Dr. Richard Paul Abben, MD

Dr. Abben practices at Cardiovascular Institute of the South in Houma, Louisiana.

Dr. Abben's NPI, 1750388740, was assigned on July 5, 2005. Dr. Abben graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 1978. Dr. Abben's Louisiana license number on file is 07836R.

Dr. Abben's primary practice is Cardiovascular Institute of the South, at 225 Dunn St, Houma, LA 70360 in Terrebonne Parish. The practice phone is (985) 876-0300.

Dr. Abben's primary practice is Cardiovascular Institute of the South in Houma, Louisiana. Dr. Abben is also affiliated with Terrebonne General Health System. The medical group on file is Cardiovascular Institute of the South. Dmand AI also links Dr. Abben to 5 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Abben practices, 9 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Abben's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Abben is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Abben's licenses on file in 2 states: Louisiana and California.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, cardiac catheterization, endocarditis, pacemaker or defibrillator implantation and pacemaker replacement among the conditions Dr. Abben treats.

CMS data shows 14,754 Medicare services from Dr. Abben across 65 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,447 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $557,053 for them.

CMS counts 1,447 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Abben in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 591 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.49, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Abben's median patient age at 72, with 45% women.

In 2024, Dr. Abben wrote 30,828 Medicare Part D claims for 2,304 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 30,445 of them, across 130 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $4,149,175 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 29,934 claims across 127 drugs.

Dr. Abben accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 39 procedures of pacemaker insertion or repair by Dr. Abben, more than 84% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Coronary angioplasty and stenting: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 17 papers to Dr. Abben, published from 2022 to 2024. 2022 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Angioplasty, Balloon, Electrocardiography and Coronary Disease. Dr. Abben has published most often in Am J Cardiol. Dr. Abben's most frequent co-authors are Anish Krupesh Amin, MD, Ulrika Birgersdotter-Green, MD and Laurence M. Epstein, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Abben to 2 clinical trials. Conditions studied include Heart Failure and Heart Diseases.

CMS Open Payments shows 448 general payments to Dr. Abben from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 81% of the total. Medtronic Vascular, Inc. paid the most, $80,275. It also lists 2 research payments totaling $4,135 from 2019 to 2024.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Abben, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2012.

Dr. Abben graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 1978. Dr. Abben is a member of ACC.

Dr. Abben is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.