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Dr. Donald Anthony Richards, MD, PhD

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Specializes in: Medical Oncology, Adult Oncology and Hematology (Blood Disorders)

University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine (1983)

501 Saunders Avenue
Tyler, TX 75702

(903) 579-9800

Dr. Donald Anthony Richards, MD, PhD is a medical oncologist in Tyler, TX specializing in medical oncology, adult oncology and hematology (blood disorders). He graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine in 1983 and has 42 years of experience. Dr. Donald Anthony Richards, MD, PhD is affiliated with CHRISTUS Health and Texas Oncology.

Office Locations

Address:

415 S Fleishel Avenue
Tyler, TX 75702

Address:

501 Saunders Avenue
Tyler, TX 75702

Address:

910 E Houston Street Suite 100
Tyler, TX 75702

In The News

“In fact, it has the highest mortality rate of all major cancers, with only six percent of patients surviving more than five years from their diagnosis," said Donald Richards, M.D., Ph.D., medical...”—"Infinity Conducting Clinical Trial in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer in Dallas", NBC News, November 2010

"Texas Oncology-Tyler Celebrates 25 Years of Cancer Treatment", Texas Oncology

"Texas Oncology-Tyler: Teamwork, Breakthroughs Led to More Victories for Tyler in Fight Against Cance", Texas Oncology

abdominal imaging	178
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	506
blood draw	2636
chemotherapy	506
CT scan	366
doctor visit	2243
hospital care	566
inpatient care	566
lab tests	7184
minimally invasive procedures	727
pelvic imaging	178
port flush	44
preventive care	27
thoracic (chest) imaging	207
thyroid function tests	30
vaccines	27
X-rays	18

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	398

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	547
Black	72
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	267
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	79
Less than 65	68

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	46

abdominal imaging	155
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	676
blood draw	2684
chemotherapy	676
CT scan	329
doctor visit	2323
hospital care	475
inpatient care	475
lab tests	7442
minimally invasive procedures	905
pelvic imaging	155
port flush	56
preventive care	27
thoracic (chest) imaging	174
thyroid function tests	24
vaccines	27

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	412

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	557
Black	64
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	83
Less than 65	63

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	43

abdominal imaging	182
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	801
blood draw	2820
chemotherapy	801
CT scan	377
doctor visit	2487
hospital care	473
inpatient care	473
lab tests	8607
minimally invasive procedures	1094
pelvic imaging	182
port flush	57
preventive care	23
thoracic (chest) imaging	195
thyroid function tests	80
vaccines	23

**Gender**
Male	596
Female	996

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1354
Black	200
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	694
From 75 to 84	560
85 and over	198
Less than 65	140

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	45

abdominal imaging	162
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	555
blood draw	3007
chemotherapy	555
CT scan	356
doctor visit	2394
hormone therapy	13
hospital care	317
inpatient care	317
lab tests	8918
minimally invasive procedures	760
pelvic imaging	162
port flush	90
radiation therapy	70
thoracic (chest) imaging	194
thyroid function tests	106

**Gender**
Male	369
Female	604

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	836
Black	118
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	445
From 75 to 84	341
85 and over	102
Less than 65	85

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	48

abdominal imaging	136
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	425
blood draw	2926
chemotherapy	425
CT scan	278
doctor visit	2372
hospital care	183
inpatient care	183
lab tests	8623
minimally invasive procedures	569
pelvic imaging	136
port flush	40
radiation therapy	24
thoracic (chest) imaging	142
thyroid function tests	113

**Gender**
Male	397
Female	610

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	879
Black	105
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	434
From 75 to 84	362
85 and over	118
Less than 65	93

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	48

abdominal imaging	155
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	384
blood draw	2688
chemotherapy	384
CT scan	327
doctor visit	2296
hormone therapy	20
hospital care	179
inpatient care	179
lab tests	8136
minimally invasive procedures	538
pelvic imaging	155
port flush	64
radiation therapy	23
thoracic (chest) imaging	172
thyroid function tests	108

**Gender**
Male	380
Female	546

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	819
Black	86
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	416
From 75 to 84	338
85 and over	105
Less than 65	67

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	51

abdominal imaging	73
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	471
blood draw	1973
chemotherapy	471
CT scan	166
doctor visit	1440
hormone therapy	24
hospital care	257
inpatient care	257
lab tests	5973
minimally invasive procedures	655
pelvic imaging	73
port flush	58
radiation therapy	59
thoracic (chest) imaging	93
thyroid function tests	98

**Gender**
Male	428
Female	623

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	934
Black	85
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	452
From 75 to 84	404
85 and over	122
Less than 65	73

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	50

abdominal imaging	39
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	471
blood draw	1563
chemotherapy	471
CT scan	123
doctor visit	1033
hormone therapy	23
hospital care	134
inpatient care	134
lab tests	4553
minimally invasive procedures	648
neck imaging	15
pelvic imaging	39
port flush	50
radiation therapy	29
thoracic (chest) imaging	68
thyroid function tests	91

**Gender**
Male	406
Female	573

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	872
Black	76
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	440
From 75 to 84	367
85 and over	112
Less than 65	60

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	51

abdominal imaging	89
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	807
blood draw	2459
chemotherapy	807
CT scan	247
doctor visit	1700
hormone therapy	72
hospital care	247
inpatient care	247
lab tests	6452
minimally invasive procedures	1158
neck imaging	10
pelvic imaging	89
port flush	77
radiation therapy	120
thoracic (chest) imaging	147

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Donald Anthony Richards, MD, PhD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Donald Anthony Richards, MD, PhD treated as a medical oncologist in Tyler, TX were lab tests, blood draw, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

abdominal imaging	130
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	567
blood draw	2528
chemotherapy	567
CT scan	286
doctor visit	2033
hormone therapy	30
hospital care	314
inpatient care	314
lab tests	7330
minimally invasive procedures	784
neck imaging	12
pelvic imaging	130
preventive care	26
radiation therapy	29
thoracic (chest) imaging	155
thyroid function tests	82
vaccines	26
X-rays	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Anthony Richards, MD, PhD.

**Gender**
Female	432
Male	276

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	73
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	618
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	3
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	83
75 to 84	256
Less than 65	59
65 to 74	310

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Donald Anthony Richards, MD, PhD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Donald Anthony Richards, MD, PhD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	34
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Donald Anthony Richards, MD, PhD graduated from University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine in 1983. He is certified by the Medical Oncology and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine (1983)

Board Certification: Medical Oncology

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Donald Anthony Richards, MD, PhD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHRISTUS Health

Texas Oncology

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc	$10,340 ONIVYDE $10,340
Lilly USA, LLC	$10,081 ERBITUX $91	$9,990
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$6,711 NON BRAND $6,136	SANDOSTATIN LAR $224	LCL161 $75	AFINITOR $55	TABRECTA $23	Other $198
Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$5,568 ONIVYDE $5,568
Seattle Genetics, Inc.	$5,362 ADCETRIS $12	$5,350
Other	$29,388 Non-Covered Product $5,008	TAGRISSO $3,637	ZANIDATAMAB $2,790	Lonsurf $2,305	FYARRO $1,000	Other $14,649

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$49,945
Food and Beverage	$6,879
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$6,320
Travel and Lodging	$2,852
Honoraria	$1,000
Other	$454

Research Payments

Dr. Donald Anthony Richards, MD, PhD has received 5243 research payments totaling $13,951,084.

Biography

Dr. Donald Richards' areas of specialization are adult oncology, medical oncology, and hematology (blood disorders); he sees patients in Tyler, TX. He attended medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine. His hospital/clinic affiliations include CHRISTUS Health and Texas Oncology.