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Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Infectious Disease
University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine (1992)
12902 Usf Magnolia Drive
Tampa, FL 33612

Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD is an adult infectious disease specialist in Tampa, FL specializing in adult infectious disease. He graduated from University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine in 1992 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD is affiliated with U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and University of South Florida Health.

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Office Locations

University of South Florida Health

12902 Usf Magnolia Drive
Tampa, FL 33612
(813) 972-2000
(813) 978-5983
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13000 Bruce Downs Boulevard J. A. Haley Vamc (673)
Tampa, FL 33612
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In The News 

“"This is a burgeoning epidemic," said Dr. Richard L. Oehler, an infectious disease specialist at the University of South Florida College of Medicine in Tampa, who reviewed case reports of MRSA's...”—"Tie to Pets Has Germ Jumping to and Fro (Published 2009)", New York Times, September 2009
“Household pets are now considered a reservoir for MRSA, and skin infections in dogs and cats can be spread to humans through bites, said the author of the study, Dr. Richard Oehler of the...”—"MRSA infection can spread between humans and pets, study says", Los Angeles Times, June 2009

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Tampa, FL during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care 147
inpatient care 147

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Tampa, FL during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care 180
inpatient care 180

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD.

Gender
Male 68
Female 52
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 100
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 70
From 75 to 84 27
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 55
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 63
Asthma 17
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 22
Heart Failure 45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 33
Diabetes 39
Dementia 0
Cancer 30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Tampa, FL during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care 150
inpatient care 150

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD.

Gender
Male 65
Female 42
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 94
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 53
From 75 to 84 32
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 54
Depression 36
Chronic Kidney Disease 70
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 14
Heart Failure 33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 34
Diabetes 37
Dementia 0
Cancer 31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Tampa, FL during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care 97
inpatient care 97

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD.

Gender
Male 88
Female 72
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 136
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 86
From 75 to 84 36
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 51
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 66
Asthma 19
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 29
Diabetes 41
Dementia 0
Cancer 34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Tampa, FL during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care 109
inpatient care 109

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD.

Gender
Male 53
Female 38
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 76
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 44
From 75 to 84 23
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 54
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 69
Asthma 27
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 12
Heart Failure 33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 35
Diabetes 35
Dementia 0
Cancer 27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Tampa, FL during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care 97
inpatient care 97

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD.

Gender
Male 52
Female 33
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 56
Black 0
Hispanic 14
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 50
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 18

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 51
Depression 38
Chronic Kidney Disease 72
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 31
Diabetes 35
Dementia 14
Cancer 32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Tampa, FL during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care 78
inpatient care 78

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD.

Gender
Male 39
Female 29
Age
From 65 to 74 44
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 59
Depression 31
Chronic Kidney Disease 74
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25
Diabetes 46
Dementia 0
Cancer 34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Tampa, FL during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care 60
inpatient care 60

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD.

Gender
Male 31
Female 25
Age
From 65 to 74 35
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 64
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 59
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 70
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 29
Diabetes 30
Dementia 21
Cancer 34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Tampa, FL during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care 84
inpatient care 84

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD.

Gender
Male 40
Female 26
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 49
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 46
From 75 to 84 0
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 18
Ischemic Heart Disease 58
Depression 41
Chronic Kidney Disease 74
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 30
Dementia 18
Cancer 33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Tampa, FL during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

hospital care 45
inpatient care 45

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD.

Gender
Male 27
Female 14
Age
From 65 to 74 18
From 75 to 84 12
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 61
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 61
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 71
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 54
Dementia 0
Cancer 44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 0
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 0
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD treated as an adult infectious disease specialist in Tampa, FL were hospital care and inpatient care.

hospital care 104
inpatient care 104

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD.

Gender
Female 30
Male 42
Ethnicity
Black / African American 0
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 46
Hispanic 1
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 0
Age
85 and over 0
75 to 84 11
Less than 65 1
65 to 74 40

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

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

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 49
Stroke 1
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 57
Asthma 5
Osteoporosis 2
Heart Failure 26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 31
Atrial Fibrillation 7
Dementia 4
Cancer 27

Education & Training

Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD graduated from University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine in 1992. He completed residency at Emory University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine (1992)

Residency: Emory University Affiliated Hospitals (1995)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Infectious Disease American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
University of South Florida Health

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 Lawrence Oehler, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Humana PPO, CIGNA PPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, CorVel, CIGNA HMO, Wellcare Medicare (HMO), Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Medicare Advantage, MultiPlan PPO, United Healthcare Medicaid, HealthSpring, Humana HMO, Quality Health Management, United Healthcare, AvMed HMO, Galaxy Health Network, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Evolutions Healthcare Systems, Molina Healthcare, Coventry, Blue California, Employers Health Network, Beech Street, Ultimate Health Plans Medicare HMO, Aetna Medicare HMO-POS, Empath Health (PACE), Hillsborough County Health Care Plan (HCHCP), VA Community Care Network (Optum), Solis Medicare HMO, Simply Medicare HMO, Ambetter - Exchange (Sunshine ACA Plan), Truli for Health, Ag Administrators, Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO-Health Options, Devoted Medicare HMO, PPO, D-SNP, CMS Sunshine (TITLE 19 & 21), InnovAge, Oscar Insurance Company of Florida, Longevity Health Plan Medicare HMO SNP, Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Supplement-Advantage 65, Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO-Preferred Patient Care, Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO-MyBlue, Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO-Network Blue/Blue Select and Freedom Health Medicare HMO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Richard Lawrence Oehler, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Humana PPO
CIGNA PPO
Aetna Medicare PPO
CorVel
CIGNA HMO
Wellcare Medicare (HMO)
Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
Medicare Advantage
MultiPlan PPO
United Healthcare Medicaid
HealthSpring
Humana HMO
Quality Health Management
United Healthcare
AvMed HMO
Galaxy Health Network
Medicaid
Humana
Cigna
Evolutions Healthcare Systems
Molina Healthcare
Coventry
Blue California
Employers Health Network
Beech Street
Ultimate Health Plans Medicare HMO
Aetna Medicare HMO-POS
Empath Health (PACE)
Hillsborough County Health Care Plan (HCHCP)
VA Community Care Network (Optum)
Solis Medicare HMO
Simply Medicare HMO
Ambetter - Exchange (Sunshine ACA Plan)
Truli for Health
Ag Administrators
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO-Health Options
Devoted Medicare HMO, PPO, D-SNP
CMS Sunshine (TITLE 19 & 21)
InnovAge
Oscar Insurance Company of Florida
Longevity Health Plan Medicare HMO SNP
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Supplement-Advantage 65
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO-Preferred Patient Care
Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO-MyBlue
Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO-Network Blue/Blue Select
Freedom Health Medicare HMO

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc $4,000 CUBICIN
$4,000
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. $172 TEFLARO
$172
Gilead Sciences Inc $157
$157
Pfizer Inc. $137 ZYVOX
$110 		PREVNAR - 13
$27
Gilead Sciences, Inc. $105
$105
Other $296 TYRX
$99 		TIVICAY
$92 		ORBACTIV
$51 		DIFICID
$29 		MYTESI
$26
Types of Payments
Grant $4,000
Food and Beverage $695
Education $172

Biography

Dr. Richard Oehler's area of specialization is adult infectious disease. Dr. Oehler is professionally affiliated with the University of South Florida Health and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. After completing medical school at the University of South Florida (USF) College of Medicine, he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Emory University. AvMed, Blue California, and Coventry seem to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Oehler accepts. According to University of South Florida Health, Dr. Oehler is currently accepting new patients at his office in Tampa, FL.

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