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Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD

Specializes in: Foot & Ankle Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery
11411 Brookshire Avenue 200
Downey, CA 90241

Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD is a foot and ankle surgeon in Downey, CA specializing in foot & ankle surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

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Office Locations

11411 Brookshire Avenue 200
Downey, CA 90241
(562) 869-4421
(562) 869-3600
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In The News 

“Amputations are common among diabetics because the disease accelerates hardening of arteries and causes poor circulation, frequently affecting the feet, said Dr. Richard Chambers, an orthopedist...”—"COVER STORY : AT RISK : Ranked as the Third Leading Cause of Death by Disease, Diabetes Strikes People of Color at an Alarmingly High Rate.", Los Angeles Times, August 2024

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

joint X-ray
knee X-ray

In 2023, Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD had a list price for joint X-ray, and knee X-ray that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within California. 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. Richard Byron Chambers, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Downey, CA during 2012 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 103
doctor visit 466
hospital care 23
injections 103
inpatient care 23
musculoskeletal imaging 28
X-rays 28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Downey, CA during 2013 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 88
doctor visit 522
hip imaging 20
injections 88
musculoskeletal imaging 52
X-rays 52

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD.

Gender
Male 117
Female 147
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 45
Black 0
Hispanic 189
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 87
From 75 to 84 61
85 and over 38
Less than 65 78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 4
Ischemic Heart Disease 39
Depression 19
Chronic Kidney Disease 42
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 10
Diabetes 67
Dementia 17
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Downey, CA during 2014 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 113
doctor visit 560
hip imaging 17
hospital care 12
injections 113
inpatient care 12
musculoskeletal imaging 56
X-rays 56

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD.

Gender
Male 89
Female 153
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 47
Black 0
Hispanic 167
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 80
From 75 to 84 59
85 and over 37
Less than 65 66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 44
Depression 26
Chronic Kidney Disease 41
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 8
Heart Failure 26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 14
Diabetes 64
Dementia 14
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Downey, CA during 2015 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 91
doctor visit 415
hip imaging 22
injections 91
musculoskeletal imaging 83
X-rays 83

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD.

Gender
Male 132
Female 270
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 72
Black 0
Hispanic 278
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 138
From 75 to 84 116
85 and over 56
Less than 65 92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 44
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 45
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 6
Heart Failure 29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 60
Dementia 21
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Downey, CA during 2016 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 98
doctor visit 404
injections 98
musculoskeletal imaging 47
X-rays 47

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD.

Gender
Male 58
Female 137
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 53
Black 0
Hispanic 112
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 69
From 75 to 84 55
85 and over 48
Less than 65 23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 7
Ischemic Heart Disease 47
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 48
Asthma 26
Osteoperosis 16
Atrial Fibrilation 7
Heart Failure 30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 61
Dementia 24
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Downey, CA during 2017 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 102
doctor visit 421
injections 102
musculoskeletal imaging 41
X-rays 41

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD.

Gender
Male 54
Female 135
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 43
Black 0
Hispanic 119
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 70
From 75 to 84 49
85 and over 41
Less than 65 29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 50
Stroke 6
Ischemic Heart Disease 37
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 43
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 55
Dementia 22
Cancer 8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Downey, CA during 2018 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 92
doctor visit 319
hospital care 19
injections 92
inpatient care 19
musculoskeletal imaging 53
X-rays 53

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD.

Gender
Male 49
Female 119
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 32
Black 0
Hispanic 110
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 58
From 75 to 84 48
85 and over 34
Less than 65 28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 43
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 54
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 57
Dementia 22
Cancer 7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Downey, CA during 2019 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 83
doctor visit 324
hospital care 17
injections 83
inpatient care 17
musculoskeletal imaging 49
X-rays 49

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD.

Gender
Male 47
Female 117
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 30
Black 0
Hispanic 108
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 56
From 75 to 84 45
85 and over 37
Less than 65 26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 40
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 49
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 9
Heart Failure 30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 57
Dementia 27
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Downey, CA during 2020 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 49
doctor visit 202
hospital care 26
injections 49
inpatient care 26
musculoskeletal imaging 22
spinal procedures 13
X-rays 35

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD.

Gender
Male 31
Female 90
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 27
Black 0
Hispanic 72
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 44
From 75 to 84 42
85 and over 18
Less than 65 17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 57
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 10
Heart Failure 28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 66
Dementia 25
Cancer 10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Downey, CA during 2021 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 56
doctor visit 198
hospital care 24
injections 56
inpatient care 24
musculoskeletal imaging 26
X-rays 26

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD.

Gender
Male 27
Female 86
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 30
Black 0
Hispanic 65
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 43
From 75 to 84 29
85 and over 25
Less than 65 16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 73
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 28
Chronic Kidney Disease 65
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 13
Heart Failure 39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 61
Dementia 23
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Downey, CA during 2022 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 18
doctor visit 74
injections 18
musculoskeletal imaging 19
X-rays 19

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD.

Gender
Male 13
Female 48
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 0
Black 0
Hispanic 37
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 31
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 11
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 26
Depression 36
Chronic Kidney Disease 46
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 64
Dementia 23
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD treated as a foot and ankle surgeon in Downey, CA were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration 81
doctor visit 355
hip imaging 19
hospital care 20
injections 81
inpatient care 20
musculoskeletal imaging 43
spinal procedures 13
X-rays 44

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD.

Gender
Female 118
Male 56
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 34
Hispanic 114
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
85 and over 31
75 to 84 45
Less than 65 34
65 to 74 61

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

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

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 57
Stroke 2
Ischemic Heart Disease 35
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 44
Asthma 8
Osteoporosis 9
Heart Failure 27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 55
Atrial Fibrillation 6
Dementia 19
Cancer 4

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 2.6 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard Byron Chambers, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Downey, CA. 

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. $172 AccuFill
$105 		Biomet Orthopak
$42 		Product Portfolio
$25
KCI USA, Inc $112 VAC VERAFLO
$112
ACell, Inc. $111
$111
Medtronic Xomed, Inc. $25 Advanced Energy Hemostatic Device
$25
Shire US Holdings $19 Dermagraft
$19
Other $78 PriMatrix
$17 		PENNSAID
$15 		ORTHO - TRAUMA
$14 		ZYVOX
$14
$18
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $478
Travel and Lodging $38

Biography

Dr. Richard Chambers is a physician who specializes in foot & ankle surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. His patients gave him an average rating of 2.5 stars (out of 5). He graduated from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons.

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