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Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD

(12 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

2304 S. Burnside Avenue
Gonzales, LA 70737

(225) 647-6533

Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Gonzales, LA specializing in family medicine. Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD is affiliated with St. James Parish Hospital.

Office Locations

2304 S. Burnside Avenue
Gonzales, LA 70737

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gonzales, LA during 2012 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	25
doctor visit	827
lab tests	25
preventive care	66
vaccines	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gonzales, LA during 2013 were preventive care, lab tests, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	46
doctor visit	540
lab tests	72
preventive care	85
vaccines	39

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	118

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	17
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gonzales, LA during 2014 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	782
preventive care	73
vaccines	73

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	34
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	12
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gonzales, LA during 2015 were preventive care, lab tests, vaccines and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	76
doctor visit	709
lab tests	106
preventive care	168
vaccines	80

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	406
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	220
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	26
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gonzales, LA during 2016 were preventive care, lab tests, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	94
doctor visit	655
lab tests	137
preventive care	176
vaccines	64

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	110

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	18
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gonzales, LA during 2017 were preventive care, lab tests, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	70
doctor visit	654
lab tests	110
preventive care	117
vaccines	24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	17
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gonzales, LA during 2018 were preventive care, lab tests, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	65
doctor visit	640
lab tests	124
preventive care	140
vaccines	37

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	187
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	14
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gonzales, LA during 2019 were preventive care, lab tests, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	76
doctor visit	592
lab tests	97
preventive care	107
vaccines	31

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	175
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	14
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gonzales, LA during 2020 were preventive care, lab tests, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	25
doctor visit	715
lab tests	25
preventive care	47
vaccines	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	13
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gonzales, LA during 2021 were preventive care, lab tests, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	39
doctor visit	565
lab tests	39
preventive care	56
vaccines	17

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	11
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gonzales, LA during 2022 were preventive care, lab tests, diabetes management and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	30
doctor visit	413
lab tests	30
preventive care	41
vaccines	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	121
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	70
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gonzales, LA during 2023 were lab tests, preventive care and diabetes management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD for Medicare patients.

diabetes management	39
doctor visit	399
lab tests	39
preventive care	39

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gonzales, LA were preventive care, lab tests, diabetes management and vaccines.

diabetes management	53
doctor visit	624
lab tests	73
preventive care	92
vaccines	39

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD.

**Gender**
Female	96
Male	111

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	175
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	56
85 and over	11
Less than 65	37
65 to 74	98

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

St. James Parish Hospital

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.17 out of 5 stars based on 12 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Gonzales, LA.

4.17

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,841 FARXIGA $614	SYMBICORT $287	CRESTOR $279	BREZTRI $267	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $195	Other $198
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$1,499 JARDIANCE $833	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $261	Spiriva $99	STIOLTO $50	TRIJARDY XR $45	Other $211
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$1,416 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $621	AREXVY $231	BREO $114	TANZEUM $108	ANORO $69	Other $272
Amarin Pharma Inc.	$965 Vascepa $965
Pfizer Inc.	$816 LYRICA $398	EUCRISA $149	ELIQUIS $77	COLOGUARD $62	CHANTIX $51	Other $79
Other	$7,017 VRAYLAR $507	INVOKANA $463	Repatha $427	XIFAXAN $414	JARDIANCE $310	Other $4,896

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$13,446
Education	$109

Biography

Dr. Richard Caro's specialty is family medicine. He is professionally affiliated with St. James Parish Hospital. Dr. Caro graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2022

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2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD in 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Caro, MD From 2012 - 2023

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