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Dr. Rick Chavez, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine

510 N Prospect Avenue Suite 209
Redondo Beach, CA 90277

(310) 798-1633

Dr. Rick Chavez, MD is an interventional pain specialist in Redondo Beach, CA specializing in interventional pain medicine.

Office Locations

510 N Prospect Avenue Suite 209
Redondo Beach, CA 90277

(310) 798-1633

(310) 374-1576

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In The News

“So will a five-doctor group that includes two Latinos, one Chinese American and Dr. Rick Chavez, who is of Mexican and Japanese heritage.”—"Multicultural Medicine : Patients want doctors and nurses who speak their language--and know their fears. Hospitals try to keep pace by providing everything from sushi and salsa to CPR seminars in Spanish.", Los Angeles Times, February 2025

“Dr. Rick Chavez, a pain management physician in Redondo Beach, serves as an expert for the board in cases of reckless prescribing.”—"Reckless prescribing, lost lives", Los Angeles Times, December 2012

“"They are using a procedure that has yet to be proven effective, charging an inordinate amount of money and making promises they are not able to keep," says Dr. Rick Chavez, medical director of the...”—"Addiction treatment, novel but unproved", Los Angeles Times, October 2006

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick Chavez, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	589

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick Chavez, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	592

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Chavez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	26
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	61
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Chavez, MD in 2013

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick Chavez, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	506

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Chavez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Chavez, MD in 2014

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	69
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick Chavez, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	635

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Chavez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	72

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Chavez, MD in 2015

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	59
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick Chavez, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	515

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Chavez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	35

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Chavez, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2016

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick Chavez, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	567

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2016

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Chavez, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	38

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	56
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	26

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Chavez, MD From 2012 - 2016

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Rick Chavez, MD treated were depression, hypertension, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	3
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	4
Diabetes	19
Atrial Fibrillation	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Iroko Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$2,923 ZORVOLEX $2,923
Braeburn Inc.	$2,475 BRIXADI $2,475
Orexo US, Inc.	$1,667 Zubsolv $1,667
Depomed, Inc.	$242 Cambia $215	Zipsor $28
Pfizer Inc.	$231 LYRICA $95	EMBEDA $70	VIAGRA $22	PRISTIQ $17	FLECTOR PATCH $15	Other $12
Other	$782 NUVIGIL $130	Saxenda $70	Brintellix $69	DUEXIS-800mg Ibuprofen- 26.6mg Famotidine $50	Contrave $41	Other $422

**Types of Payments**
Honoraria	$2,475
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$2,400
Consulting Fee	$1,550
Food and Beverage	$1,513
Travel and Lodging	$283
Other	$100