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Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD

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Specializes in: Hand Surgery and Plastic Surgery

New York University (NYU) School of Medicine

522 East Broad Street
Westfield, NJ 07090

(908) 654-6540

Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD is a hand surgeon in Westfield, NJ specializing in hand surgery and plastic surgery. He graduated from New York University (NYU) School of Medicine. Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD is affiliated with RWJBarnabas Health, Atlantic Health System, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway and Overlook Medical Center.

Office Locations

Overlook Medical Center

522 East Broad Street
Westfield, NJ 07090

(908) 654-6540

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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway

955 South Springfield Avenue Suite 105 - Building A
Springfield, NJ 07081

(908) 654-6540

(908) 654-6504

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	84

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Westfield, NJ during 2013 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	136
doctor visit	148
excision	136

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	30
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD in 2013

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	35
Dementia	22
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Westfield, NJ during 2014 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	150
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	135
excision	150

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	97
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	34
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD in 2014

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	37
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Westfield, NJ during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	47
doctor visit	86
excision	47

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	166
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD in 2015

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	23
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Westfield, NJ during 2016 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	144

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	41
Female	46

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	158

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	45

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	98

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	43

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	36
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	53

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	39

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	47

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	35

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	77

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	44

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	73

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	24
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD treated as a hand surgeon in Westfield, NJ were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision and diagnostic procedures.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	111
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	100
excision	111

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD.

**Gender**
Female	50
Male	32

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	33
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	5
75 to 84	21
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	29

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	2
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	2
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	5
Cancer	5

Education & Training

Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD graduated from New York University (NYU) School of Medicine. He completed residency at Northwestern University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certified and has a state license in New Jersey.

Medical School: New York University (NYU) School of Medicine

Residency: Northwestern University Affiliated Hospitals (2000)

Board Certification: Board Certified

Licensed In: New Jersey

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

RWJBarnabas Health

Atlantic Health System

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway

Overlook Medical Center

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, First Health and Medicare.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Richard E. Tepper, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield

First Health

Medicare

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Mentor Worldwide LLC	$125 MENTOR MemoryGel Resterilizable Gel Sizer $125
Allergan, Inc.	$100 BOTOX COSMETIC $74	BOTOX $26
Allergan Inc.	$83 NATRELLE $22	BOTOX COSMETIC $15	$46
Sientra, Inc.	$59 SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAT IMPLANT $59
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$57 AmBisome $41	MYCAMINE $15
Other	$354 Serostim $48	NERVE CUFF $38	XARTEMIS XR $33	PICATO $29	Recon-Skin and Wound $24	Other $181

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$778

Biography

Dr. Richard Tepper sees patients in Westfield, NJ and Springfield, NJ. His medical specialties are plastic surgery and hand surgery. Dr. Tepper is professionally affiliated with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Rahway and Overlook Medical Center. Blue California, Coventry, and First Health are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Tepper honors. According to Atlantic Health System, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Westfield, NJ. After completing medical school at New York University (NYU) School of Medicine, he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Northwestern University. Dr. Tepper speaks Spanish.