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Dr. Richard William Houk, MD

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(Dr. Richard W. Houk, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Adult Rheumatology

9101 Kanis Road Suite 200
Little Rock, AR 72205

(501) 224-6366

Dr. Richard William Houk, MD is a rheumatologist in Little Rock, AR specializing in adult rheumatology. Dr. Richard William Houk, MD is affiliated with Baptist Health of Arkansas.

Office Locations

9101 Kanis Road Suite 200
Little Rock, AR 72205

(501) 224-6366

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard William Houk, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

biological response modifier therapy

intravenous infusion therapy

intravenous chemotherapy

In 2023, Dr. Richard William Houk, MD performed more biological response modifier (BRM) therapy, intravenous infusion therapy, and intravenous (IV) chemotherapy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Arkansas.

Top 10%

By Volume:

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

In 2023, Dr. Richard William Houk, MD performed more major joint aspiration, and major joint injection procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Arkansas.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Houk, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Little Rock, AR during 2012 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

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

aspiration	308
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	1005
blood draw	1473
chemotherapy	1005
decompression surgery	13
diabetes management	19
doctor visit	1766
hip imaging	12
injections	330
lab tests	12594
minimally invasive procedures	1036
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
musculoskeletal imaging	76
nerve block	22
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
pain management	22
preventive care	225
spinal procedures	39
thyroid function tests	107
upper extremity surgery	13
vaccines	163
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	20
X-rays	76

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Houk, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Little Rock, AR during 2013 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

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

aspiration	506
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	1182
blood draw	2260
chemotherapy	1182
decompression surgery	12
diabetes management	24
doctor visit	2706
hip imaging	32
hospital care	28
injections	569
inpatient care	28
lab tests	19238
minimally invasive procedures	1220
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	21
musculoskeletal imaging	235
nerve block	63
nerve procedures	12
open surgery	12
pain management	63
preventive care	325
spinal procedures	96
thoracic (chest) imaging	35
thyroid function tests	139
upper extremity surgery	12
vaccines	205
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	13
X-rays	282

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	193
Female	627

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	781
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	402
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	45
Less than 65	121

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

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Houk, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Little Rock, AR during 2014 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

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

aspiration	504
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	1285
blood draw	2328
chemotherapy	1285
decompression surgery	13
diabetes management	28
doctor visit	2791
injections	572
lab tests	18642
minimally invasive procedures	1326
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	32
musculoskeletal imaging	182
nerve block	68
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
pain management	68
pelvic imaging	30
preventive care	280
spinal procedures	119
thoracic (chest) imaging	24
thyroid function tests	141
upper extremity surgery	13
vaccines	178
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	71
X-rays	255

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	617

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	748
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	391
From 75 to 84	242
85 and over	50
Less than 65	109

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Houk, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Little Rock, AR during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

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

aspiration	478
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	1333
blood draw	2553
chemotherapy	1333
decompression surgery	14
diabetes management	19
doctor visit	2896
injections	570
lab tests	18058
minimally invasive procedures	1377
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	25
musculoskeletal imaging	121
nerve block	92
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
pain management	92
pelvic imaging	26
preventive care	448
spinal procedures	117
thoracic (chest) imaging	37
thyroid function tests	123
upper extremity surgery	14
vaccines	356
X-rays	184

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	386
Female	1334

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1614
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	848
From 75 to 84	506
85 and over	108
Less than 65	258

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

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Houk, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Little Rock, AR during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

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

aspiration	484
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	1412
blood draw	2499
chemotherapy	1412
diabetes management	34
doctor visit	2889
hip imaging	17
injections	574
lab tests	16854
minimally invasive procedures	1458
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	44
musculoskeletal imaging	161
nerve block	90
pain management	90
pelvic imaging	33
preventive care	457
spinal procedures	117
thoracic (chest) imaging	42
thyroid function tests	144
tuberculosis (TB) testing	151
vaccines	354
X-rays	219

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	658

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	800
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	427
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	50
Less than 65	123

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Houk, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Little Rock, AR during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, chemotherapy and biological response modifier (BRM) therapy.

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

aspiration	326
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	529
blood draw	669
chemotherapy	529
doctor visit	1310
injections	326
lab tests	4506
minimally invasive procedures	529
musculoskeletal imaging	21
preventive care	54
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
thyroid function tests	14
tuberculosis (TB) testing	13
vaccines	39
X-rays	35

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	594

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	710
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	369
From 75 to 84	224
85 and over	54
Less than 65	108

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	21
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Houk, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Little Rock, AR during 2018 were chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

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

aspiration	511
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	864
chemotherapy	864
doctor visit	1647
injections	548
minimally invasive procedures	864
pain management	15

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	416

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	511
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	292
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	38
Less than 65	60

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Houk, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Little Rock, AR during 2019 were chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

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

aspiration	540
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	1282
chemotherapy	1282
doctor visit	1778
injections	559
minimally invasive procedures	1282

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	469

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	582
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	175
85 and over	42
Less than 65	80

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Houk, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Little Rock, AR during 2020 were chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy, minimally invasive procedures and aspiration.

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

aspiration	514
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	1447
chemotherapy	1447
doctor visit	1951
injections	514
minimally invasive procedures	1447

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	471

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	593
Black	39
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	339
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	46
Less than 65	79

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	21
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Houk, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Little Rock, AR during 2021 were chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

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

aspiration	488
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	1516
chemotherapy	1516
doctor visit	1905
injections	501
minimally invasive procedures	1516

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	168
Female	456

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	317
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	45
Less than 65	66

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	21
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard William Houk, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Little Rock, AR during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, chemotherapy, biological response modifier (BRM) therapy and aspiration.

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

aspiration	414
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	1096
chemotherapy	1096
doctor visit	1769
injections	414
minimally invasive procedures	1663

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	445

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	567
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	43
Less than 65	66

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	20
Dementia	3
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard William Houk, MD treated as a rheumatologist in Little Rock, AR were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

aspiration	461
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	1177
blood draw	1963
chemotherapy	1177
decompression surgery	13
diabetes management	24
doctor visit	2128
hip imaging	20
hospital care	28
injections	497
inpatient care	28
lab tests	14982
minimally invasive procedures	1247
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	27
musculoskeletal imaging	132
nerve block	67
nerve procedures	13
open surgery	13
pain management	58
pelvic imaging	29
preventive care	298
spinal procedures	97
thoracic (chest) imaging	30
thyroid function tests	111
tuberculosis (TB) testing	82
upper extremity surgery	13
vaccines	215
vertebral fracture assessment (VFA)	34
X-rays	175

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Female	553
Male	173

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	680
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	47
75 to 84	218
Less than 65	97
65 to 74	364

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

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in Arkansas.

Licensed In: Arkansas

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Baptist Health of Arkansas

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard William Houk, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard William Houk, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Little Rock, AR.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2017-04-10

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$4,135 Enbrel $1,514	Prolia $1,443	Otezla $618	Tavneos $387	AVSOLA $150	Other $23
AbbVie, Inc.	$2,450 Humira $2,252	Rinvoq $114	$85
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$2,442 STELARA $1,327	SIMPONI ARIA $733	SIMPONI $199	Tremfya $105	REMICADE $33	Other $43
AbbVie Inc.	$2,293 Rinvoq $1,675	Humira $363	Skyrizi $255
UCB, Inc.	$2,219 Cimzia $2,219
Other	$14,737 BENLYSTA $1,617	XELJANZ $1,610	ORENCIA $1,494	KRYSTEXXA $1,481	Actemra $1,180	Other $7,355

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$27,731
Education	$545

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. Richard William Houk, MD.

Sensus Healthcare, Inc.	2018	$179,285.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Common Stock.
Sensus Healthcare, Inc.	2019	$179,285.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Common
Sensus Healthcare LLC	2013	$100,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Common
Sensus Healthcare LLC	2014	$100,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Common
Sensus Healthcare, Inc.	2015	$100,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Common
Sensus Healthcare, Inc.	2016	$100,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Common
Sensus Healthcare, Inc.	2017	$100,000.00	Physician Covered Recipient	Common

Biography

Dr. Richard Houk is a physician who specializes in adult rheumatology. He is a graduate of Tulane University School of Medicine. Dr. Houk is professionally affiliated with Baptist Health of Arkansas. He has an open panel in according to Baptist Health of Arkansas.