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Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiothoracic Surgery and Cardiology (Heart Disease)

University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

2828 First Avenue Suite 200
Huntington, WV 25702

(304) 399-7530

Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Huntington, WV specializing in cardiothoracic surgery and cardiology (heart disease). He graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD is affiliated with St. Mary's Hospital and Marshall Health.

Office Locations

2828 First Avenue Suite 200
Huntington, WV 25702

(304) 399-7530

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Huntington, WV during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and vascular procedures.

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

ablation	58
angioplasty	16
bypass surgery	14
cardiac procedures	61
catheterization	27
doctor visit	440
hospital care	184
implant surgery	33
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	15
inpatient care	184
laser treatment	29
minimally invasive procedures	120
open surgery	46
pelvic imaging	14
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	57
thoracostomy	18
vascular procedures	71

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Huntington, WV during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and vascular procedures.

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

ablation	30
angioplasty	32
bypass surgery	12
cardiac procedures	24
doctor visit	581
hospital care	196
inpatient care	196
laser treatment	15
minimally invasive procedures	141
open surgery	47
pelvic imaging	11
stent placement (stenting)	45
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	47
thoracostomy	23
vascular procedures	118

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	230
Female	241

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	38
Less than 65	115

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	46
Dementia	15
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Huntington, WV during 2014 were inpatient care, hospital care, vascular procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

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

ablation	22
angioplasty	21
bypass surgery	15
cardiac procedures	30
catheterization	14
doctor visit	552
hospital care	133
inpatient care	133
laser treatment	11
minimally invasive procedures	88
open surgery	47
pelvic imaging	26
stent placement (stenting)	26
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	47
thoracostomy	17
vascular procedures	105

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	253

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	34
Less than 65	114

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	48
Dementia	14
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Huntington, WV during 2015 were inpatient care, hospital care, vascular procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

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

angioplasty	17
bypass surgery	27
cardiac procedures	54
catheterization	18
doctor visit	640
hospital care	176
inpatient care	176
minimally invasive procedures	61
open surgery	74
pelvic imaging	56
stent placement (stenting)	16
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	85
thoracostomy	20
vascular procedures	151

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	630
Female	580

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1182
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	512
From 75 to 84	288
85 and over	110
Less than 65	300

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	44
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Huntington, WV during 2016 were inpatient care, hospital care, vascular procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

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

angioplasty	54
bypass surgery	25
cardiac procedures	61
catheterization	16
doctor visit	687
hospital care	200
implant surgery	11
inpatient care	200
minimally invasive procedures	82
open surgery	73
pelvic imaging	69
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	73
thoracostomy	23
vascular procedures	197

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	314
Female	314

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	615
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	253
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	41
Less than 65	164

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	47
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	50
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Huntington, WV during 2017 were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

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

ablation	24
angioplasty	29
catheterization	11
doctor visit	586
hospital care	108
inpatient care	108
laser treatment	12
minimally invasive procedures	53
open surgery	15
pelvic imaging	21
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	15
thoracostomy	15
vascular procedures	113

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	277
Female	251

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	28
Less than 65	124

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	46
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Huntington, WV during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

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

anastomosis	15
bypass surgery	25
cardiac procedures	50
dialysis access procedures	15
doctor visit	245
hospital care	110
inpatient care	110
open surgery	50
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	50
vascular procedures	43

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	17
Less than 65	67

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	52
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Huntington, WV during 2019 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and vascular procedures.

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

anastomosis	23
angioplasty	12
bypass surgery	42
cardiac procedures	84
dialysis access procedures	23
doctor visit	162
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35
minimally invasive procedures	12
open surgery	84
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	84
vascular procedures	49

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	108

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	17
Less than 65	61

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	62
Dementia	21
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Huntington, WV during 2020 were vascular procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and cardiac procedures.

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

angioplasty	15
bypass surgery	23
cardiac procedures	46
doctor visit	146
minimally invasive procedures	15
open surgery	46
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	46
vascular procedures	48

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	66

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	18
Less than 65	48

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	58
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Huntington, WV during 2021 were vascular procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and cardiac procedures.

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

anastomosis	12
angioplasty	13
bypass surgery	19
cardiac procedures	38
dialysis access procedures	12
doctor visit	148
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	38
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	38
vascular procedures	52

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	69

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	15
Less than 65	42

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	62
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Huntington, WV during 2022 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

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

bypass surgery	21
cardiac procedures	42
doctor visit	97
open surgery	42
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	42
vascular procedures	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	58

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	60
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Huntington, WV during 2023 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

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

bypass surgery	17
cardiac procedures	34
doctor visit	74
open surgery	34
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	34

2023 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	38

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	11
Less than 65	15

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	56
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Huntington, WV during 2024 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

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

bypass surgery	11
cardiac procedures	22
doctor visit	83
open surgery	22
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22

2024 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	55

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	11
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	53
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD treated as a cardiothoracic surgeon in Huntington, WV were inpatient care, hospital care, vascular procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

ablation	33
anastomosis	16
angioplasty	23
bypass surgery	20
cardiac procedures	45
catheterization	17
dialysis access procedures	16
doctor visit	341
hospital care	142
implant surgery	22
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	15
inpatient care	142
laser treatment	16
minimally invasive procedures	65
open surgery	47
pelvic imaging	32
stent placement (stenting)	29
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	49
thoracostomy	19
vascular procedures	87

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

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

**Gender**
Female	165
Male	186

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	160
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	26
75 to 84	93
Less than 65	81
65 to 74	147

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	49
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Cancer	13
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. Richard J. Heuer, MD graduated from University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Southern California (USC) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Certified: American Board of Thoracic Surgery in Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery and has a state license in Kentucky.

Medical School: University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine

Residency: University of Southern California (USC) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Certified: American Board of Thoracic Surgery in Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery

Licensed In: Kentucky

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Silk Road Medical, Inc.	$1,485 ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection System $944	ENROUTE Transcarotid Stent $540
Medtronic, Inc.	$341 COREVALVE EVOLUT R $177	ENDURANT IIS $138	Penditure $14	Simulus $12
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$230 SAPIEN 3 Ultra RESILIA $168	MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve $42	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $20
Endologix LLC	$218 ENDOCROSS Device $174	Alto Abdominal Stent Graft System $44
Corcym Inc	$199 Perceval $199
Other	$627 GIAPREZA $127	SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM $70	AtriCure cryoICE cryoSPHERE Cryoablation System $62	GORE TAG Thoracic Branch Endoprosthesis $60	Impella $51	Other $257

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,000
Travel and Lodging	$1,101

Biography

Dr. Richard Heuer is a specialist in cardiology (heart disease) and cardiothoracic surgery in Huntington, WV. He graduated from the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Heuer trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Southern California (USC) for his residency. He is affiliated with Marshall Health and St. Mary's Hospital.