Richard M. Vengazo, MBA
Director
Richard Vengazo is a Director in the Chicago office.
Vengazo’s practice focuses on the analysis of healthcare provider compensation valuation. Prior to joining HealthCare Appraisers, he served as a volatility trader and risk manager in multiple asset classes of exchange listed derivative products. Vengazo founded and grew two successful trading companies and leverages his expertise in financial modeling, pricing of derivative securities, risk analysis, and team leadership in his focus on healthcare compensation valuation.
Vengazo received a Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management with concentrations in Analytical Finance and Accounting. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Finance from Georgetown University.
PRACTICE AREA
- Compensation Valuation
EDUCATION
- Kellogg School of Management, Evanston, IL | MBA, Analytical Finance and Accounting
- Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. | Bachelor of Science, Finance
- Center For Creative Leadership, San Diego, CA | The Looking Glass Experience
MEMBERSHIPS
- American Health Lawyers Association
PRIOR PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Head Equity Index Volatility Trader | Mocho Trading LLC, Chicago, IL
- Head Volatility Trader and Risk Manager | TradeForecaster Global Markets, Chicago, IL
- Partner, Head Volatility Trader and Risk Manager | Tradelink LLC, Chicago, IL
- Founding Partner, Head Volatility Trader | Arena Trading Company, Chicago, IL
- Senior Volatility Trader | Archelon LLC, Chicago, IL
Recent Insights
Recent Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Enforcement Actions Highlight the Importance of the Valuator’s Role
Authors: Erica Jacobovits, JD and Kevin Obletz, JD, CVA Download the PDF MODERNIZING MEDICINE On November 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) filed a complaint[1], intervening in a 2017 whistleblower lawsuit, against a South Florida electronic health...
Personal Goodwill: A Common Multi-Million Dollar Component in Physician Practice Transactions
Authors: Daniel I. Levin, CFA, ASA, Matthew J. Muller, ASA and Nicholas J. Janiga, ASA Download the PDF HOSPITAL-BASED CARE Physician practice acquisition activity has been robust for many years, resulting in a change in the composition of physician employment and...
Commercial Reasonableness and Value-Based Arrangements: Know your WHY and HOW
Author: Matthew J. Milliron, CVA, MBA Download the PDFORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PROVIDER COMPENSATION PROFESSIONALS Although commercial reasonableness has been a key concept in healthcare regulation since 1998, it was not until 2021 that it...
Shift-Based Providers and Cost Efficiency: Rethinking the Premise
Authors: Andrew Worthington and James R. Hills, CPA/ABV Download the PDFORIGINALLY PUBLISHED BY THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PROVIDER COMPENSATION PROFESSIONALS HOSPITAL-BASED CARE Due to requirements set forth by the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor ACT...
2022 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule – Update to Teaching Physicians
Authors: Erica Jacobovitz, JD and Kevin Obletz, JD, CVA Download the PDFThe Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) has long provided a uniform, consistent schedule for determining the payment rates for individual physician services. The MPFS is regularly updated by...
Upcoming Events
Jan 30-Feb 1 | AHLA Physicians and Hospitals Law Institute
Renaissance Orlando at Sea World, Orlando, FL HealthCare Appraisers is a proud Gold Sponsor. ABOUT THE INSTITUTE In-house and outside counsel, compliance officers, privacy officers, reimbursement specialists, accountants, consultants, and others who advise physicians...
Feb 2-4 | Hall Render Practical Health Retreat 2023
February 2-4, 2023 | Sarasota, FL HealthCare Appraisers will be attending the Hall Render Practical Health Retreat 2023. Programming will be tailored specifically for health care executive leaders and leadership teams. Sessions will be led by national health care...
Mar 1-3 | 2023 NIC Spring Conference
March 1-3, 2023 | San Diego, CA HealthCare Appraisers will be attending the 2023 National Investment Center (NIC) for Senior Housing & Care 2023 Spring Conference. The National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3)...
Mar 4-6 | ATA2023 Annual Conference & Expo
March 4-6, 2023 | San Antonio, TX HealthCare Appraisers will be exhibiting at booth #1306. Join like-minded and motivated stakeholders and decision-makers at ATA2023 to talk telehealth. This is not a healthcare conference dabbling in virtual care. ATA2023 is the...