516 $10,516
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$5,325 PROMACTA $5,325
Incyte Corporation	$4,875 JAKAFI $4,335	$540
Other	$2,162 Molecular Diagnostics $257	None $115	ELZONRIS $48	Non-Covered Product $19	$1,724

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$49,310
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$9,500
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$2,500
Food and Beverage	$2,285
Travel and Lodging	$1,470

Research Payments

Dr. Richard A. Van Etten, MD, PhD has received 1 research payments totaling $5,527.

Biography

Dr. Richard Vanetten's areas of specialization are general practice, adult hematology, and adult oncology; he sees patients in Orange, CA, Laguna Hills, CA, and Irvine, CA. After completing medical school at Stanford University School of Medicine, he performed his residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital and a hospital affiliated with Harvard Medical School. His areas of expertise include the following: chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), acute leukemia, and chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Dr. Vanetten has received distinctions including Southern California Super Doctors; Boston Super Doctors; and Physicians of Excellence, Orange County Medical Association. He is affiliated with Chao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center (CFCCC).