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Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

777 37th Street Suite C-107
Vero Beach, FL 32960

(772) 562-3234

Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD is a nephrologist in Vero Beach, FL specializing in adult nephrology.

Office Locations

777 37th Street Suite C-107
Vero Beach, FL 32960

(772) 562-3234

(772) 562-3236

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD in 2023

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hemodialysis

In 2012, Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD had a list price for hemodialysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Florida. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD treated as a nephrologist in Vero Beach, FL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	103
dialysis	29
doctor visit	1467
hospital care	1332
inpatient care	1332
lab tests	104

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD treated as a nephrologist in Vero Beach, FL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	57
doctor visit	1225
hospital care	1129
inpatient care	1129

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	450
Female	331

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	681
Black	67
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	317
85 and over	165
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	48
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD treated as a nephrologist in Vero Beach, FL during 2014 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	594
dialysis	93
doctor visit	1170
hospital care	1191
inpatient care	1191
lab tests	2056
preventive care	94
thyroid function tests	24

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	455
Female	321

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	661
Black	74
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	291
85 and over	164
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	51
Dementia	16
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD treated as a nephrologist in Vero Beach, FL during 2015 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	972
dialysis	51
doctor visit	1047
hospital care	858
inpatient care	858
lab tests	4372
minimally invasive procedures	124
preventive care	211
thyroid function tests	37

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	802
Female	568

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1184
Black	122
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	380
From 75 to 84	466
85 and over	322
Less than 65	202

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	52
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD treated as a nephrologist in Vero Beach, FL during 2016 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	930
dialysis	65
doctor visit	922
hospital care	821
inpatient care	821
lab tests	4549
minimally invasive procedures	109
preventive care	232

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	380
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	566
Black	63
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	147
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	55
Dementia	21
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD treated as a nephrologist in Vero Beach, FL during 2017 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	1090
dialysis	75
doctor visit	1080
hospital care	836
inpatient care	836
lab tests	6035
minimally invasive procedures	133
preventive care	251

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	430
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	619
Black	76
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	277
85 and over	148
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	53
Dementia	19
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD treated as a nephrologist in Vero Beach, FL during 2018 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	964
dialysis	64
doctor visit	958
hospital care	588
inpatient care	588
lab tests	5083
minimally invasive procedures	195
preventive care	187

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	399
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	548
Black	70
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	130
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	52
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD treated as a nephrologist in Vero Beach, FL during 2019 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	946
doctor visit	921
hospital care	762
inpatient care	762
lab tests	5169
preventive care	231

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	433
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	599
Black	82
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	261
85 and over	138
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	51
Dementia	19
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD treated as a nephrologist in Vero Beach, FL during 2020 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	930
doctor visit	1014
hospital care	625
inpatient care	625
lab tests	4480
preventive care	224

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	396
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	535
Black	68
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	239
85 and over	129
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	51
Dementia	19
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD treated as a nephrologist in Vero Beach, FL during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	997
doctor visit	1132
hospital care	454
inpatient care	454
lab tests	6134
preventive care	322

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	527
Black	59
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	255
85 and over	124
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	49
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD treated as a nephrologist in Vero Beach, FL during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	629
doctor visit	992
hospital care	427
inpatient care	427
lab tests	5353
preventive care	172

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	355
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	502
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	253
85 and over	128
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	46
Dementia	10
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD treated as a nephrologist in Vero Beach, FL were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

blood draw	815
dialysis	62
doctor visit	1084
hospital care	820
inpatient care	820
lab tests	4333
minimally invasive procedures	140
preventive care	213
thyroid function tests	30

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD.

**Gender**
Male	405
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	66
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	583
Hispanic	19
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	257
85 and over	145
Less than 65	80
65 to 74	202

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol, hypertension and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	46
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Cancer	15
Dementia	15

Education & Training

He has a state license in Florida.

Licensed In: Florida

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.33 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Vero Beach, FL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$5,719 Product in Development $5,719
Amgen Inc.	$1,983 EPOGEN $519	Repatha $133	Parsabiv $95	Sensipar $42	Tavneos $25	Other $1,168
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$496 LOKELMA $381	FARXIGA $95	$20
OPKO Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$365 Rayaldee $365
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$243 JYNARQUE $171	SAMSCA $71
Other	$2,413 ACTHAR $303	Kerendia $210	ENTRESTO $178	VELTASSA $140	Ellipsys $125	Other $1,456

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$5,600
Food and Beverage	$3,606
Travel and Lodging	$1,768
Education	$244

Biography

Dr. Richard Handler is a medical specialist in adult nephrology. On average, patients gave him a rating of 3.5 stars (out of 5).

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD in 2023

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard J. Handler, MD From 2012 - 2022

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General Payments

Biography

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