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Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD

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Specializes in: Legal Medicine and Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease)

9604 Artesia Boulevard Suite 104
Bellflower, CA 90706

(562) 866-0894

Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD is a legal medicine specialist in Bellflower, CA specializing in legal medicine and pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease).

Office Locations

9604 Artesia Boulevard Suite 104
Bellflower, CA 90706

(562) 866-0894

(562) 866-8407

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Bellflower, CA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	76
bronchoscopy	92
doctor visit	274
hospital care	4165
inpatient care	4165
minimally invasive procedures	32
nursing home care	794
pleural drainage	16
pulmonary testing	100
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Bellflower, CA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	55
bronchoscopy	84
doctor visit	300
hospital care	4236
inpatient care	4236
minimally invasive procedures	47
nursing home care	807
pleural drainage	18
pulmonary testing	24
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	21

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	343

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	119
Hispanic	187
Asian	93
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	143
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	69
Diabetes	67
Dementia	49
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Bellflower, CA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	72
bronchoscopy	90
doctor visit	357
hospital care	4117
inpatient care	4117
minimally invasive procedures	37
nursing home care	981
pleural drainage	19
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	302
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	134
Hispanic	179
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	118
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	68
Diabetes	67
Dementia	48
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Bellflower, CA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
bronchoscopy	50
doctor visit	284
hospital care	3338
inpatient care	3338
minimally invasive procedures	18
nursing home care	1003
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	20

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	514
Female	562

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	356
Black	214
Hispanic	334
Asian	150
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	332
From 75 to 84	276
85 and over	232
Less than 65	236

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	45
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	68
Diabetes	70
Dementia	50
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Bellflower, CA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	41
bronchoscopy	48
doctor visit	277
hospital care	2272
inpatient care	2272
minimally invasive procedures	25
nursing home care	1050
pleural drainage	18

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	87
Hispanic	117
Asian	67
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	85
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	60
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	62
Diabetes	70
Dementia	44
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Bellflower, CA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	60
bronchoscopy	39
doctor visit	267
hospital care	2868
inpatient care	2868
minimally invasive procedures	11
nursing home care	865
pleural drainage	32

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	97
Hispanic	138
Asian	66
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	82
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	66
Dementia	43
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Bellflower, CA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	30
bronchoscopy	37
doctor visit	87
hospital care	2371
inpatient care	2371
minimally invasive procedures	22
nursing home care	670
pleural drainage	15

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	161
Black	78
Hispanic	121
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	77
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	23
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	73
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	64
Diabetes	70
Dementia	48
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Bellflower, CA during 2019 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	576

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	0

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	18
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	39
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	63
Diabetes	67
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Bellflower, CA during 2020 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	580

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	20

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	12
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	36
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	75
Dementia	62
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Bellflower, CA during 2021 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	474

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	14

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	11
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	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	38
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	75
Dementia	72
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Bellflower, CA during 2022 were nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD for Medicare patients.

nursing home care	327

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	11
Female	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	64
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	50
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD treated as a legal medicine specialist in Bellflower, CA were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and bronchoscopy.

aspiration	52
bronchoscopy	62
doctor visit	263
hospital care	3338
inpatient care	3338
minimally invasive procedures	27
nursing home care	738
pleural drainage	19
pulmonary testing	62
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	177

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	68
Asian / Pacific Islander	34
Non-Hispanic White	118
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	99
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	96
85 and over	67
Less than 65	76
65 to 74	102

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ruth Garcia Topacio, MD treated were hypertension, heart failure, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	63
Atrial Fibrillation	26
Dementia	37
Cancer	7

Education & Training

She has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$139 $139
Pfizer Inc.	$110 LYRICA $110
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$90 INVOKANA $90
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$76 Brovana $76
Genentech, Inc.	$68 $68
Other	$107 Esbriet $38	Perforomist $35	(8874) InCourage $17	Yupelri $17

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$553
Education	$38

Biography

Dr. Ruth Topacio is a Bellflower, CA physician who specializes in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease) and legal medicine. Dr. Topacio has obtained a license to practice in California.