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Dr. Richard Joseph O'Brien, PhD, MD

Accepting New Patients

(113 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurology (Brain & Spinal Cord Disease)

Harvard Medical School (1985)

932 Morreene Road
Durham, NC 27705

(919) 668-2879

Dr. Richard Joseph O'Brien, PhD, MD is a neurologist in Durham, NC specializing in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1985 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. Richard Joseph O'Brien, PhD, MD is affiliated with Duke Health, DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC and PRIVATE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC PLLC.

Office Locations

Address:

40 Duke Medicine Circle
Durham, NC 27710

Address:

932 Morreene Road
Durham, NC 27705

diagnostic procedures	72
doctor visit	272
hospital care	164
inpatient care	164
spinal procedures	24

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	297
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	133
85 and over	49
Less than 65	54

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	38
Dementia	48
Cancer	9

diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	148
hospital care	22
inpatient care	22

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	173
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	20
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	31
Dementia	52
Cancer	13

doctor visit	170

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	28
Less than 65	22

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	75
Cancer	0

doctor visit	213

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	151
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	73
Cancer	8

doctor visit	176

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	102

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	14
Less than 65	14

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	67
Cancer	9

doctor visit	178

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	99

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	171
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	20
Less than 65	25

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	18
Dementia	68
Cancer	8

doctor visit	123

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	128
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	11
Less than 65	14

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	69
Cancer	12

doctor visit	101

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	61
Cancer	9

doctor visit	210

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Joseph O'Brien, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Joseph O'Brien, PhD, MD treated as a neurologist in Durham, NC were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and spinal procedures.

diagnostic procedures	48
doctor visit	177
hospital care	93
inpatient care	93
spinal procedures	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph O'Brien, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	142
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	70
85 and over	14
Less than 65	16
65 to 74	65

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Joseph O'Brien, PhD, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Joseph O'Brien, PhD, MD treated were dementia, hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	2
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	6
Dementia	51

Education & Training

Dr. Richard Joseph O'Brien, PhD, MD graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1985. He completed residency at Massachusetts General Hospital. He has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School (1985)

Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital (1988)

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard Joseph O'Brien, PhD, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Duke Health

DUKE HEALTH INTEGRATED PRACTICE INC

PRIVATE DIAGNOSTIC CLINIC PLLC

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Richard Joseph O'Brien, PhD, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MedCost, Aetna Traditional Choice, Blue Advantage, Aetna Medicare PPO, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, CIGNA Open Access Plus, WellCare, AmeriHealth, Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, AARP, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare PPO, Aetna, Aetna Workers' Compensation, TRICARE Prime, United Healthcare, TRICARE Prime Remote, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, TRICARE, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Gateway Health Alliance, Aetna HMO, Duke Group Plans, *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan., Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan., Duke Basic, Ambetter, Experience Health, Blue Select, Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*, Healthy Blue, All Savers Fully Insured, First Medicare Direct, Carolina Complete Health, Healthgram, All Savers Alternate Funding, Duke Select, NC State Employees Health Plan, Ambetter of North Carolina and United Medical Resources (UMR).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Richard Joseph O'Brien, PhD, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

MedCost

Aetna Traditional Choice

Blue Advantage

Aetna Medicare PPO

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

CIGNA Open Access Plus

WellCare

AmeriHealth

Medicare Part B

Medicare Advantage

AARP

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare PPO

Aetna

Aetna Workers' Compensation

TRICARE Prime

United Healthcare

TRICARE Prime Remote

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

TRICARE

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Gateway Health Alliance

Aetna HMO

Duke Group Plans

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.

Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.

Duke Basic

Ambetter

Experience Health

Blue Select

Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*

Healthy Blue

All Savers Fully Insured

First Medicare Direct

Carolina Complete Health

Healthgram

All Savers Alternate Funding

Duke Select

NC State Employees Health Plan

Ambetter of North Carolina

United Medical Resources (UMR)

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard Joseph O'Brien, PhD, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 113 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard Joseph O'Brien, PhD, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Durham, NC.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Richard Joseph O'Brien, PhD, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
UCB SA	$2,800 $2,800
Monteris Medical Corporation	$136 NeuroBlate $136

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$2,800
Food and Beverage	$136

Biography

Dr. Richard Obrien is a specialist in neurology (brain & spinal cord disease). He is professionally affiliated with Duke Health. Dr. Obrien studied medicine at Harvard Medical School.