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Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD

(Dr. Richard Michael Rucker, M.D.)

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine (1986)

10931 Cherry Street Suite 300
Los Alamitos, CA 90720

(562) 596-2246

Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD is a pulmonologist in Los Alamitos, CA specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine in 1986 and has 40 years of experience.

Office Locations

10931 Cherry Street Suite 300
Los Alamitos, CA 90720

(562) 596-2246

(562) 799-0845

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In The News

“Dr. Richard Michael Rucker, a Los Alamitos internist who was convicted of drunken driving in 2013, is barred from drinking alcohol or using controlled substances during his four years of board...”—"Two area doctors disciplined by medical board after criminal convictions", The Orange County Register, June 2016

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Alamitos, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and preventive care.

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

blood draw	549
doctor visit	1380
hospital care	2430
inpatient care	2406
preventive care	82
vaccines	82

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Alamitos, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and preventive care.

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

blood draw	534
doctor visit	1303
hospital care	2319
inpatient care	2283
preventive care	38
vaccines	38

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	353
Female	392

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	628
Black	13
Hispanic	56
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	253
85 and over	183
Less than 65	33

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	42
Dementia	19
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Alamitos, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and preventive care.

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

blood draw	459
doctor visit	1248
hospital care	2130
inpatient care	2102
preventive care	68
vaccines	68

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	333
Female	375

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	597
Black	11
Hispanic	46
Asian	42
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	167
Less than 65	41

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	21
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Alamitos, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and preventive care.

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

blood draw	440
doctor visit	1184
hospital care	2185
inpatient care	2162
preventive care	70
vaccines	70

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	670
Female	716

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1146
Black	28
Hispanic	82
Asian	94
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	498
From 75 to 84	488
85 and over	332
Less than 65	68

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	45
Dementia	22
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Alamitos, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and preventive care.

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

blood draw	398
doctor visit	1057
hospital care	1803
inpatient care	1803
preventive care	55
vaccines	55

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	285
Female	355

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	525
Black	13
Hispanic	43
Asian	44
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	169
Less than 65	28

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	47
Dementia	24
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Alamitos, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and preventive care.

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

blood draw	131
doctor visit	1021
hospital care	2084
inpatient care	2084
preventive care	42
vaccines	42

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	310
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	538
Black	18
Hispanic	63
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	217
From 75 to 84	219
85 and over	196
Less than 65	40

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	48
Dementia	27
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Alamitos, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and preventive care.

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

blood draw	214
doctor visit	916
hospital care	1908
inpatient care	1908
preventive care	32
vaccines	32

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	483
Black	0
Hispanic	54
Asian	34
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	157
Less than 65	27

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	45
Dementia	25
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Alamitos, CA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

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

blood draw	173
doctor visit	980
hospital care	1780
inpatient care	1780

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	263
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	463
Black	16
Hispanic	54
Asian	45
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	134
Less than 65	30

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	43
Dementia	24
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Alamitos, CA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

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

blood draw	73
doctor visit	886
hospital care	1405
inpatient care	1405

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	420
Black	12
Hispanic	53
Asian	48
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	126
Less than 65	27

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	47
Dementia	27
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Alamitos, CA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

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

blood draw	22
doctor visit	829
hospital care	1346
inpatient care	1346

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	422
Black	14
Hispanic	46
Asian	46
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	137
Less than 65	23

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	48
Dementia	36
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Alamitos, CA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

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

blood draw	15
doctor visit	561
hospital care	1620
inpatient care	1620

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	416
Black	15
Hispanic	39
Asian	40
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	221
85 and over	120
Less than 65	15

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	43
Dementia	15
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Los Alamitos, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and preventive care.

blood draw	273
doctor visit	1033
hospital care	1910
inpatient care	1899
preventive care	55
vaccines	55

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD.

**Gender**
Male	293
Female	341

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	41
Non-Hispanic White	512
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	48
Other	12

**Age**
75 to 84	222
85 and over	156
Less than 65	30
65 to 74	226

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	21
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine in 1986. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine (1986)

Licensed In: California

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard M. Rucker, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Los Alamitos, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$1,228 XARELTO $1,063	INVOKANA $160	INVOKAMET $5
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$536 ZERBAXA $278	BELSOMRA $77	DULERA $46	JANUMET $46	NOXAFIL $25	Other $64
Gilead Sciences Inc	$429 Letairis $429
Amgen Inc.	$399 Repatha $285	Prolia $114
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$362 Brovana $343	Lonhala Magnair $19
Other	$3,927 Vascepa $294	ELIQUIS $287	Spiriva $151	ARCAPTA NEOHALER $139	Esbriet $133	Other $2,923

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,767
Education	$114

Biography

Dr. Richard Rucker's areas of specialization are adult critical care, general practice, and adult pulmonology. Dr. Rucker graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) School of Medicine. On average, patients gave him a rating of 3.5 stars (out of 5).