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Dr. Enass Eskander Rickards, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine (1993)

Professional interests include: arthroscopic surgery, trauma, upper extremity surgery, and more.

8851 Center Drive Suite 601
La Mesa, CA 91942

(619) 441-9811

Dr. Enass Eskander Rickards, MD is an orthopedist in La Jolla, CA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. She graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine in 1993 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. Enass Eskander Rickards, MD is affiliated with Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista, Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Outpatient Surgery Center of La Jolla, Scripps Health, Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego and GIRARD ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS MEDICAL GROUP,.INC.

Office Locations

Address:

4130 La Jolla Village Drive Suite 306
La Jolla, CA 92037

Address:

480 Fourth Avenue Suite 501
Chula Vista, CA 91910

Address:

8851 Center Drive Suite 601
La Mesa, CA 91942

Address:

9333 Genesee Avenue Suite 350a
San Diego, CA 92121

In The News

“"For many people, the first they know they have osteoporosis is when they get a fracture," says Dr. Enass Rickards, chief of orthopedic surgery at Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla.”—"Bone up", The San Diego Union-Tribune, May 2010

aspiration	43
diagnostic evaluation	33
doctor visit	382
hospital care	13
immobilization	23
injections	95
inpatient care	13
manual therapy	251
musculoskeletal imaging	57
rehabilitation	794
tendon surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	10
X-rays	57

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	187
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	39
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

diagnostic evaluation	31
doctor visit	309
hospital care	10
immobilization	29
injections	15
inpatient care	10
manual therapy	226
musculoskeletal imaging	50
rehabilitation	567
X-rays	50

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	160

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	178
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	38
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

diagnostic evaluation	26
doctor visit	296
injections	14
manual therapy	223
musculoskeletal imaging	36
rehabilitation	461
tendon surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	10
X-rays	36

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	264

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	66
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	56
Less than 65	72

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	14
Cancer	7

decompression surgery	14
diagnostic evaluation	15
doctor visit	267
injections	15
manual therapy	212
musculoskeletal imaging	41
nerve procedures	14
open surgery	14
rehabilitation	528
tendon surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	25
X-rays	41

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	19
Less than 65	32

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	12
Cancer	7

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	281
injections	24
manual therapy	316
musculoskeletal imaging	29
nerve procedures	16
open surgery	16
rehabilitation	701
tendon surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	36
X-rays	29

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	123
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	19
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	7

aspiration	16
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	258
injections	43
manual therapy	218
musculoskeletal imaging	37
nerve procedures	11
open surgery	11
rehabilitation	684
tendon surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	32
X-rays	37

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	49
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	16
Less than 65	28

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	270
injections	41
manual therapy	176
musculoskeletal imaging	54
nerve procedures	11
open surgery	11
rehabilitation	665
tendon surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	32
X-rays	54

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	38
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	16
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	268
injections	43
manual therapy	98
musculoskeletal imaging	39
nerve procedures	11
open surgery	11
rehabilitation	103
tendon surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	23
X-rays	39

**Gender**
Male	77
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	127
Black	0
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	17
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

doctor visit	569
injections	72
musculoskeletal imaging	134
tendon surgery	40
upper extremity surgery	39
X-rays	134

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Enass Eskander Rickards, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Enass Eskander Rickards, MD treated as an orthopedist in La Jolla, CA were rehabilitation, manual therapy, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

aspiration	30
decompression surgery	12
diagnostic evaluation	26
doctor visit	324
hospital care	11
immobilization	26
injections	41
inpatient care	11
manual therapy	215
musculoskeletal imaging	53
nerve procedures	12
open surgery	12
rehabilitation	563
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	26
X-rays	53

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enass Eskander Rickards, MD.

**Gender**
Female	119
Male	65

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	126
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	34
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	22
75 to 84	49
Less than 65	27
65 to 74	87

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Enass Eskander Rickards, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Enass Eskander Rickards, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	6
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Enass Eskander Rickards, MD graduated from University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine in 1993. She completed residency at University of Southern California (USC) Affiliated Hospitals. She is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine (1993)

Residency: University of Southern California (USC) Affiliated Hospitals (1998)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery (2001)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Enass Eskander Rickards, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla

Outpatient Surgery Center of La Jolla

Scripps Health

Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego

GIRARD ORTHOPAEDIC SURGEONS MEDICAL GROUP,.INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$482 XIAFLEX $482
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$91 XIAFLEX $91
Stryker Corporation	$72 TRAUMA and EXTREMITIES $44	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $16	Variax $13
Electronic Waveform Lab, Inc.	$70 $70
Mallinckrodt LLC	$39 OFIRMEV $21	XARTEMIS XR $18
Other	$195 Kerecis Omega3 Marigen $33	FORTEO $30	NATRELLE SALINE-FILLED BREAST IMPLANTS $25	Palacos $23	Prolia $18	Other $66

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$949

Biography

Dr. Enass Rickards' areas of specialization are hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Her professional affiliations include Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla, Outpatient Surgery Center of La Jolla, and Scripps Mercy Hospital Chula Vista. She has an open panel in La Mesa, CA according to Scripps Health. Dr. Rickards attended the University of Southern California (USC), Keck School of Medicine and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Southern California (USC) for residency.