In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Maryland, Dr. Richard Kang, MD performed more nerve surgery, open carpal tunnel surgery, tendon sheath incision, and upper extremity surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for arm immobilization, casting (cast application), and immobilization that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

injections

In 2023, Dr. Richard Kang, MD performed more injections procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Maryland.

Top 25%

By Volume:

ganglion cyst aspiration

ganglion cyst injection

In 2012, Dr. Richard Kang, MD performed more ganglion cyst aspiration, and ganglion cyst injection procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Maryland.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Kang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salisbury, MD during 2012 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

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

aspiration	122
decompression surgery	195
doctor visit	1298
excision	25
immobilization	12
injections	389
joint surgery	25
musculoskeletal imaging	23
nerve procedures	195
open surgery	195
tendon surgery	55
upper extremity surgery	275
X-rays	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Kang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salisbury, MD during 2013 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

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

aspiration	126
decompression surgery	199
doctor visit	1343
excision	18
immobilization	20
injections	421
joint surgery	18
musculoskeletal imaging	33
nerve procedures	199
open surgery	199
tendon surgery	57
upper extremity surgery	274
X-rays	33

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Kang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	520

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	767
Black	98
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	445
From 75 to 84	258
85 and over	57
Less than 65	124

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Kang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salisbury, MD during 2014 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

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

aspiration	145
decompression surgery	190
doctor visit	1510
excision	12
immobilization	20
injections	445
joint surgery	12
musculoskeletal imaging	20
nerve procedures	190
open surgery	190
tendon surgery	51
upper extremity surgery	253
X-rays	20

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Kang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	351
Female	546

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	774
Black	107
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	463
From 75 to 84	266
85 and over	68
Less than 65	100

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Kang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salisbury, MD during 2015 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

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

aspiration	176
decompression surgery	212
doctor visit	1952
excision	11
immobilization	23
injections	613
joint surgery	11
nerve procedures	212
open surgery	212
tendon surgery	65
upper extremity surgery	288

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Kang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	944
Female	1322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1922
Black	274
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1174
From 75 to 84	638
85 and over	162
Less than 65	292

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	32
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Kang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salisbury, MD during 2016 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and nerve procedures.

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

aspiration	192
decompression surgery	160
doctor visit	1704
excision	21
immobilization	23
injections	592
joint surgery	21
nerve procedures	160
open surgery	160
tendon surgery	75
upper extremity surgery	256

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Kang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	468
Female	647

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	957
Black	130
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	601
From 75 to 84	306
85 and over	82
Less than 65	126

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Kang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salisbury, MD during 2017 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

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

aspiration	140
decompression surgery	186
doctor visit	1608
excision	25
immobilization	20
injections	541
joint surgery	25
nerve procedures	186
open surgery	186
tendon surgery	63
upper extremity surgery	274

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Kang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	429
Female	655

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	919
Black	133
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	598
From 75 to 84	305
85 and over	62
Less than 65	119

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Kang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salisbury, MD during 2018 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

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

aspiration	62
decompression surgery	186
doctor visit	1290
excision	20
immobilization	19
injections	399
joint surgery	20
musculoskeletal imaging	19
nerve procedures	186
open surgery	186
tendon surgery	49
upper extremity surgery	255
X-rays	19

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Kang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	463
Female	667

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	969
Black	125
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	597
From 75 to 84	355
85 and over	81
Less than 65	97

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Kang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salisbury, MD during 2019 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

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

aspiration	78
decompression surgery	139
doctor visit	1323
excision	31
injections	402
joint surgery	31
musculoskeletal imaging	56
nerve procedures	139
open surgery	139
pelvic imaging	19
spinal procedures	28
tendon surgery	56
upper extremity surgery	226
X-rays	103

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Kang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	480
Female	780

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1076
Black	146
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	638
From 75 to 84	395
85 and over	99
Less than 65	128

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Kang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salisbury, MD during 2020 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

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

aspiration	88
decompression surgery	162
doctor visit	1276
excision	24
immobilization	11
injections	402
joint surgery	24
musculoskeletal imaging	30
nerve procedures	162
open surgery	162
pelvic imaging	17
spinal procedures	23
tendon surgery	51
upper extremity surgery	237
X-rays	70

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Kang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	447
Female	727

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	995
Black	135
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	612
From 75 to 84	390
85 and over	79
Less than 65	93

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Kang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salisbury, MD during 2021 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

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

aspiration	107
decompression surgery	148
doctor visit	1390
excision	18
injections	429
joint surgery	18
musculoskeletal imaging	24
nerve procedures	148
open surgery	148
spinal procedures	11
tendon surgery	59
upper extremity surgery	225
X-rays	35

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Kang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	439
Female	723

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	968
Black	146
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	618
From 75 to 84	373
85 and over	77
Less than 65	94

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Kang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salisbury, MD during 2022 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

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

aspiration	112
decompression surgery	165
doctor visit	1434
excision	23
immobilization	14
injections	454
joint surgery	23
nerve procedures	165
open surgery	165
tendon surgery	87
upper extremity surgery	275

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Kang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	470
Female	692

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1016
Black	106
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	595
From 75 to 84	407
85 and over	87
Less than 65	73

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	2
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Kang, MD treated as an orthopedist in Salisbury, MD were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

aspiration	122
decompression surgery	176
doctor visit	1466
excision	20
immobilization	18
injections	462
joint surgery	20
musculoskeletal imaging	29
nerve procedures	176
open surgery	176
pelvic imaging	18
spinal procedures	20
tendon surgery	60
upper extremity surgery	258
X-rays	43

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Kang, MD.

**Gender**
Male	441
Female	661

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	127
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	942
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	17

**Age**
75 to 84	335
85 and over	77
Less than 65	113
65 to 74	576

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

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Maryland.

Licensed In: Maryland

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Holding Inc	$118 Knee $118
The Medicines Company	$17 CLEVIPREX $17
Biomet Orthopedics, LLC	$10 Extremities $10

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$146

Biography

Dr. Richard Kang's areas of specialization are hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery; he sees patients in Salisbury, MD. Dr. Kang attended medical school at Yale School of Medicine.

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

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

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

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

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

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