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Dr. George Richard Puente, M.D.

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Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

Tulane University School of Medicine (1988)

4228 Houma Boulevard Suite 520
Metairie, LA 70006

(504) 456-8020

Dr. George Richard Puente, M.D. is a gastroenterologist in Metairie, LA specializing in adult gastroenterology. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1988 and has 37 years of experience. Dr. George Richard Puente, M.D. is affiliated with TEXAS DIGESTIVE DISEASE CONSULTANTS PLLC.

Office Locations

Address:

4228 Houma Boulevard Suite 520
Metairie, LA 70006

diagnostic procedures	161
doctor visit	322
esophageal dilation	17
gastrointestinal procedures	176
hospital care	312
inpatient care	312
minimally invasive procedures	176
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	0
Hispanic	91
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	69
Less than 65	63

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

diagnostic procedures	174
doctor visit	364
esophageal dilation	14
gastrointestinal procedures	202
hospital care	249
hydrogen breath test	24
inpatient care	249
methane breath test	24
minimally invasive procedures	202
preventive care	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	174

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	45
Hispanic	86
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	60
Less than 65	56

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

diagnostic procedures	150
doctor visit	335
esophageal dilation	17
gastrointestinal procedures	165
hospital care	202
inpatient care	202
minimally invasive procedures	165
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	150

**Gender**
Male	324
Female	454

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	506
Black	90
Hispanic	154
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	336
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	110
Less than 65	100

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

diagnostic procedures	164
doctor visit	343
esophageal dilation	17
gastrointestinal procedures	179
hospital care	201
inpatient care	201
minimally invasive procedures	179
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	164

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	255

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	45
Hispanic	74
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	57
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

diagnostic procedures	151
doctor visit	269
esophageal dilation	10
gastrointestinal procedures	171
hospital care	150
inpatient care	150
minimally invasive procedures	171
preventive care	10
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	151

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	240
Black	33
Hispanic	65
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	53
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	19
Cancer	17

diagnostic procedures	159
doctor visit	280
esophageal dilation	18
gastrointestinal procedures	188
hospital care	180
inpatient care	180
minimally invasive procedures	188
preventive care	11
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	159

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	35
Hispanic	71
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	57
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

diagnostic procedures	111
doctor visit	170
esophageal dilation	12
gastrointestinal procedures	121
hospital care	175
inpatient care	175
minimally invasive procedures	121
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	111

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	199
Black	31
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	39
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

diagnostic procedures	86
doctor visit	120
esophageal dilation	15
gastrointestinal procedures	99
hospital care	100
inpatient care	100
minimally invasive procedures	99
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	86

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	19
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	42
Less than 65	21

diagnostic procedures	96
doctor visit	121
esophageal dilation	14
gastrointestinal procedures	108
hospital care	75
inpatient care	75
minimally invasive procedures	108
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	96

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	155
Black	0
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	22
Less than 65	15

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

diagnostic procedures	99
doctor visit	110
esophageal dilation	12
gastrointestinal procedures	121
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81
minimally invasive procedures	121
preventive care	10
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	99

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	18
Less than 65	12

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	38
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Richard Puente, M.D. for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George Richard Puente, M.D. treated as a gastroenterologist in Metairie, LA were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

diagnostic procedures	135
doctor visit	246
esophageal dilation	14
gastrointestinal procedures	154
hospital care	172
hydrogen breath test	24
inpatient care	172
methane breath test	24
minimally invasive procedures	154
preventive care	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	135

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Richard Puente, M.D..

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	32
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	248
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	65
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	110
85 and over	52
Less than 65	40
65 to 74	166

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Richard Puente, M.D. From 2013 - 2022

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Cancer	14
Dementia	13

Education & Training

Dr. George Richard Puente, M.D. graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1988. He has a state license in Louisiana.

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine (1988)

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. George Richard Puente, M.D. is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

TEXAS DIGESTIVE DISEASE CONSULTANTS PLLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie Inc.	$912 Humira $353	Skyrizi $218	Rinvoq $200	LINZESS $108	Creon $32
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$355 Trulance $333	XIFAXAN $22
Celgene Corporation	$218 ZEPOSIA $218
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$174 STELARA $108	SIMPONI $41	SIMPONI ARIA $25
Pfizer Inc.	$168 XELJANZ $168
Other	$551 ENTYVIO $54	Creon $50	LINZESS 290 mcg $48	DIFICID $31	MOTEGRITY $28	Other $339

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,378

Ownership and Interest Payments

This table describes ownership payments received by Dr. George Richard Puente, M.D..

Company	Year	Amount	Source of Ownership	Terms of Ownership
GastroGPO, LLC	2023	$4,097.51	Physician Covered Recipient	Common Stock
GastroGPO, LLC	2021	$272.22	Physician Covered Recipient	Common Stock
GastroGPO, LLC	2022	$259.54	Physician Covered Recipient	Common Stock

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Biography

Dr. George Puente is an adult gastroenterology specialist in Metairie, LA. Dr. Puente is a graduate of Tulane University School of Medicine.

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Richard Puente, M.D. From 2013 - 2022

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General Payments

Ownership and Interest Payments

Biography

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