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Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD

(Dr. Richard Wayne Waguespack, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat)

Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (1975)

2000 6th Avenue S
Birmingham, AL 35233

(205) 801-7801

Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD is an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL specializing in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). He graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1975 and has 51 years of experience. Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD is affiliated with UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC.

Office Locations

2000 6th Avenue S
Birmingham, AL 35233

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In The News

“Tree pollen is a primary problem for allergy sufferers during the spring, according Dr. Richard Waguespack, an ear, nose and throat specialist and clinical professor at the University of Alabama...”—"Spring brutal for allergy sufferers", The Selma Times-Journal, April 2014

“While the source of of an individual's allegy varies, tree pollen is a primary problem during the spring for people who suffer from allergies, according Dr. Richard Waguespack, an ear, nose and...”—"Spring is pleasant, but the pollen it brings has many scrambling to ge...", The Selma Times-Journal, April 2014

“The tree pollen season is winding down, but the fine powdery pollen of grass will soon be in force, said Dr. Richard Waguespack, clinical professor in the UAB Division of Otolaryngology.”—"Allergy sufferers get no relief as new season of pollen soon to start", Al.com, May 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, ear procedures, injections and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	407
ear procedures	51
injections	31
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	27
minimally invasive procedures	58
sinus imaging	14
stroboscopy	12
X-rays	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2013 were ear procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	267
doctor visit	327
ear procedures	267

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	159

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	34
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD in 2013

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2014 were ear procedures, minimally invasive procedures, injections and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	61
doctor visit	438
ear procedures	148
injections	66
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	91

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	32
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2015 were ear procedures, minimally invasive procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	410
ear procedures	80
injections	76
minimally invasive procedures	76

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	402

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	544
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	328
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	66
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, ear procedures, injections and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	468
ear procedures	83
injections	58
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	40
minimally invasive procedures	98

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	98
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	40
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, laryngeal (voice box) procedures, ear procedures and stroboscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	371
ear procedures	51
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	58
minimally invasive procedures	58
stroboscopy	23

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	27
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, injections, ear procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	386
ear procedures	56
injections	78
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	56
minimally invasive procedures	134
stroboscopy	45

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	188

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	35
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, injections, stroboscopy and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	336
ear procedures	21
injections	169
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	67
minimally invasive procedures	223
stroboscopy	86

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	144

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	25
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, injections, stroboscopy and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	40
injections	28
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	42
stroboscopy	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	36

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD treated as an otolaryngologist in Birmingham, AL were diagnostic procedures, minimally invasive procedures, ear procedures and injections.

diagnostic procedures	113
doctor visit	353
ear procedures	94
injections	72
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	41
minimally invasive procedures	97
sinus imaging	14
X-rays	14

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	230
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	86
85 and over	28
Less than 65	54
65 to 74	131

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD From 2012 - 2020

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

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Cancer	7
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD graduated from Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans in 1975. He has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans (1975)

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA HEALTH SERVICES FOUNDATION, PC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$275 Clarifix $130	NEURO SPINE ENT $98	NEURO/SPINE/ENT $47
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$214 ENT Coblation, RR & Sinus $115	Coblation Wands $99
Intersect ENT, Inc.	$172 Propel $172
Arrinex, Inc.	$133 Clarifix $133
Baxter Healthcare	$100 No Related Product $100
Other	$377 AQUAMANTYS $100	Olympus ENT Rigid Scopes $96	DAV-Arista AH $82	RELIEVA SCOUT Sinus Dilation System $81	Image Guided Surgery Products $18

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,271

Biography

Dr. Richard Waguespack practices otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat) in Birmingham, AL. He attended medical school at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in New Orleans.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard W. Waguespack, MD in 2020

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Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

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