Richard T. Sokolov, MD
Infectious Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA
Richard T. Sokolov, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1104858455, issued on Jul 7, 2006. Check the license (California G57556, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard T. Sokolov
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- G57556 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8631 W 3RD St Ste 1020E, Los Angeles, CA 90048
- Phone
- (310) 358-5530
- Enumerated
- Jul 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (310) 358-0985
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060508000524); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 1984
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard T. Sokolov in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G57556Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average infectious disease physician in 2024
1,885 Medicare Part D claims for 264 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate147 claims
- Daptomycin133 claims
- Ceftriaxone112 claims
- Vancomycin Hcl112 claims
- Cefepime Hcl78 claims
- Amikacin Sulfate73 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: $288.50
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Insmed, 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.
Richard T. Sokolov among 1,119 infectious disease physician records in California
Richard T. Sokolov, MD 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 2006, is newer than 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2003 among the 735 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 Los Angeles → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Randy Feldman, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481538192588
- Paula Gaut, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481215965348
- Lena HeungWest Hollywood, CA 900481326257106
- Ziba Jalali, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481902855232
- Jia-Yia Liu, MDWest Hollywood, CA 900481639162266
- Aruna Murthy, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481386672418
- Irving Posalski, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481336172378
- Jeffrey Rapp, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900481619995073
Common questions
What is Richard T. Sokolov, MD's NPI number?
Richard T. Sokolov, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104858455, issued on Jul 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard T. Sokolov, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8631 W 3RD St Ste 1020E, Los Angeles, CA, 90048. Phone: (310) 358-5530. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard T. Sokolov, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G57556, 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 T. Sokolov, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard T. Sokolov, MD had 1,885 Medicare Part D claims for 264 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.