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Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD

Accepting New Patients

(Dr. Richard T. Miller, M.D.)

(85 Ratings)

Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery and General Surgery

UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School

2312 N NEVADA AVENUE SUITE 235
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80907

(719) 776-7600

Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD is a thoracic surgeon in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO specializing in thoracic surgery and general surgery. He graduated from UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD is affiliated with AdventHealth, CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region and CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO.

Office Locations

AdventHealth

2312 N NEVADA AVENUE SUITE 235
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80907

(719) 776-7600

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11700 W 2nd Place SUITE 280
Denver, CO 80219

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CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region

11700 W 2nd Place Suite 280
Lakewood, CO 80228

(720) 321-8680

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD in 2023

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VATS decortication

In 2023, Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD performed more VATS decortication procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Colorado.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	72
dissection	18
doctor visit	259
excision	18
hospital care	145
inpatient care	145
lobectomy	16
lymph node procedures	18
minimally invasive procedures	129
pleural drainage	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	46
thoracostomy	11

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	44
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	45
dissection	21
doctor visit	304
excision	38
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
lymph node procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	83
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	38

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	212
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	39
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO during 2015 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures and lobectomy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	275
lobectomy	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	416
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	206
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	42
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated during 2015 were high cholesterol, hypertension, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO during 2016 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures, excision and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	16
doctor visit	357
excision	34
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	34
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	34

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	23
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	55
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	35
Dementia	7
Cancer	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dissection and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	15
doctor visit	285
excision	15
hospital care	63
inpatient care	63
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	15
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	15

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	120
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	27
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	57
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	50

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, counseling services and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD for Medicare patients.

counseling services	14
dissection	11
doctor visit	233
excision	11
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	11
preventive care	14
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	25
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	32
Dementia	11
Cancer	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	261

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	184
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	19
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD in 2019

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO during 2020 were bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	16
doctor visit	104
minimally invasive procedures	16

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	107
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	33
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD in 2020

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	30
doctor visit	76
minimally invasive procedures	44
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	14

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	47

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	25
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO during 2022 were dissection, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, minimally invasive procedures and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	17
doctor visit	117
excision	17
lymph node procedures	17
minimally invasive procedures	17
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	112
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO during 2023 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	99
minimally invasive procedures	12
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	12

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated during 2023 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cancer.

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO were inpatient care, hospital care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

bronchoscopy	40
counseling services	14
dissection	16
doctor visit	215
excision	22
hospital care	57
inpatient care	57
lobectomy	13
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	37
pleural drainage	11
preventive care	14
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22
thoracostomy	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD.

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	1
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	190
Hispanic	6
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	62
85 and over	19
Less than 65	29
65 to 74	106

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cancer.

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	6
Cancer	46

Education & Training

Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD graduated from UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. He completed residency at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston. He is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) Thoracic Surgery and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School

Residency: Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston

Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery (ABTS) Thoracic Surgery

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

AdventHealth

CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region

CATHOLIC HEALTH INITIATIVES COLORADO

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 85 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard Thomas Miller, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$38,666 OPDIVO $34,046	$4,620
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$6,091 Da Vinci Surgical System $6,091
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,860 IMFINZI $1,860
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$484 MATRIXRIB $484
Becton, Dickinson and Company	$187 Progel Applicator Spray Tips $187
Other	$495 Monarch Platform $141	NON BRAND $92	AtriCure cryoICE cryoSPHERE Cryoablation System $83	Vessel Sealing $75	XIFAXAN $32	Other $72

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$26,858
Travel and Lodging	$9,697
Consulting Fee	$6,480
Education	$3,010
Food and Beverage	$1,739

Biography

Dr. Richard Miller is a specialist in general surgery and thoracic surgery in Colorado Springs, CO, Denver, CO, and Lakewood, CO. Dr. Miller is a graduate of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. He trained at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston and a hospital affiliated with West Virginia University for residency. His hospital/clinic affiliations include CommonSpirit Health - Mountain Region and AdventHealth. Dr. Miller welcomes new patients at his office inCOLORADO SPRINGS, CO as reported by AdventHealth.

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