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Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine and General Practice

6200 Coors Boulevard Nw Suite A-8
Albuquerque, NM 87120

(505) 433-4007

Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Albuquerque, NM specializing in family medicine and general practice.

Office Locations

6200 Coors Boulevard Nw Suite A-8
Albuquerque, NM 87120

(505) 433-4007

(505) 433-4068

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In The News

“Rick Cardenas, a physician with extensive experience in family practice and emergency care in rural New Mexico clinics, is director of urgent care at the new Epoch center on Montgomery.”—"Epoch clinic offers variety of medical care under one roof", Albuquerque Journal , March 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Albuquerque, NM during 2012 were emergency care, hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	509
hospital care	113
inpatient care	85
outpatient care	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Albuquerque, NM during 2013 were emergency care, hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	374
hospital care	177
inpatient care	109
nursing home care	18
outpatient care	68

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	0
Hispanic	116
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	61
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Albuquerque, NM during 2014 were emergency care, hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	229
hospital care	102
inpatient care	68
outpatient care	34

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	0
Hispanic	80
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	33
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Albuquerque, NM during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	95
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	124

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD in 2015

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	28
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Albuquerque, NM during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	377
hospital care	68
inpatient care	68

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	64
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	47
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	145

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD in 2016

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	32
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	75
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	22
Dementia	27
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	192

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD in 2017

Hypertension	38
High Cholesterol	26
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	13
Depression	73
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	19
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	240

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	45

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	48
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD in 2018

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	53
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	18
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	261

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	34
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD in 2019

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	252

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	19

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	28
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD in 2020

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	26
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	392

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	22

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	25
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD in 2021

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Albuquerque, NM during 2022 were vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	697
vascular procedures	61

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	62
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	54
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD in 2022

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Albuquerque, NM were emergency care, hospital care, inpatient care and vascular procedures.

doctor visit	313
emergency care	370
hospital care	98
inpatient care	72
nursing home care	18
outpatient care	43
vascular procedures	61

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	82
Hispanic	23
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	16
85 and over	8
Less than 65	49
65 to 74	42

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Rick Cardenas, MD treated were hypertension, depression, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	1
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Cancer	1
Dementia	7

Education & Training

He has a state license in New Mexico.

Licensed In: New Mexico

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$1,267 LATUDA $1,267
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$1,242 REXULTI $697	ABILIFY MAINTENA $546
Indivior Inc.	$585 SUBOXONE SUBLINGUAL FILM $306	SUBLOCADE $279
Alkermes, Inc.	$309 Vivitrol $104	Vivitrol 380 mg $51	$153
Allergan Inc.	$243 VRAYLAR $243
Other	$1,242 INVEGA SUSTENNA $166	VRAYLAR $154	INGREZZA $138	Brintellix $133	COLOGUARD $127	Other $522

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,882
Education	$5

Biography

Dr. Rick Cardenas works as a general practice, family medicine, and emergency medicine. He attended medical school at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, School of Medicine.