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Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD

Accepting New Patients
(Richard W. Pearl, MD)
Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and General Practice
Tulane Medical School (2001)
120 Ochsner Boulevard
Gretna, LA 70056

Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Gretna, LA specializing in interventional cardiology and general practice. He graduated from Tulane Medical School in 2001 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD is affiliated with Ochsner Health, Ochsner Medical Center and Ochsner Health Center - West Bank.

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Office Locations

120 Ochsner Boulevard
Gretna, LA 70056
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

cardiac imaging
color Doppler echocardiography
Doppler echocardiography
myocardial perfusion SPECT
nuclear scan
nuclear stress test
spectral Doppler echocardiography
SPECT scan
stress EKG

In 2013, Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD had a list price for cardiac imaging, color Doppler echocardiography, Doppler echocardiography, myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), spectral Doppler echocardiography, SPECT scan, and stress EKG that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana. 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Gretna, LA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

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

abdominal imaging 49
ambulatory monitoring 15
blood draw 119
cardiac procedures 604
catheterization 39
diagnostic procedures 39
doctor visit 568
hospital care 1068
inpatient care 1049
lab tests 302
minimally invasive procedures 74
nuclear scan 116
outpatient care 19
pelvic imaging 49
preventive care 43
stent placement (stenting) 13
stress testing 163
thyroid function tests 38
ultrasound (sonogram) 802
vascular procedures 452

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD.

Gender
Male 759
Female 882
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1145
Black 463
Hispanic 17
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 645
From 75 to 84 520
85 and over 247
Less than 65 229

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 61
Depression 16
Chronic Kidney Disease 32
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 24
Heart Failure 37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 44
Dementia 17
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Gretna, LA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

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

abdominal imaging 29
ambulatory monitoring 14
angioplasty 24
blood draw 118
cardiac procedures 548
catheterization 88
diagnostic procedures 52
doctor visit 564
hospital care 926
inpatient care 906
lab tests 332
minimally invasive procedures 108
nuclear scan 107
outpatient care 20
pelvic imaging 29
preventive care 47
stent placement (stenting) 12
stress testing 155
thyroid function tests 38
ultrasound (sonogram) 686
vascular procedures 451

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD.

Gender
Male 743
Female 832
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1068
Black 477
Hispanic 11
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 580
From 75 to 84 540
85 and over 228
Less than 65 227

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 69
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 63
Depression 17
Chronic Kidney Disease 38
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 25
Heart Failure 38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 25
Diabetes 42
Dementia 17
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Gretna, LA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

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

abdominal imaging 35
ambulatory monitoring 14
angioplasty 32
blood draw 86
cardiac procedures 597
catheterization 84
diagnostic procedures 36
doctor visit 534
hospital care 875
inpatient care 837
lab tests 210
minimally invasive procedures 107
nuclear scan 127
outpatient care 38
pelvic imaging 35
preventive care 37
stent placement (stenting) 16
stress testing 178
thyroid function tests 32
ultrasound (sonogram) 756
vascular procedures 468

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD.

Gender
Male 1550
Female 1748
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 2300
Black 940
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 1228
From 75 to 84 1090
85 and over 488
Less than 65 492

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 70
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 62
Depression 17
Chronic Kidney Disease 43
Asthma 18
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 27
Heart Failure 40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 45
Dementia 18
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Gretna, LA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

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

abdominal imaging 30
blood draw 99
cardiac procedures 391
catheterization 22
diagnostic procedures 22
doctor visit 450
hospital care 762
inpatient care 726
lab tests 278
minimally invasive procedures 22
nuclear scan 102
outpatient care 36
pelvic imaging 30
preventive care 31
stress testing 134
thyroid function tests 27
ultrasound (sonogram) 553
vascular procedures 351

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD.

Gender
Male 573
Female 616
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 849
Black 316
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 465
From 75 to 84 402
85 and over 154
Less than 65 168

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated during 2016 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 10
Ischemic Heart Disease 61
Depression 16
Chronic Kidney Disease 46
Asthma 25
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 25
Heart Failure 37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 45
Dementia 17
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Gretna, LA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

blood draw 27
cardiac procedures 269
catheterization 15
diagnostic procedures 15
doctor visit 275
hospital care 608
inpatient care 592
minimally invasive procedures 29
outpatient care 16
stress testing 48
ultrasound (sonogram) 206
vascular procedures 15

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD.

Gender
Male 194
Female 201
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 315
Black 58
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 160
From 75 to 84 111
85 and over 51
Less than 65 73

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated during 2017 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 19
Ischemic Heart Disease 71
Depression 33
Chronic Kidney Disease 62
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 6
Atrial Fibrilation 36
Heart Failure 50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 43
Diabetes 53
Dementia 24
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Gretna, LA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

angioplasty 28
blood draw 14
cardiac procedures 431
cardioversion 13
catheterization 75
diagnostic procedures 33
doctor visit 385
hospital care 624
inpatient care 607
minimally invasive procedures 92
nuclear scan 20
outpatient care 17
stent placement (stenting) 14
stress testing 75
ultrasound (sonogram) 281
vascular procedures 33

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD.

Gender
Male 495
Female 539
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 840
Black 142
Hispanic 35
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 430
From 75 to 84 266
85 and over 135
Less than 65 203

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated during 2018 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 16
Ischemic Heart Disease 63
Depression 32
Chronic Kidney Disease 57
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 27
Heart Failure 43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 38
Diabetes 46
Dementia 20
Cancer 13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Gretna, LA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

cardiac procedures 342
catheterization 22
diagnostic procedures 22
doctor visit 464
hospital care 533
inpatient care 519
minimally invasive procedures 42
nuclear scan 16
outpatient care 14
stress testing 65
ultrasound (sonogram) 273
vascular procedures 40

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD.

Gender
Male 562
Female 714
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 974
Black 241
Hispanic 36
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 496
From 75 to 84 337
85 and over 183
Less than 65 260

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated during 2019 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 61
Depression 35
Chronic Kidney Disease 56
Asthma 9
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 23
Heart Failure 42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 34
Diabetes 47
Dementia 20
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Gretna, LA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

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

cardiac procedures 292
catheterization 11
diagnostic procedures 11
doctor visit 178
hospital care 164
inpatient care 149
minimally invasive procedures 11
nuclear scan 45
outpatient care 15
stress testing 91
ultrasound (sonogram) 190
vascular procedures 11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD.

Gender
Male 350
Female 493
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 356
Black 414
Hispanic 38
Asian 17
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 344
From 75 to 84 173
85 and over 82
Less than 65 244

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 65
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 48
Depression 27
Chronic Kidney Disease 57
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 5
Atrial Fibrilation 15
Heart Failure 37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 24
Diabetes 46
Dementia 17
Cancer 12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Gretna, LA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

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

cardiac procedures 279
doctor visit 251
hospital care 139
inpatient care 124
nuclear scan 41
outpatient care 15
stress testing 83
ultrasound (sonogram) 181
vascular procedures 15

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD.

Gender
Male 333
Female 465
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 366
Black 360
Hispanic 34
Asian 22
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 334
From 75 to 84 197
85 and over 86
Less than 65 181

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 47
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 55
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 16
Heart Failure 35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 44
Dementia 19
Cancer 11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Gretna, LA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

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

cardiac procedures 242
doctor visit 272
hospital care 43
inpatient care 43
nuclear scan 34
stress testing 74
ultrasound (sonogram) 168

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD.

Gender
Male 326
Female 425
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 344
Black 343
Hispanic 28
Asian 25
Other 11
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 320
From 75 to 84 169
85 and over 96
Less than 65 166

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

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated during 2022 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 73
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 41
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 24
Heart Failure 33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 21
Diabetes 43
Dementia 11
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Gretna, LA during 2023 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

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

cardiac procedures 121
doctor visit 125
hospital care 16
inpatient care 16
nuclear scan 20
stress testing 41
ultrasound (sonogram) 80

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD.

Gender
Male 192
Female 233
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 193
Black 187
Hispanic 25
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 183
From 75 to 84 112
85 and over 57
Less than 65 73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 38
Depression 23
Chronic Kidney Disease 41
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 24
Heart Failure 32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 46
Dementia 10
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Gretna, LA were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and cardiac procedures.

abdominal imaging 35
ambulatory monitoring 14
angioplasty 28
blood draw 77
cardiac procedures 374
cardioversion 13
catheterization 44
diagnostic procedures 28
doctor visit 369
hospital care 523
inpatient care 506
lab tests 280
minimally invasive procedures 60
nuclear scan 62
outpatient care 21
pelvic imaging 35
preventive care 39
stent placement (stenting) 13
stress testing 100
thyroid function tests 33
ultrasound (sonogram) 379
vascular procedures 204

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD.

Gender
Male 552
Female 649
Ethnicity
Black / African American 358
Asian / Pacific Islander 5
Non-Hispanic White 795
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 20
Other 1
Age
75 to 84 356
85 and over 164
Less than 65 210
65 to 74 471

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD From 2013 - 2023

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

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 72
Stroke 12
Ischemic Heart Disease 55
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 48
Asthma 11
Osteoporosis 8
Heart Failure 38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 27
Diabetes 45
Atrial Fibrillation 24
Cancer 13
Dementia 17

Education & Training

Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD graduated from Tulane Medical School in 2001. He completed residency at Tulane University School of Medicine - GME. He is certified by the Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiology and has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Tulane Medical School (2001)

Residency: Tulane University School of Medicine - GME (2005)

Board Certification: Certifications: American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiology

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ochsner Health
Ochsner Medical Center
Ochsner Health Center - West Bank

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.92 out of 5 stars based on 170 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard William Pearl, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Gretna, LA. 

4.92
Overall Rating
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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
Boston Scientific Corporation $2,192 Tachy System
$263 		GENERAL - ATHERECTOMY
$256 		SYNERGY
$135 		OTHER- BSC PRODUCT NOT LISTED
$128 		TACHY HF
$116 		Other
$1,294
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $930 XARELTO
$910 		INVOKANA
$20
Cardiovascular Systems Inc. $652 Atherectomy Device
$605 		Coronary Orbital Atherectomy System
$47
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation $631 ENTRESTO
$510 		LEQVIO
$101 		NON BRAND
$20
ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC. $592 YOSPRALA
$373 		ZONTIVITY
$220
Other $7,005 ELIQUIS
$673 		LifeVest
$585 		Impella
$471 		Repatha
$457 		PRALUENT
$422 		Other
$4,397
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $11,500
Travel and Lodging $391
Entertainment $100
Education $10

Biography

Dr. Richard Pearl is a specialist in general practice and interventional cardiology in Gretna, LA and Slidell, LA. He is affiliated with Ochsner Medical Center. His education and training includes medical school at Tulane University School of Medicine and residency at a hospital affiliated with Tulane University. On average, patients gave Dr. Pearl a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Pearl has an open panel in Gretna, LA according to Yext.

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