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Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD

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Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

Loma Linda University School of Medicine (1976)

6470 Pentz Road Suite B
Paradise, CA 95969

(530) 877-7200

Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD is an internist in Chico, CA specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1976 and has 50 years of experience. Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD is affiliated with PARADISE MEDICAL GROUP INC.

Office Locations

277 Cohasset Road
Chico, CA 95926

(530) 872-6650

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6470 Pentz Road Suite B
Paradise, CA 95969

(530) 877-7200

(530) 877-7260

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Board member Richard Thorp, MD, an internist, said that he's "been practicing long enough to know that what we thought was good science when we began our practice a number of years ago... is not...”—"California Officials Push to Rein In Medical Disinformation", MedPage Today, June 2022

“Dr. Richard Thorp, CEO of Paradise Medical and past president of the California Medical Association, had commented previously on how technology can better meet needs and provide better care for...”—"Telemedicine helps reach displaced Camp Fire survivors", Enterprise-Record, May 2019

“Dr. Richard Thorp, CEO of Paradise Medical Group, says his practice will have a "dual presence"--in Chico and Paradise--once it can reopen two of its Pentz Road buildings.”—"Medical migration *", Chico News and Review, March 2019

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

chronic care

flu shot

immunization

By Affordability:

chronic care

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD performed more chronic care, flu shot, and immunization (preventive vaccines) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for chronic care that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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 10%

By Volume:

preventive care

By Affordability:

pneumonia shot

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD performed more preventive care procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for pneumonia shot 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:

lab tests

urinalysis

By Affordability:

flu shot

flu vaccine

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD performed more lab tests, and urinalysis procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for flu shot, and flu vaccine 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 E. Thorp, MD treated as an internist in Chico, CA during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	29
cardiac procedures	129
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1571
ear procedures	32
hospital care	647
injections	29
inpatient care	647
lab tests	29
preventive care	318
stress testing	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	304
vaccines	318
vascular procedures	240

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD treated as an internist in Chico, CA during 2013 were preventive care, vaccines, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
cardiac procedures	58
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	1459
ear procedures	24
hospital care	123
injections	20
inpatient care	123
lab tests	39
preventive care	293
ultrasound (sonogram)	199
vaccines	293
vascular procedures	170

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	738
Female	958

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1603
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	539
From 75 to 84	547
85 and over	413
Less than 65	197

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	29
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD treated as an internist in Chico, CA during 2014 were preventive care, vaccines, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
cardiac procedures	33
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	1360
ear procedures	21
hospital care	120
injections	21
inpatient care	120
lab tests	61
preventive care	393
ultrasound (sonogram)	150
vaccines	393
vascular procedures	148

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	785
Female	985

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1659
Black	0
Hispanic	67
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	582
From 75 to 84	547
85 and over	430
Less than 65	211

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	30
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD treated as an internist in Chico, CA during 2015 were preventive care, vaccines, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
cardiac procedures	29
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	1929
ear procedures	20
hospital care	57
injections	27
inpatient care	57
lab tests	69
preventive care	392
ultrasound (sonogram)	155
vaccines	392
vascular procedures	151

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1608
Female	2094

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3462
Black	0
Hispanic	134
Asian	0
Other	36
Native American	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1290
From 75 to 84	1122
85 and over	842
Less than 65	448

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	29
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD treated as an internist in Chico, CA during 2016 were preventive care, vaccines, ultrasound (sonogram) and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
cardiac procedures	31
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1895
ear procedures	17
injections	28
lab tests	100
preventive care	570
ultrasound (sonogram)	148
vaccines	570
vascular procedures	140

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	572
Female	703

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1210
Black	0
Hispanic	37
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	458
From 75 to 84	385
85 and over	286
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	27
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD treated as an internist in Chico, CA during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines, ultrasound (sonogram) and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
cardiac procedures	36
chronic care	71
doctor visit	1786
injections	32
lab tests	110
preventive care	545
ultrasound (sonogram)	121
vaccines	545
vascular procedures	99

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	658
Female	890

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1453
Black	0
Hispanic	65
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	598
From 75 to 84	482
85 and over	304
Less than 65	164

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD treated as an internist in Chico, CA during 2018 were ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
cardiac procedures	38
chronic care	89
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	1704
injections	23
lab tests	112
preventive care	98
rehabilitation	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	122
vaccines	98
vascular procedures	97

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	743
Female	972

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1598
Black	0
Hispanic	71
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	656
From 75 to 84	536
85 and over	332
Less than 65	191

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	30
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD treated as an internist in Chico, CA during 2019 were chronic care, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
chronic care	512
doctor visit	1576
injections	13
lab tests	59
preventive care	229
vaccines	229

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	406
Female	503

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	852
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	390
From 75 to 84	334
85 and over	126
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD treated as an internist in Chico, CA during 2020 were chronic care, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	15
chronic care	5164
doctor visit	1681
injections	15
lab tests	45
preventive care	155
vaccines	155

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	535
Female	681

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1148
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	520
From 75 to 84	445
85 and over	194
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD treated as an internist in Chico, CA during 2021 were chronic care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	45
doctor visit	119

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	97

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	31
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD treated as an internist in Chico, CA during 2022 were chronic care, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD for Medicare patients.

chronic care	2082
diabetes management	26
doctor visit	1049
lab tests	79
preventive care	213
vaccines	187

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	309
Female	540

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	804
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	409
From 75 to 84	303
85 and over	99
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD treated as an internist in Chico, CA were chronic care, preventive care, vaccines and inpatient care.

aspiration	23
cardiac procedures	50
chronic care	1327
diabetes management	26
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1466
ear procedures	22
hospital care	236
injections	23
inpatient care	236
lab tests	70
preventive care	320
rehabilitation	17
stress testing	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	171
vaccines	318
vascular procedures	149

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD.

**Gender**
Male	585
Female	765

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	1253
Native American / Alaskan Native	6
Hispanic	46
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	434
85 and over	277
Less than 65	138
65 to 74	500

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1976. He has a state license in California.

Medical School: Loma Linda University School of Medicine (1976)

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

PARADISE MEDICAL GROUP INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$559 JARDIANCE $253	SPIRIVA RESPIMAT $97	Pradaxa $77	STIOLTO $76	$55
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$268 FARXIGA $142	BREZTRI AEROSPHERE $24	BREZTRI $15	LOKELMA $14	SYMBICORT $13	Other $59
Novo Nordisk Inc	$220 RYBELSUS $81	Ozempic $53	Xultophy 100/3.6 $37	Victoza $32	Tresiba $18
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$195 TRELEGY ELLIPTA $80	BOOSTRIX $55	ANORO ELLIPTA $35	ANORO $25
Allergan Inc.	$128 VRAYLAR $128
Other	$1,193 JARDIANCE $98	TOUJEO $92	Dayvigo $88	Creon $77	Vascepa $70	Other $768

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,507
Education	$56

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard E. Thorp, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

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