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Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO

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Specializes in: Vascular Neurology
University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine (2004)
Professional interests include: intracerebral hemorrhage, cerebrovascular disease, ischemic stroke
55 LAKE AVENUE NORTH
WORCESTER, MA 01655

Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO is a vascular neurologist in WORCESTER, MA specializing in vascular neurology. He graduated from University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2004 and has 22 years of experience. Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO is affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center and UMass Memorial Health.

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Office Locations

55 LAKE AVENUE NORTH
WORCESTER, MA 01655
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Some issues Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO can help you with:

Ischemic Stroke

Ischemic stroke is the more common form of stroke and occurs when a blood vessel in the brain becomes blocked. Ischemic strokes are caused by blood clots or by built-up plaque (deposits of fat and cholesterol) in the arteries and are dangerous medical events that require immediate treatment.

Ischemic strokes are severe because it restricts blood flow and an inadequate blood supply damages the brain, which cannot function without a steady supply of oxygen and nutrients. Ischemic strokes may alter appearance by leaving one side of the face paralyzed, also affecting speech and communication. Additionally, ischemic strokes can result in impaired movement, cognitive ability, and can impede important physical functions like walking.

The main cause of ischemic stroke is from plaque (deposits of fat and cholesterol) accumulating in blood vessels. Plaque causes atherosclerosis, a condition where the blood vessels narrow and harden with cholesterol, fat, and calcium, causing damage to the endothelium (inner layer of cells in the arteries), which in turn restricts blood flow. At some point, a large blockage of plaque or bits of broken up plaque may result in an ischemic stroke.

People who are older are more likely to have ischemic strokes due to accumulated plaque. Additionally, certain repeated behaviors are associated with an increased risk of ischemic stroke. These behaviors include:

  • Smoking
  • High fat diet
  • Lack of exercise
  • High salt diet
  • Alcohol abuse

Conditions such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and high levels of cholesterol and lipids are also known to be correlated with ischemic strokes. If possible, people are advised to avoid modifiable risk factors (factors one can change themselves) such as smoking and lack of exercise by keeping an active lifestyle and a healthy diet.

Signs of stroke include:

  • Disorientation or confusion
  • Difficulty speaking
  • Difficulty walking
  • Impaired vision
  • Weakness in the face, legs, or arms
  • Severe headaches

When someone suspected of having a stroke reaches the hospital, the patient will usually receive a CT or other scan that provides an image of the brain. The scan results can reveal clotted or leaking blood in the brain. Physical exams, neurological exams, and blood tests may also be used to check for blood clotting and sugar. Hospital treatment generally begins immediately if a stroke is detected.

Medical treatment for ischemic strokes includes a thrombolytic medicine which breaks up and disperses blood clots. This medicine can greatly improve stroke recovery and long-term health. However, the thrombolytic medicine must be administered as soon as possible to achieve these results. Other treatments for ischemic strokes are blood thinners and thrombectomy, a surgical procedure to remove a blood clot in the brain. Thrombectomy is performed using a catheter (thin needle) to the artery to reach the blood clot and mechanically remove it. With the clot removed, normal blood flow to the brain resumes. Thrombectomy is typically performed at most six hours after a patient shows signs of a stroke.

Ischemic stroke patients who have lost some essential functions while the blood flow to their brain was obstructed may receive post-stroke rehabilitation to rebuild their physical and mental abilities. Some restorative treatments include occupational, physical, and speech therapy. Patients may also receive care from neurologists, who can assist patients in recovering certain brain functions and cognitive abilities, and rehabilitation psychologists, who may help patients with their emotional, behavioral, and cognitive recovery. Some stroke patients require lengthy rehabilitation and may never fully regain function, while others may recover more quickly. While the fastest recovery improvements are usually seen in the first three or four months, ischemic stroke rehabilitation can last for years.

If someone begins to show signs of ischemic stroke, contact emergency services and call 9-1-1 immediately since blood flow must be restored as soon as possible to avoid significant brain damage. If an ambulance takes the person to the hospital, paramedics can initiate ischemic stroke treatment as soon as the patient enters the ambulance, allowing for more prompt medical intervention and care.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO treated as a vascular neurologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 193
hospital care 415
inpatient care 415

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO treated as a vascular neurologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 110
emergency care 35
hospital care 318
inpatient care 318

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO.

Gender
Male 152
Female 150
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 281
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 98
From 75 to 84 91
85 and over 65
Less than 65 48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO in 2013

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 70
Ischemic Heart Disease 58
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 43
Asthma 12
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 33
Heart Failure 35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 19
Diabetes 43
Dementia 30
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO treated as a vascular neurologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 132
emergency care 17
hospital care 290
inpatient care 290

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO.

Gender
Male 156
Female 174
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 294
Black 0
Hispanic 19
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 94
From 75 to 84 96
85 and over 68
Less than 65 72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO in 2014

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 74
Stroke 71
Ischemic Heart Disease 53
Depression 41
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 28
Heart Failure 31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 37
Dementia 24
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO treated as a vascular neurologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 146
emergency care 20
hospital care 295
inpatient care 295

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO.

Gender
Male 318
Female 348
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 600
Black 0
Hispanic 28
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 214
From 75 to 84 202
85 and over 132
Less than 65 118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO in 2015

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 72
Ischemic Heart Disease 50
Depression 44
Chronic Kidney Disease 44
Asthma 14
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 29
Heart Failure 34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 39
Dementia 36
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO treated as a vascular neurologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 135
emergency care 16
hospital care 276
inpatient care 276

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO.

Gender
Male 161
Female 155
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 286
Black 0
Hispanic 11
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 92
From 75 to 84 111
85 and over 70
Less than 65 43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO in 2016

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 75
Ischemic Heart Disease 50
Depression 41
Chronic Kidney Disease 49
Asthma 26
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 30
Heart Failure 30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 37
Dementia 32
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO treated as a vascular neurologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 135
emergency care 26
hospital care 210
inpatient care 210

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO.

Gender
Male 150
Female 134
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 249
Black 0
Hispanic 16
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 84
From 75 to 84 85
85 and over 57
Less than 65 58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO in 2017

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 70
Stroke 72
Ischemic Heart Disease 54
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 49
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 5
Atrial Fibrilation 27
Heart Failure 34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 40
Dementia 32
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO treated as a vascular neurologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 128
emergency care 44
hospital care 201
inpatient care 201

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO.

Gender
Male 142
Female 140
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 240
Black 0
Hispanic 21
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 92
From 75 to 84 90
85 and over 39
Less than 65 61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO in 2018

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 71
Ischemic Heart Disease 48
Depression 44
Chronic Kidney Disease 51
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 25
Heart Failure 34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 41
Dementia 33
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO treated as a vascular neurologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 161
emergency care 20
hospital care 229
inpatient care 229

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO.

Gender
Male 139
Female 154
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 246
Black 15
Hispanic 20
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 103
From 75 to 84 85
85 and over 58
Less than 65 47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO in 2019

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 75
Ischemic Heart Disease 53
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 56
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 27
Heart Failure 33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 22
Diabetes 42
Dementia 31
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO treated as a vascular neurologist in WORCESTER, MA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 66
hospital care 42
inpatient care 42

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO.

Gender
Male 60
Female 67
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 103
Black 0
Hispanic 11
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 44
From 75 to 84 33
85 and over 25
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO in 2020

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 70
Stroke 74
Ischemic Heart Disease 43
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 49
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 25
Heart Failure 28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 13
Diabetes 39
Dementia 24
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 76

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO.

Gender
Male 47
Female 38
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 69
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 34
From 75 to 84 19
85 and over 15
Less than 65 17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO in 2021

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 67
Ischemic Heart Disease 40
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 47
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 28
Heart Failure 26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 16
Diabetes 39
Dementia 14
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 62

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO.

Gender
Male 38
Female 33
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 56
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 24
From 75 to 84 26
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO in 2022

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 75
Ischemic Heart Disease 31
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 25
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 34
Heart Failure 21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 15
Diabetes 41
Dementia 0
Cancer 21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit 67

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO.

Gender
Male 42
Female 38
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 60
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 31
From 75 to 84 30
85 and over 0
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO in 2023

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 75
Ischemic Heart Disease 44
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 15
Osteoperosis 19
Atrial Fibrilation 40
Heart Failure 28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 40
Dementia 18
Cancer 18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO treated as a vascular neurologist in WORCESTER, MA were hospital care, inpatient care and emergency care.

doctor visit 117
emergency care 25
hospital care 252
inpatient care 252

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO.

Gender
Female 119
Male 117
Ethnicity
Black / African American 1
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 207
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 10
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 72
85 and over 44
Less than 65 40
65 to 74 75

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, stroke and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 68
High Cholesterol 67
Stroke 66
Ischemic Heart Disease 43
Depression 34
Chronic Kidney Disease 40
Asthma 9
Osteoporosis 8
Heart Failure 27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 17
Diabetes 36
Atrial Fibrillation 27
Dementia 22
Cancer 13

Education & Training

Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO graduated from University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2004. He completed residency at UMass Memorial Medical Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: Vascular Neurology and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine (2004)

Residency: UMass Memorial Medical Center

Board Certification: Board Certification: Vascular Neurology

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard P. Goddeau JR., DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UMass Memorial Medical Center
UMass Memorial Health

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Biography

Dr. Richard Goddeau sees patients in Worcester, MA and Westborough, MA. His medical specialty is vascular neurology. After completing medical school at the University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Dr. Goddeau performed his residency at UMass Memorial Medical Center. His areas of expertise consist of ischemic stroke and intracerebral hemorrhage. He is professionally affiliated with UMass Memorial Medical Center. According to Doctor.com, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Worcester, MA.

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