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Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD

(6 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

44215 15th Street West Suite 109
Lancaster, CA 93534

(661) 948-5723

Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, CA specializing in family medicine. Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD is affiliated with Antelope Valley Medical Center.

Office Locations

44215 15th Street West Suite 109
Lancaster, CA 93534

(661) 948-5723

(661) 945-1095

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

flu shot

preventive care

By Affordability:

fecal occult blood test

screening fecal occult blood test

screening stool guaiac test

stool guaiac test

stool tests

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD performed more flu shot, and preventive care procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for fecal occult blood test (FOBT), screening fecal occult blood test (FOBT), screening stool guaiac test (gFOBT), stool guaiac test (gFOBT), and stool tests that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

fecal occult blood test

lab tests

screening stool guaiac test

By Affordability:

removal of skin lesion

skin lesion destruction

skin procedures

urine tests

vaccines

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD performed more fecal occult blood test (FOBT), lab tests, and screening stool guaiac test (gFOBT) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for flu shot, flu vaccine, immunization (preventive vaccines), lab tests, removal of skin lesion (growth or mark), skin lesion destruction (e.g. laser surgery), skin procedures, urine tests, and vaccines that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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 Walter Kling, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, CA during 2012 were nursing home care, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1111
ear procedures	19
hospital care	220
inpatient care	220
lab tests	108
nursing home care	320
preventive care	158
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	78
skin procedures	78
vaccines	111

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, CA during 2013 were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1099
hospital care	91
inpatient care	91
lab tests	93
nursing home care	345
preventive care	149
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	65
skin procedures	65
vaccines	108

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	221
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	66
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	32
Dementia	24
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, CA during 2014 were nursing home care, preventive care, lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	987
hospital care	111
inpatient care	111
lab tests	121
nursing home care	312
preventive care	144
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	55
skin procedures	55
vaccines	93

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	199
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	22
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, CA during 2015 were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1047
lab tests	82
nursing home care	257
preventive care	130
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	57
skin procedures	57
vaccines	93

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	176
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	356
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	84
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD in 2015

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	27
Dementia	22
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, CA during 2016 were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	912
ear procedures	13
hospital care	58
inpatient care	58
lab tests	84
nursing home care	369
preventive care	136
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	63
skin procedures	63
vaccines	90

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	48
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD in 2016

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	24
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, CA during 2017 were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1049
ear procedures	23
lab tests	101
nursing home care	387
preventive care	254
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	43
skin procedures	43
vaccines	188

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	54
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD in 2017

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	20
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, CA during 2018 were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1009
ear procedures	14
lab tests	83
nursing home care	350
preventive care	216
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	26
skin procedures	26
vaccines	146

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	13
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	50
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD in 2018

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	17
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, CA during 2019 were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1000
ear procedures	16
lab tests	81
nursing home care	365
preventive care	218
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23
skin procedures	23
vaccines	145

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	255
Black	16
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	0
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD in 2019

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, CA during 2020 were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	828
ear procedures	17
lab tests	88
nursing home care	229
preventive care	168
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	28
skin procedures	28
vaccines	104

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	56
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD in 2020

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	19
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, CA during 2021 were preventive care, nursing home care, lab tests and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	971
lab tests	115
nursing home care	125
preventive care	176
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	22
skin procedures	22
vaccines	114

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	30
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD in 2021

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, CA during 2022 were preventive care, vaccines, nursing home care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1075
ear procedures	13
lab tests	111
nursing home care	112
preventive care	209
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
skin procedures	19
vaccines	131

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	144

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	220
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	27
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD in 2022

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Lancaster, CA were nursing home care, preventive care, vaccines and hospital care.

doctor visit	1008
ear procedures	16
hospital care	120
inpatient care	120
lab tests	97
nursing home care	288
preventive care	178
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	43
skin procedures	43
vaccines	120

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD.

**Gender**
Female	145
Male	108

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	217
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	16
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	37
75 to 84	81
Less than 65	18
65 to 74	105

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

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

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He is certified by the Board Certification: Family Medicine and has a state license in California.

Board Certification: Board Certification: Family Medicine

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Antelope Valley Medical Center

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.67 out of 5 stars based on 6 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Lancaster, CA.

3.67

Overall Rating

(6 Ratings)

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2018-03-22

I found Dr. Kling a little less than a year ago when I was looking for a new Primary Physician. He was been a great doctor to see. He takes his time in addressing what is going on with you. Very friendly and easy to talk to about your health. His bedside manner shows that he really cares about your well-being and not just interested in seeing as many patients as he can in a day. I would have given him 5 stars all around but its a typical Dr Office which usually ends up running behind.

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Allergan Inc.	$128 VIBERZI $100	VRAYLAR $14	BYSTOLIC $13
Gilead Sciences, Inc.	$125 Epclusa $125
AbbVie, Inc.	$86 Viekira $86
Stryker Corporation	$27 Insignia $27

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$365

Biography

Dr. Richard Kling is a physician who specializes in family medicine. He is rated 3.5 stars (out of 5) by his patients. Dr. Kling attended medical school at Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine. He is affiliated with Antelope Valley Medical Center.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD in 2018

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Walter Kling, MD in 2022

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

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