Frank Robert Arko, MD
Surgery Physician · Blythe, CA
Frank Robert Arko, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Blythe, California, and NPI 1194705962, issued on Jan 18, 2006. Check the license (California C39227, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frank Robert Arko
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- C39227 CA
G7156 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 205 N 1St St Ste C, Blythe, CA 92225
- Phone
- (760) 921-2342
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2025
- Fax
- (760) 921-2756
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040121001064); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1959
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 205 N 1St St Ste C
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Frank Robert Arko in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license C39227Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
241 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gavilyte-C32 claims
- Cephalexin18 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium12 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $441.78
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Frank Robert Arko among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Frank Robert Arko, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1959 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 surgery physician records list a practice address in Blythe
They are 2 of the 185 NPPES records with a practice address in Blythe, and 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in Blythe → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Maria Theresa Ramones, M.D.Brawley, CA 922271861718694
- Mark Whyte, MDBrawley, CA 922271144255258
- Bakhtiar Ahmad, MDBanning, CA 922201992774129
- Wei Tsai, MDBanning, CA 922201922189232
- David Johnson, M.D.Coachella, CA 922361104910306
Common questions
What is Frank Robert Arko, MD's NPI number?
Frank Robert Arko, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194705962, issued on Jan 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frank Robert Arko, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 205 N 1St St Ste C, Blythe, CA, 92225. Phone: (760) 921-2342. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frank Robert Arko, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number C39227, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Frank Robert Arko, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frank Robert Arko, MD had 241 Medicare Part D claims for 107 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.