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Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

2850 Keagy Road
Salem, VA 24153

(540) 375-9375

Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Salem, VA specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology.

Office Locations

2850 Keagy Road
Salem, VA 24153

(540) 375-9375

(540) 375-9376

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In The News

“The family gives special thanks to Dr. Sam Woods, Dr. Rick Prokopchak, Dr. Marta Sayers, and very special thanks to Dr. Bill Fintel and his good staff at Lewis Gale Medical Center in Salem.”—"CAROL NOON SHOEMAKER", The Virginian-Pilot, September 2005

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

carotid duplex ultrasound

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

inpatient hospital care

ultrasound

In 2023, Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD performed more carotid duplex ultrasound, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), and ultrasound (sonogram) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Virginia.

Top 10%

By Volume:

blood tests

prothrombin time test

vascular procedures

In 2023, Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD performed more blood tests, prothrombin time (PT) test, and vascular procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Virginia.

Top 25%

By Volume:

stress echo

vascular ultrasound

In 2012, Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD performed more stress echo, and vascular ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Virginia.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Salem, VA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	28
cardiac procedures	976
catheterization	274
diagnostic procedures	235
doctor visit	2856
hospital care	2211
inpatient care	2029
lab tests	1081
minimally invasive procedures	274
outpatient care	182
preventive care	77
stent placement (stenting)	39
stress testing	137
ultrasound (sonogram)	634
vascular procedures	235

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Salem, VA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	20
angioplasty	38
cardiac procedures	1297
cardioversion	11
catheterization	390
diagnostic procedures	307
doctor visit	2799
emergency care	26
hospital care	3055
inpatient care	2873
lab tests	1018
minimally invasive procedures	402
outpatient care	182
preventive care	50
stent placement (stenting)	38
stress testing	140
tilt table test	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	810
vascular procedures	307

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1148
Female	1159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2142
Black	130
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	873
From 75 to 84	809
85 and over	410
Less than 65	215

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Salem, VA during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	29
angioplasty	38
cardiac procedures	1116
catheterization	333
diagnostic procedures	260
doctor visit	3064
emergency care	16
hospital care	3070
inpatient care	2906
lab tests	459
minimally invasive procedures	333
outpatient care	164
stent placement (stenting)	38
stress testing	123
ultrasound (sonogram)	676
vascular procedures	260

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1108
Female	1048

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1998
Black	127
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	829
From 75 to 84	739
85 and over	409
Less than 65	179

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Salem, VA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	24
angioplasty	22
cardiac procedures	929
cardioversion	17
catheterization	245
diagnostic procedures	212
doctor visit	3498
hospital care	2649
inpatient care	2578
lab tests	868
minimally invasive procedures	245
outpatient care	71
stent placement (stenting)	22
stress testing	95
ultrasound (sonogram)	608
vascular procedures	212

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2092
Female	1886

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3716
Black	198
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1576
From 75 to 84	1394
85 and over	722
Less than 65	286

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Salem, VA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	19
angioplasty	44
cardiac procedures	971
cardioversion	13
catheterization	297
diagnostic procedures	215
doctor visit	3629
emergency care	16
hospital care	2370
inpatient care	2355
lab tests	832
minimally invasive procedures	297
outpatient care	15
stent placement (stenting)	44
stress testing	90
ultrasound (sonogram)	612
vascular procedures	215

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1036
Female	904

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1821
Black	85
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	750
From 75 to 84	725
85 and over	346
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Salem, VA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	14
angioplasty	28
cardiac procedures	950
catheterization	259
diagnostic procedures	192
doctor visit	3685
emergency care	25
hospital care	1903
inpatient care	1877
lab tests	724
minimally invasive procedures	259
outpatient care	26
stent placement (stenting)	28
stress testing	36
ultrasound (sonogram)	677
vascular procedures	192

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1054
Female	882

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1818
Black	85
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	770
From 75 to 84	732
85 and over	320
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	41
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Salem, VA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	20
cardiac procedures	1150
catheterization	172
diagnostic procedures	148
doctor visit	3507
emergency care	24
hospital care	1376
inpatient care	1376
lab tests	622
minimally invasive procedures	172
stress testing	37
ultrasound (sonogram)	958
vascular procedures	148

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1012
Female	893

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1796
Black	77
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	713
From 75 to 84	761
85 and over	335
Less than 65	96

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Salem, VA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	23
cardiac procedures	1110
catheterization	108
diagnostic procedures	108
doctor visit	3664
hospital care	1275
inpatient care	1275
lab tests	538
minimally invasive procedures	108
stress testing	26
ultrasound (sonogram)	979
vascular procedures	108

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1017
Female	884

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1793
Black	72
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	685
From 75 to 84	737
85 and over	353
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Salem, VA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	26
cardiac procedures	1250
catheterization	123
diagnostic procedures	84
doctor visit	3535
hospital care	909
inpatient care	909
lab tests	475
minimally invasive procedures	123
stent placement (stenting)	26
stress testing	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	1127
vascular procedures	84

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	982
Female	871

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1736
Black	80
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	682
From 75 to 84	708
85 and over	365
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Salem, VA during 2021 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1239
catheterization	76
diagnostic procedures	76
doctor visit	3459
hospital care	962
inpatient care	962
lab tests	417
minimally invasive procedures	76
stress testing	32
ultrasound (sonogram)	1339
vascular procedures	263

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	987
Female	903

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1767
Black	83
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	667
From 75 to 84	756
85 and over	393
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	39
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Salem, VA during 2022 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	1434
catheterization	91
diagnostic procedures	79
doctor visit	3252
emergency care	12
hospital care	881
inpatient care	881
lab tests	219
minimally invasive procedures	91
stress testing	35
ultrasound (sonogram)	1745
vascular procedures	481

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	938
Female	905

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1729
Black	64
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	626
From 75 to 84	775
85 and over	375
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Salem, VA were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

ambulatory monitoring	22
angioplasty	32
cardiac procedures	1129
cardioversion	13
catheterization	215
diagnostic procedures	174
doctor visit	3358
emergency care	19
hospital care	1878
inpatient care	1820
lab tests	659
minimally invasive procedures	216
outpatient care	106
preventive care	63
stent placement (stenting)	33
stress testing	69
ultrasound (sonogram)	924
vascular procedures	227

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1034
Female	939

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	91
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	1846
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	19

**Age**
75 to 84	739
85 and over	366
Less than 65	124
65 to 74	742

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in Virginia.

Licensed In: Virginia

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Richard Prokopchak, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$626 ENTRESTO $488	LEQVIO $120	Gilenya $18
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$583 BRILINTA $569	FARXIGA $14
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$503 STENTS $162	CoreValve Evolut $140	AVIVO $59	Compia MRI $54	Resolute $49	Other $39
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$466 XARELTO $466
Amgen Inc.	$407 Repatha $382	$25
Other	$2,078 LifeVest $241	Effient $174	VERQUVO $163	ELIQUIS $155	PRALUENT $73	Other $1,271

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$4,441
Education	$222

Biography

Dr. Richard Prokopchak's areas of specialization are adult cardiology and interventional cardiology. Dr. Prokopchak graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine.