Richard Charles Prier, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Templeton, CA
Richard Charles Prier, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Templeton, California, and NPI 1962409110, issued on Jul 1, 2005. Check the license (California G75247, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Charles Prier
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- G75247 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 292 Posada LN, Templeton, CA 93465
- Phone
- (805) 434-0880
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 5, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (805) 434-5275
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100826000320); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Davis School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Charles Prier in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G75247Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
412 Medicare Part D claims for 65 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium52 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium30 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate23 claims
- Montelukast Sodium13 claims
- Simvastatin12 claims
- Eliquis11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Department OF State HospitalsAtascadero, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Charles Prier among 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California
Richard Charles Prier, M.D. is one of 1,119 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in California. 79% 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, 96% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 735 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 207RI0200X and a California 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 California
There are 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California.
All 1,119 in California → Every provider in Templeton → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gregory Canfield, M.D., PH.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011144632159
- Hayley ClevelandSan Luis Obispo, CA 934011811428998
- Christopher Holland, M.D.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011063492031
- Jethro Ritter, D.O.San Luis Obispo, CA 934011457330797
- Harry Nickle, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341144356460
- Rana Shenoy, M.D.Lancaster, CA 935341225136922
- Franco Felizarta, MDBakersfield, CA 933891629004957
- Shankar Raman, MD,MPHBakersfield, CA 933111013988807
Common questions
What is Richard Charles Prier, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Charles Prier, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962409110, issued on Jul 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Charles Prier, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 292 Posada LN, Templeton, CA, 93465. Phone: (805) 434-0880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Charles Prier, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G75247, 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 Richard Charles Prier, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Charles Prier, M.D. had 412 Medicare Part D claims for 65 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.