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Dr. Richard Wasley, MD

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Specializes in: Diagnostic Radiology

University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine (1992)

31872 South Coast Highway Radiology Department
Laguna Beach, CA 92651

(949) 499-7195

Dr. Richard Wasley, MD is a diagnostic radiologist in Fountain Valley, CA specializing in diagnostic radiology. He graduated from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine in 1992 and has 34 years of experience. Dr. Richard Wasley, MD is affiliated with Saddleback Medical Center, MemorialCare, Orange Coast Medical Center and MemorialCare Medical Group.

Office Locations

MemorialCare Medical Group

17360 Brookhurst Street
Fountain Valley, CA

1-877-279-5289

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31872 South Coast Highway Radiology Department
Laguna Beach, CA 92651

(949) 499-7195

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Plus, ask for a blindfold or if you can turn your head to the side, lie on your stomach, or go in feet first, said Dr. Richard Wasley, medical director for MemorialCare Imaging Center at Orange...”—"10 ways to get through an MRI or CAT scan if you're claustrophobic", Fox News, June 2015

“Richard Wasley, South Coast Radiological Medical Group radiology medical director, was named to replace John Schuetz, an internal medicine specialist, on the board's finance committee.”—"Danaher: Progress in Beckman Integration, Turnaround", Orange County Business Journal, August 2012

“The conflict of opinion is reminiscent of the early days of mammography, when competing studies showed both benefit and lack of benefit, said Dr. Richard Wasley, director of imaging at Orange Coast...”—"CT scans don't reduce rate of cancer deaths, study says", East Bay Times, March 2007

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

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

CT scan

By Affordability:

bone density test

central DEXA

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

head/brain CT scan

lower extremity venous ultrasound

lower extremity venous duplex

venous duplex ultrasound

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Richard Wasley, MD performed more CT scan procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for bone density test, central DEXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), head/brain CT scan, lower extremity (leg) venous ultrasound, lower extremity venous duplex, nuclear scan, nuclear stress test (myocardial perfusion imaging), pelvic MRI, spine MRI, and venous duplex ultrasound that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Wasley, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2012 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	391
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	319
cardiac procedures	63
CT scan	677
hip imaging	75
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	132
musculoskeletal imaging	113
nuclear scan	87
pelvic imaging	341
spinal procedures	67
stress testing	63
thoracic (chest) imaging	1304
ultrasound (sonogram)	288
vascular procedures	148
women's imaging	15
X-rays	1340

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Wasley, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2013 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	381
aspiration	18
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	347
cardiac procedures	50
CT scan	672
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hip imaging	84
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	166
musculoskeletal imaging	171
nuclear scan	67
pelvic imaging	322
pleural drainage	18
spinal procedures	91
stress testing	50
thoracic (chest) imaging	1347
ultrasound (sonogram)	304
vascular procedures	167
women's imaging	11
X-rays	1469

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Wasley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	918
Female	1345

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1710
Black	0
Hispanic	148
Asian	340
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	644
From 75 to 84	739
85 and over	722
Less than 65	158

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	38
Dementia	26
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Wasley, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2014 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	419
aspiration	14
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	281
cardiac procedures	61
CT scan	686
hip imaging	64
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	172
musculoskeletal imaging	181
neck imaging	13
nuclear scan	77
pelvic imaging	344
pleural drainage	14
spinal procedures	74
stress testing	61
thoracic (chest) imaging	1267
ultrasound (sonogram)	267
vascular procedures	128
women's imaging	11
X-rays	1325

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Wasley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	919
Female	1296

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1601
Black	0
Hispanic	130
Asian	397
Other	50
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	701
From 75 to 84	721
85 and over	620
Less than 65	173

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	23
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Wasley, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2015 were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	398
aspiration	20
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	250
cardiac procedures	53
CT scan	674
gastrointestinal procedures	27
hip imaging	49
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	165
musculoskeletal imaging	121
nuclear scan	74
pelvic imaging	312
pleural drainage	20
spinal procedures	62
stress testing	53
thoracic (chest) imaging	1174
ultrasound (sonogram)	220
vascular procedures	102
X-rays	1147

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Wasley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1694
Female	2418

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3024
Black	0
Hispanic	228
Asian	704
Other	76
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1322
From 75 to 84	1278
85 and over	1160
Less than 65	352

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	37
Dementia	24
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Wasley, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2016 were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	294
aspiration	34
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	234
cardiac procedures	64
CT scan	541
hip imaging	20
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	143
musculoskeletal imaging	73
neck imaging	11
nuclear scan	77
pelvic imaging	194
pleural drainage	14
preventive care	14
spinal procedures	51
stress testing	64
thoracic (chest) imaging	964
ultrasound (sonogram)	123
vascular procedures	46
X-rays	891

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Wasley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	685
Female	1031

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1235
Black	0
Hispanic	96
Asian	329
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	562
From 75 to 84	545
85 and over	467
Less than 65	142

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	41
Dementia	25
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Wasley, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2017 were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	268
aspiration	13
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	212
cardiac procedures	41
CT scan	513
hip imaging	20
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	109
musculoskeletal imaging	67
neck imaging	16
nuclear scan	54
pelvic imaging	192
pleural drainage	13
spinal procedures	25
stress testing	41
thoracic (chest) imaging	821
ultrasound (sonogram)	138
vascular procedures	64
X-rays	700

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Wasley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	668
Female	881

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1114
Black	0
Hispanic	88
Asian	280
Other	46
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	480
From 75 to 84	526
85 and over	425
Less than 65	118

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	38
Dementia	25
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Wasley, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2018 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, pelvic imaging and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

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

abdominal imaging	371
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	234
cardiac procedures	35
CT scan	614
hip imaging	37
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	224
musculoskeletal imaging	163
neck imaging	13
nuclear scan	50
pelvic imaging	252
spinal procedures	111
stress testing	35
thoracic (chest) imaging	169
ultrasound (sonogram)	192
vascular procedures	54
X-rays	82

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Wasley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	848
Female	1181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1415
Black	0
Hispanic	137
Asian	374
Other	67
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	750
From 75 to 84	683
85 and over	445
Less than 65	151

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	35
Dementia	23
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Wasley, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2019 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, pelvic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

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

abdominal imaging	401
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	220
cardiac procedures	55
CT scan	646
hip imaging	48
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	256
musculoskeletal imaging	180
neck imaging	34
nuclear scan	71
pelvic imaging	273
spinal procedures	117
stress testing	55
thoracic (chest) imaging	203
ultrasound (sonogram)	258
vascular procedures	108
X-rays	117

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Wasley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1007
Female	1354

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1579
Black	26
Hispanic	146
Asian	532
Other	78
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	861
From 75 to 84	799
85 and over	531
Less than 65	170

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	23
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Wasley, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2020 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and pelvic imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	373
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	237
cardiac procedures	38
CT scan	639
hip imaging	53
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	275
musculoskeletal imaging	183
neck imaging	27
nuclear scan	38
pelvic imaging	244
spinal procedures	91
stress testing	38
thoracic (chest) imaging	199
ultrasound (sonogram)	219
vascular procedures	75
X-rays	65

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Wasley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	905
Female	1091

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1386
Black	0
Hispanic	130
Asian	394
Other	60
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	716
From 75 to 84	702
85 and over	456
Less than 65	122

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	24
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Wasley, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2021 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and pelvic imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	431
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	288
cardiac procedures	67
CT scan	737
hip imaging	74
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	328
musculoskeletal imaging	234
neck imaging	14
nuclear scan	78
pelvic imaging	289
spinal procedures	116
stress testing	67
thoracic (chest) imaging	200
ultrasound (sonogram)	259
vascular procedures	114
X-rays	90

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Wasley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	977
Female	1300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1533
Black	0
Hispanic	135
Asian	501
Other	75
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	838
From 75 to 84	818
85 and over	466
Less than 65	155

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	24
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Wasley, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Fountain Valley, CA during 2022 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and pelvic imaging.

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

abdominal imaging	462
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	265
cardiac procedures	59
CT scan	837
hip imaging	70
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	328
musculoskeletal imaging	285
nuclear scan	59
pelvic imaging	310
spinal procedures	118
stress testing	59
thoracic (chest) imaging	260
ultrasound (sonogram)	211
vascular procedures	94
X-rays	143

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Wasley, MD.

**Gender**
Male	987
Female	1412

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1565
Black	0
Hispanic	151
Asian	565
Other	85
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	868
From 75 to 84	887
85 and over	480
Less than 65	164

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	37
Dementia	17
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Wasley, MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Fountain Valley, CA were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

abdominal imaging	380
aspiration	19
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	262
cardiac procedures	53
CT scan	657
gastrointestinal procedures	20
hip imaging	54
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	208
musculoskeletal imaging	161
neck imaging	18
nuclear scan	66
pelvic imaging	279
pleural drainage	15
preventive care	14
spinal procedures	83
stress testing	53
thoracic (chest) imaging	718
ultrasound (sonogram)	225
vascular procedures	100
women's imaging	12
X-rays	669

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Wasley, MD.

**Gender**
Female	1209
Male	873

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	401
Non-Hispanic White	1469
Hispanic	126
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	55

**Age**
85 and over	524
75 to 84	699
Less than 65	155
65 to 74	703

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	21
Cancer	17

Education & Training

Dr. Richard Wasley, MD graduated from University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine in 1992. He completed residency at University of Southern California (USC) Affiliated Hospitals. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine (1992)

Residency: University of Southern California (USC) Affiliated Hospitals (1997)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

Saddleback Medical Center

MemorialCare

Orange Coast Medical Center

MemorialCare Medical Group

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Covidien Sales LLC	$29 Interventional Lung Solutions $29

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$29

Biography

Dr. Richard Wasley is a specialist in diagnostic radiology. He works in Laguna Beach, CA and Fountain Valley, CA. Dr. Wasley attended the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Southern California (USC). His hospital/clinic affiliations include Orange Coast Medical Center, Saddleback Medical Center, and MemorialCare Medical Group.