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Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD

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Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

365 Montauk Avenue
New London, CT 06320

(203) 442-0711

Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD is a neurologist in New London, CT specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD is affiliated with Lawrence + Memorial Hospital.

Office Locations

Lawrence + Memorial Hospital

365 Montauk Avenue
New London, CT 06320

(203) 442-0711

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5 Perryridge Road
Greenwich, CT 06830

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Lawrence + Memorial Hospital

75 Kings Highway Cutoff
Fairfield, CT 06824

1-877-925-3637

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Lawrence + Memorial Hospital

800 Howard Avenue Lower Level
New Haven, CT 06519

(203) 785-4085

(203) 785-3732

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“In this exclusive MedPage Today video, Richard Nowak, MD, of the Yale Myasthenia Gravis Clinic in New Haven, Connecticut, discusses how treatment with the anti-CD19 monoclonal antibody provided...”—"Trial Data Show Extended Benefit With Inebilizumab in Myasthenia Gravis", MedPage Today, November 2025

“On the Myasthenia Gravis Activities of Daily Living (MG-ADL) scale, the adjusted mean difference between inebilizumab and placebo scores was -2.8 points (95% CI -3.9 to -1.7, P =0.001) at 52 weeks...”—"Benefits in Myasthenia Gravis Extend to 52 Weeks With Inebilizumab", MedPage Today, April 2025

“"Inebilizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that causes targeted and sustained depletion of CD19-positive B cells, including plasmablasts and some plasma cells, that are integral to the...”—"Treating Generalized Myasthenia Gravis", MedPage Today, February 2025

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD treated as a neurologist in New London, CT during 2012 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	196

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD treated as a neurologist in New London, CT during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	69
hospital care	187
inpatient care	187

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	31
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	28
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	26
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD treated as a neurologist in New London, CT during 2014 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	103

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	81
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	43
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD treated as a neurologist in New London, CT during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	108
hospital care	145
inpatient care	145

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	52
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	41
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD treated as a neurologist in New London, CT during 2016 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	156

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	105
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD treated as a neurologist in New London, CT during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	192
hospital care	77
inpatient care	77

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	144
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	15
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD treated as a neurologist in New London, CT during 2018 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	174

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	18
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD treated as a neurologist in New London, CT during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	143
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	22
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	130

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	43

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	16
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD in 2020

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	44
Dementia	24
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD treated as a neurologist in New London, CT during 2021 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	16
doctor visit	163

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	19
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD treated as a neurologist in New London, CT during 2022 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	188

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	17
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD treated as a neurologist in New London, CT during 2023 were diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	189

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	108
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	24
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD treated as a neurologist in New London, CT were hospital care, inpatient care and diagnostic procedures.

diagnostic procedures	42
doctor visit	146
hospital care	122
inpatient care	122

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	119
Hispanic	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	44
85 and over	17
Less than 65	24
65 to 74	54

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

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Cancer	10
Dementia	10

Education & Training

He completed residency at Yale-New Haven Hospital. He has a state license in Connecticut.

Residency: Yale-New Haven Hospital

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Lawrence + Memorial Hospital

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 Joseph Nowak, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CorVel, Great-West Healthcare, WellCare, MultiPlan, Community Care Network (CCN), Aetna, United Healthcare, TRICARE, Oxford Health Plans, Consumer Health Network, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Anthem, ConnectiCare, Focus Health Solutions, First Health, Prime Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), COMPWORKS, HEALTHCARE VALUE MANAGEMENT, MANAGED COMP, HUSKY and PREFERRED HEALTH WORKS.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CorVel

Great-West Healthcare

WellCare

MultiPlan

Community Care Network (CCN)

Aetna

United Healthcare

TRICARE

Oxford Health Plans

Consumer Health Network

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Anthem

ConnectiCare

Focus Health Solutions

First Health

Prime Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

COMPWORKS

HEALTHCARE VALUE MANAGEMENT

MANAGED COMP

HUSKY

PREFERRED HEALTH WORKS

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$72,282 SOLIRIS $48,731	ULTOMIRIS $11,539	$12,012
ARGENX US, INC.	$21,565 VYVGART $20,415	$1,150
Grifols USA, LLC	$20,498 Gamunex-C $20,498
Amgen Inc.	$11,431 UPLIZNA $8,431	$3,000
Janssen Global Services, LLC	$10,234 $10,234
Other	$18,087 Hizentra $5,953	UPLIZNA $5,146	GAMMAGARD/KIOVIG $1,345	BioTherapeutics - Research & Development $570	Gamunex-C $148	Other $4,924

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$98,956
Honoraria	$19,920
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$16,764
Travel and Lodging	$11,806
Food and Beverage	$6,520
Other	$130

Research Payments

Dr. Richard Joseph Nowak, MD has received 122 research payments totaling $801,020.

Biography

Dr. Richard Nowak is a neurology (brain & spinal cord disease) specialist in Greenwich, CT, New London, CT, and New Haven, CT. He is professionally affiliated with Yale Medicine and Lawrence + Memorial Hospital. He is a graduate of Drexel University College of Medicine. Dr. Nowak's training includes a residency program at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Dr. Nowak is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including Anthem, ConnectiCare, and Blue California. He has a closed panel according to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital.