Richard L. Horak, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Auburn, AL
Richard L. Horak, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Auburn, Alabama, and NPI 1578651287, issued on Oct 10, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 26959, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard L. Horak
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 26959 AL
MD.26959 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1800 Samford Trace CT Unit 120, Auburn, AL 36830
- Phone
- (334) 291-2022
- Enumerated
- Oct 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 009933381 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051212000397); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wright State University Boonshoft School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard L. Horak in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 26959Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,568 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium293 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate276 claims
- Losartan Potassium228 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium201 claims
- Lisinopril160 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium127 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $135.74
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Primary Medicine Associates, LLCAuburn, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard L. Horak among 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama
Richard L. Horak, M.D. is one of 1,705 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 1,136 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 55% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
11 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Auburn
They are 11 of the 1,054 NPPES records with a practice address in Auburn, and 1,705 internal medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Richard L. Horak, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard L. Horak, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578651287, issued on Oct 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard L. Horak, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1800 Samford Trace CT Unit 120, Auburn, AL, 36830. Phone: (334) 291-2022. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard L. Horak, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 26959, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard L. Horak, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard L. Horak, M.D. had 5,568 Medicare Part D claims for 481 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard L. Horak, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.