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Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Emergency Medicine

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine (1984)

6250 Us-83
Abilene, TX 79606

(325) 428-1280

Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD is an internist in Abilene, TX specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and emergency medicine. He graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in 1984 and has 42 years of experience. Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD is affiliated with Hendrick Health.

Office Locations

Hendrick Health

6250 Us-83
Abilene, TX 79606

(325) 428-1280

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Rr 2 Box 994
Bullard, TX 75757

(325) 754-5275

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

emergency room care

In 2023, Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD performed more emergency room (ER) care procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Texas.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

central line placement

centrally inserted non-tunneled central line placement

In 2012, Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD had a list price for central line placement, and centrally inserted non-tunneled central line placement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Texas. 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 Y. Thorpe III, MD treated as an internist in Abilene, TX during 2012 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	815

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD treated as an internist in Abilene, TX during 2013 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	869

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	522

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	725
Black	0
Hispanic	115
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	293
85 and over	158
Less than 65	196

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	42
Dementia	24
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD treated as an internist in Abilene, TX during 2014 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	837

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	362
Female	477

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	715
Black	32
Hispanic	81
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	264
85 and over	136
Less than 65	193

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	40
Dementia	24
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD treated as an internist in Abilene, TX during 2015 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	759

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	758
Female	850

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1364
Black	0
Hispanic	170
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	512
From 75 to 84	466
85 and over	326
Less than 65	304

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	39
Dementia	23
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD treated as an internist in Abilene, TX during 2016 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	893

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	399
Female	474

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	712
Black	40
Hispanic	105
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	243
85 and over	194
Less than 65	165

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	36
Dementia	26
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD treated as an internist in Abilene, TX during 2017 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	744

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	356
Female	421

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	669
Black	0
Hispanic	63
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	170
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	40
Dementia	30
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD treated as an internist in Abilene, TX during 2018 were emergency care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
emergency care	682

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	307
Female	400

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	612
Black	0
Hispanic	63
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	213
85 and over	147
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	42
Dementia	29
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD treated as an internist in Abilene, TX during 2019 were emergency care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	19
emergency care	740

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	363
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	647
Black	24
Hispanic	63
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	241
85 and over	139
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	38
Dementia	26
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD treated as an internist in Abilene, TX during 2020 were emergency care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	25
emergency care	596
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	294
Female	336

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	547
Black	22
Hispanic	49
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	147
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	44
Dementia	31
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD treated as an internist in Abilene, TX during 2021 were emergency care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	17
emergency care	564

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	291
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	517
Black	32
Hispanic	58
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	147
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	31
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD treated as an internist in Abilene, TX during 2022 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	654

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	301
Female	353

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	579
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	245
85 and over	136
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	39
Dementia	22
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD treated as an internist in Abilene, TX during 2023 were emergency care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	18
emergency care	683

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	330
Female	335

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	580
Black	0
Hispanic	62
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	233
85 and over	134
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	41
Dementia	23
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD treated as an internist in Abilene, TX were emergency care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

catheterization	18
emergency care	736
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	343
Female	406

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	12
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	638
Hispanic	72
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	236
85 and over	152
Less than 65	124
65 to 74	236

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Cancer	10
Dementia	24

Education & Training

Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD graduated from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in 1984. He completed residency at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center. He is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine (1984)

Residency: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (1985)

Board Certification: American Board of Emergency Medicine

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Hendrick Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Merit Medical Systems Inc	$28 Safeguard Radial Compress Device $28
EKOS Corporation	$18 EKOSONIC $18

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$46

Biography

Dr. Richard Thorpe is an emergency medicine specialist. Dr. Thorpe attended medical school at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Paul L. Foster School of Medicine. He trained at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center for residency. He is professionally affiliated with Hendrick Health.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Y. Thorpe III, MD From 2012 - 2023

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