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Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

2301 House Avenue Suite 505
Cheyenne, WY 82001

(307) 632-9261

Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD is an orthopedist in Cheyenne, WY specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

2301 House Avenue Suite 505
Cheyenne, WY 82001

(307) 632-9261

(307) 634-9170

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In The News

“He is survived by his loving wife of thirty-five years, Maggie Jenkins Dominy, and his only child Dorothy Ann Torkelson and her husband Dr. Richard E. Torkelson of Cheyenne, Wyoming.”—"Kenneth Leroy Dominy", The Denver Post, April 2012

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD in 2023

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Top 25%

By Volume:

joint imaging

knee X-ray

In 2012, Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD performed more joint imaging, and knee X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Wyoming.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cheyenne, WY during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	73
doctor visit	507
fracture surgery	13
hip imaging	192
hospital care	15
injections	73
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	22
lower extremity surgery	35
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	324
pelvic imaging	18
reconstructive surgery	22
spinal procedures	15
X-rays	340

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cheyenne, WY during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	81
doctor visit	534
hip imaging	200
injections	81
joint surgery	34
lower extremity surgery	34
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	33
musculoskeletal imaging	358
pelvic imaging	36
reconstructive surgery	34
spinal procedures	102
X-rays	463

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	394

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	561
Black	0
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	199
85 and over	88
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cheyenne, WY during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, spinal procedures and hip imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	53
doctor visit	597
hip imaging	176
injections	53
joint surgery	32
lower extremity surgery	32
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
musculoskeletal imaging	300
pelvic imaging	29
reconstructive surgery	32
spinal procedures	241
X-rays	557

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	436

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	589
Black	0
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	275
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	94
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cheyenne, WY during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	53
doctor visit	516
hip imaging	120
injections	53
joint surgery	28
lower extremity surgery	28
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	11
musculoskeletal imaging	240
pelvic imaging	20
reconstructive surgery	28
spinal procedures	42
X-rays	291

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	372
Female	716

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	942
Black	0
Hispanic	90
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	448
From 75 to 84	316
85 and over	148
Less than 65	176

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	24
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cheyenne, WY during 2016 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	47
doctor visit	486
injections	47
musculoskeletal imaging	116
X-rays	116

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	279

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	0
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	62
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cheyenne, WY during 2017 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	60
doctor visit	444
injections	60
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
musculoskeletal imaging	139
pelvic imaging	15
X-rays	141

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	405
Black	0
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	59
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cheyenne, WY during 2018 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	46
doctor visit	452
hospital care	16
injections	46
inpatient care	16
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
musculoskeletal imaging	160
pelvic imaging	19
reconstructive surgery	11
X-rays	161

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	424
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	68
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	25
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cheyenne, WY during 2019 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	39
doctor visit	427
injections	39
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
musculoskeletal imaging	152
pelvic imaging	11
spinal procedures	12
X-rays	160

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	344
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	49
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	26
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cheyenne, WY during 2020 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
doctor visit	286
injections	29
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	28
musculoskeletal imaging	119
pelvic imaging	20
X-rays	111

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	33
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cheyenne, WY during 2021 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
doctor visit	223
injections	28
musculoskeletal imaging	81
pelvic imaging	12
spinal procedures	12
X-rays	105

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	266
Black	0
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	33
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	20
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cheyenne, WY during 2022 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	75
musculoskeletal imaging	88
spinal procedures	14
X-rays	102

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	29
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD in 2022

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD treated as an orthopedist in Cheyenne, WY were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and spinal procedures.

aspiration	50
doctor visit	413
fracture surgery	13
hip imaging	172
hospital care	15
injections	50
inpatient care	15
joint surgery	25
lower extremity surgery	28
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
musculoskeletal imaging	188
pelvic imaging	20
reconstructive surgery	25
spinal procedures	62
X-rays	231

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	403
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	36
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	137
85 and over	60
Less than 65	75
65 to 74	187

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

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

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Wyoming.

Licensed In: Wyoming

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zyga Technology Inc	$25 SImmetry Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System $25

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$25

Biography

Dr. Richard Torkelson's specialty is orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He is a graduate of the University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Eugene Torkelson, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

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