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Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD

(Dr. Ricardo Taboada, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Interventional Pain Medicine and Anesthesiology

Central University of the Caribbean School of Medicine

7101 Williams Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78412

(361) 854-1910

Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD is an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX specializing in interventional pain medicine and anesthesiology. He graduated from Central University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD is affiliated with CHRISTUS Health and MICHAEL E TSCHICKARDT MD PA.

Office Locations

CHRISTUS Health

7101 Williams Drive
Corpus Christi, TX 78412

(361) 854-1910

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2012 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
doctor visit	458
injections	117
nerve block	41
pain management	98
spinal procedures	78

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2013 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
doctor visit	608
injections	166
nerve block	61
pain management	143
spinal procedures	101

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	129

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	193
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	22
Less than 65	90

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2014 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
doctor visit	741
injections	216
nerve block	96
pain management	187
spinal procedures	152

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	19
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2015 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
doctor visit	758
injections	206
lab tests	19
nerve block	64
pain management	179
spinal procedures	119

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD.

**Gender**
Male	320
Female	344

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	550
Black	0
Hispanic	66
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	48
Less than 65	260

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2016 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
doctor visit	734
injections	226
minimally invasive procedures	13
nerve block	116
nerve procedures	13
pain management	217
spinal procedures	150

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	254

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	24
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	34
Less than 65	144

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2017 were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
complementary or alternative therapy	26
doctor visit	853
injections	170
manual therapy	26
minimally invasive procedures	14
nerve block	39
nerve procedures	14
osteopathic medicine	26
pain management	156
spinal procedures	78

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	286

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	376
Black	25
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	39
Less than 65	135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2018 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD for Medicare patients.

complementary or alternative therapy	21
doctor visit	676
injections	101
manual therapy	21
minimally invasive procedures	21
nerve block	49
nerve procedures	21
osteopathic medicine	21
pain management	122
spinal procedures	68

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	297
Black	16
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	35
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD in 2018

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2019 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
doctor visit	516
injections	114
nerve block	97
pain management	100
spinal procedures	59

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD.

**Gender**
Male	118
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	284
Black	0
Hispanic	29
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	44
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2020 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	347
injections	17
nerve block	53
pain management	17
spinal procedures	17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	16
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	31
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2021 were injections, pain management, nerve block and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	16
doctor visit	255
injections	66
nerve block	24
pain management	50
spinal procedures	24

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	15
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	45
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX during 2022 were pain management, injections, spinal procedures and nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	19
doctor visit	422
injections	89
minimally invasive procedures	23
nerve block	36
nerve procedures	23
pain management	93
spinal procedures	52

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	45
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD treated as an interventional pain specialist in Corpus Christi, TX were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

aspiration	21
complementary or alternative therapy	23
doctor visit	578
injections	135
lab tests	19
manual therapy	23
minimally invasive procedures	17
nerve block	61
nerve procedures	17
osteopathic medicine	23
pain management	123
spinal procedures	81

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	277
Hispanic	28
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	85
85 and over	32
Less than 65	108
65 to 74	112

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	10
Dementia	8

Education & Training

Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD graduated from Central University of the Caribbean School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Puerto Rico Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology and has a state license in Connecticut.

Medical School: Central University of the Caribbean School of Medicine

Residency: University of Puerto Rico Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Certification: American Board of Anesthesiology

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ricardo Jose Taboada, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHRISTUS Health

MICHAEL E TSCHICKARDT MD PA

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Depomed, Inc.	$24,572 Gralise $23,845	Cambia $338	Nucynta $217	Lazanda $101	Zipsor $71
Assertio Therapeutics, Inc.	$13,123 Gralise $12,824	Zipsor $266	Cambia $33
Pfizer Inc.	$3,842 EMBEDA $3,225	LYRICA $303	FLECTOR PATCH $99	ZAVZPRET $43	NURTEC ODT $39	Other $135
Boston Scientific Corporation	$3,601 PAIN MANAGEMENT $938	GENERAL - PAIN MANAGEMENT $826	GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT $814	SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $514	Superion $105	Other $404
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$3,231 Deep Brain Stimulation $2,024	Neuro-Chronic Pain $732	Prodigy and Prodigy MRI $364	Axium INS Implantable Neuro Stimulator $111
Other	$17,893 Senza Spinal Cord Stimulation System $1,616	Relistor $1,180	BOTOX $1,081	IOVERA SYSTEM $971	Horizant $865	Other $12,180

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$30,500
Food and Beverage	$24,419
Travel and Lodging	$7,775
Consulting Fee	$3,000
Education	$569

Biography

Dr. Ricardo Taboada specializes in anesthesiology and interventional pain medicine. He attended Central University of the Caribbean School of Medicine and subsequently trained at a hospital affiliated with the University of Puerto Rico for residency. Dr. Taboada is affiliated with CHRISTUS Health.

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