Richard Joseph Apke, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Thornton, CO
Richard Joseph Apke, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Thornton, Colorado, and NPI 1538148416, issued on Jan 10, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 25335, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Joseph Apke
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 25335 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 51 W 84TH Ave, Thornton, CO 80260
- Phone
- (303) 428-0533
- Enumerated
- Jan 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 9, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (303) 428-2544
- Medicaid IDs
- 01253350 CO
04020541 CO - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20151228000367); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 51 W 84TH Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Todd Dextradeur, MDInternal Medicine Physician1801845532
Verify Richard Joseph Apke in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license 25335Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
35 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF Texas PLLCWichita, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Joseph Apke among 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado
Richard Joseph Apke, M.D. is one of 2,046 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 71% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2006 among the 1,090 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Internal Medicine Physician providers in Colorado
There are 2,046 internal medicine physician records in Colorado.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Janina Czartolomna, M.D.Denver, CO 802601720071996
- Todd Dextradeur, MDThornton, CO 802601801845532
- Tanner Caverly, MDDenver, CO 802621770793812
- Andrew Dombro, MDDenver, CO 802621255421830
- Jaclyn Fertig, MDDenver, CO 802621205009834
- Daniel Heppe, MDDenver, CO 802621710159942
- Gary Lichtenberger, M.D.Denver, CO 802621548370075
- Scott Lyle, M.D.Denver, CO 802621316154248
Common questions
What is Richard Joseph Apke, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Joseph Apke, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538148416, issued on Jan 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Joseph Apke, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 51 W 84TH Ave, Thornton, CO, 80260. Phone: (303) 428-0533. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Joseph Apke, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 25335, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Joseph Apke, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Joseph Apke, M.D. had 35 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.