Richard Prokesch, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Riverdale, GA
Richard Prokesch, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Riverdale, Georgia, and NPI 1427064583, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 019754, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Prokesch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 019754 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6285 Garden Walk Blvd, Riverdale, GA 30274
- Phone
- (770) 991-1150
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 15, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (770) 991-9047
- Medicaid ID
- 00159057A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060315000564); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1976
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 351 in Georgia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 6285 Garden Walk Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lee Diamond, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1548276603
- Joseph Saba, M.D.Specialist1639109424
Verify Richard Prokesch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 019754Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024
1,816 Medicare Part D claims for 222 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 53% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy543 claims
- Genvoya78 claims
- Azithromycin57 claims
- Tivicay49 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate47 claims
- Valacyclovir36 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: $1,157.22
48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Atlanta ID Group PCAtlanta, GA
- Froedtert Andthe Medical College OF Wisconsin Community Physicians IncNew Berlin, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Prokesch among 351 infectious disease physician records in Georgia
Richard Prokesch, M.D. is one of 351 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 2005 among the 218 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 58% 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 Georgia 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 Georgia
There are 351 infectious disease physician records in Georgia.
All 351 in Georgia → Every provider in Riverdale → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lee Diamond, M.D.Riverdale, GA 302741548276603
- Melina Diaz-Cardenas, M.D.Peachtree City, GA 302691548422843
- Jesse Couk, M.D.Stockbridge, GA 302811710114335
- Griffen George, M.D.Stockbridge, GA 302811972910339
- Keren Landman, M.D.Stockbridge, GA 302811174535629
- Kairav Shah, MDStockbridge, GA 302811497919450
- Suji Mathew, M.D.Newnan, GA 302651912920356
- Lauren Miller, MDNewnan, GA 302651508390477
Common questions
What is Richard Prokesch, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Prokesch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427064583, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Prokesch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6285 Garden Walk Blvd, Riverdale, GA, 30274. Phone: (770) 991-1150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Prokesch, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 019754, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Prokesch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Prokesch, M.D. had 1,816 Medicare Part D claims for 222 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.