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Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine and Occupational Medicine

1501 Houston Street
Castroville, TX 78009

(830) 538-3550

Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, TX specializing in family medicine, emergency medicine and occupational medicine.

Office Locations

1501 Houston Street
Castroville, TX 78009

(830) 538-3550

(830) 538-3553

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD in 2024

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Top 10%

By Volume:

urinalysis

By Affordability:

blood count tests

In 2024, among providers in related specialties within Texas, Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD performed more urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for blood count tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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 25%

By Volume:

blood draw

breathing treatment

lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

In 2012, Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD performed more blood draw, breathing treatment, lab tests, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, TX during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

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

blood draw	102
breathing treatment	25
doctor visit	491
lab tests	265
thoracic (chest) imaging	41
X-rays	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, TX during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

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

blood draw	70
breathing treatment	28
doctor visit	509
lab tests	227
minor procedures	12
preventive care	22
thoracic (chest) imaging	30
vaccines	22
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	12
X-rays	30

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	39
Less than 65	22

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, TX during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	19
blood draw	85
breathing treatment	41
doctor visit	638
lab tests	295
preventive care	17
thoracic (chest) imaging	55
vaccines	17
X-rays	74

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	224

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	349
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	48
Less than 65	28

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, TX during 2015 were lab tests, X-rays, blood draw and breathing treatment.

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

abdominal imaging	17
blood draw	85
breathing treatment	77
doctor visit	743
lab tests	518
minimally invasive procedures	13
minor procedures	11
preventive care	21
thoracic (chest) imaging	75
vaccines	21
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	11
X-rays	92

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	422
Female	506

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	828
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	472
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	130
Less than 65	54

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, TX during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	20
blood draw	197
breathing treatment	50
doctor visit	836
ear procedures	13
lab tests	429
musculoskeletal imaging	15
preventive care	17
thoracic (chest) imaging	62
vaccines	17
X-rays	97

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	262

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	409
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	57
Less than 65	23

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

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, TX during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	26
blood draw	437
breathing treatment	75
diabetes management	14
doctor visit	1271
ear procedures	24
lab tests	725
minimally invasive procedures	24
musculoskeletal imaging	18
preventive care	35
thoracic (chest) imaging	122
vaccines	21
X-rays	166

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	504
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	88
Less than 65	30

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, TX during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, breathing treatment and ear procedures.

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

blood draw	232
breathing treatment	39
diabetes management	11
doctor visit	1071
ear procedures	23
lab tests	447
minimally invasive procedures	19
musculoskeletal imaging	13
preventive care	11
X-rays	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	413
Black	0
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	67
Less than 65	20

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, TX during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, breathing treatment and minimally invasive procedures.

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

blood draw	104
breathing treatment	55
doctor visit	510
lab tests	252
minimally invasive procedures	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	65
Less than 65	20

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, TX during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw and breathing treatment.

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

blood draw	60
breathing treatment	19
doctor visit	350
lab tests	158

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	60
Less than 65	18

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, TX during 2021 were lab tests and blood draw.

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

blood draw	46
doctor visit	440
lab tests	91

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	315
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, TX during 2022 were lab tests and blood draw.

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

blood draw	38
doctor visit	476
lab tests	124

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	338
Black	0
Hispanic	49
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	68
Less than 65	13

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, TX during 2023 were blood draw, lab tests and breathing treatment.

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

blood draw	87
breathing treatment	14
doctor visit	507
lab tests	61

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	347
Black	0
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, TX during 2024 were lab tests, blood draw and breathing treatment.

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

blood draw	90
breathing treatment	26
doctor visit	513
lab tests	167

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD.

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	70
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Castroville, TX were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

abdominal imaging	20
blood draw	125
diabetes management	12
doctor visit	642
ear procedures	20
lab tests	289
minimally invasive procedures	17
minor procedures	11
musculoskeletal imaging	15
preventive care	20
thoracic (chest) imaging	64
vaccines	19
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	11
X-rays	73

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD.

**Gender**
Female	230
Male	180

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	360
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	15
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	140
85 and over	53
Less than 65	18
65 to 74	185

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

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Texas.

Licensed In: Texas

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Galderma Laboratories, L.P.	$269 $269
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd.	$116 NURTEC ODT $116
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$101 Regeneten $101
Allergan, Inc.	$76 BOTOX $76
Genentech USA, Inc.	$73 Xofluza $73
Other	$136 BOTOX $37	Cologuard Collection Kit $19	QULIPTA $18	LEQVIO $17	Prolia $15	Other $30

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$620
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$150

Biography

Dr. Richard Neel practices emergency medicine in Castroville, TX. Dr. Neel has obtained a license to practice in Texas.

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

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

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

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

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2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD in 2023

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2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard L. Neel, MD in 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

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

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