NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gary Richard Skankey, M.D.

Infectious Disease Physician · Las Vegas, NV

Gary Richard Skankey, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Las Vegas, Nevada, and NPI 1952386468, issued on Dec 8, 2005. Check the license (Nevada 6415, as entered in NPPES) on the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1952386468
Name
Gary Richard Skankey
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
6415 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7200 Cathedral Rock Dr Ste 200, Las Vegas, NV 89128
Phone
(702) 723-4124
Enumerated
Dec 8, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 8, 2023
Fax
(702) 867-0066
Medicaid ID
002002420 NV
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110201000304); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1986
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNevada State Board of Medical Examiners
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35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

932 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Gary Skankey932
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Doxycycline Hyclate80 claims
  2. Ciprofloxacin Hcl63 claims
  3. Meropenem62 claims
  4. Daptomycin61 claims
  5. Methenamine Hippurate49 claims
  6. Azithromycin41 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: $509.76

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Gary Skankey$509.76
  2. Specialty average$4,362.19

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Gary Richard Skankey among 64 infectious disease physician records in Nevada

Gary Richard Skankey, M.D. is one of 64 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Nevada. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 53 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Nevada

There are 64 infectious disease physician records in Nevada.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ricardo Cedeno-Mendoza, MDLas Vegas, NV 891281194201426
  2. Tienchai Narach, MDLas Vegas, NV 891281700036431
  3. John Oreilly, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891281356579155
  4. Angeline PrabhuLas Vegas, NV 891281245645878
  5. Dhaval Shah, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891281194711358
  6. Kathleen Wairimu, M.D.Las Vegas, NV 891291023065422
  7. Li-Chien Chen, D.OLas Vegas, NV 891191528492949
  8. Cara Fanning, MDLas Vegas, NV 891191841288107

Common questions

What is Gary Richard Skankey, M.D.'s NPI number?

Gary Richard Skankey, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952386468, issued on Dec 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gary Richard Skankey, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7200 Cathedral Rock Dr Ste 200, Las Vegas, NV, 89128. Phone: (702) 723-4124. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gary Richard Skankey, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Nevada license number 6415, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada State Board of Medical Examiners at https://medboard.nv.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Gary Richard Skankey, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gary Richard Skankey, M.D. had 932 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.