Overview
Richard Shack is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Alpharetta, Georgia. Dr. Shack has been practicing medicine for over 28 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD). His top areas of expertise are High Cholesterol, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, Hypertension, and Familial Hypertension.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
3905 Brookside Parkway, Ste300, Alpharetta, GA 30022
Piedmont Physicians At White Oak
Dr. Roberts is a board certified family practice physician who earned his bachelors degree from the United States Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York, and his medical degree from William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He completed his residency at East Mississippi Rural Family Medicine Residency in Meridian, Mississippi. Before medical school he served as a deck officer on cargo ships, sailing the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian Oceans, and the Mediterranean Sea, and as a towboat pilot on the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers.Dr. Roberts grew up in Fayette County, attended public schools, and graduated from McIntosh High School. Prior to joining Piedmont Physicians at White Oak he was with First Georgia Physicians Group in Fayetteville.Dr. Roberts has a love of the outdoors and wildlife, and is a member of several conservation groups. His wife and he are active in shelter dog rescue and foster programs, and have fostered many dogs over the last several years. Two of his three dogs are rescues as well. He also enjoys cooking, collecting antique rifles, adding to his record collection, and reading poetry and history books. What he most enjoys, though, is spending time with his family - either traveling the U.S., to Europe, or just playing outside in the evening with his three children.Dr. Roberts likes engaging with patients of all age groups, and has a particular focus on chronic diseases, evidence based preventative screenings, mens' health, children and adolescents, and even enjoys doing minor office surgeries. He feels patients do the best when they work with their doctor as a team to make educated decisions about their own health. Dr. Roberts is accepting new patients and accepts most major insurance plans. Dr. Roberts is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD). His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Type 2 Diabetes (T2D).
Areas of Expertise
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Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Familial HypertensionDr. Shack isDistinguished. Learn about Familial Hypertension.
- Glucocorticoid-Remediable AldosteronismDr. Shack isDistinguished. Learn about Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism.
- High CholesterolDr. Shack isDistinguished. Learn about High Cholesterol.
- HypertensionDr. Shack isDistinguished. Learn about Hypertension.
- Vitamin D DeficiencyDr. Shack isDistinguished. Learn about Vitamin D Deficiency.
- Advanced
- Alopecia AreataDr. Shack isAdvanced. Learn about Alopecia Areata.
- AsthmaDr. Shack isAdvanced. Learn about Asthma.
- Asthma in ChildrenDr. Shack isAdvanced. Learn about Asthma in Children.
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Autosomal Recessive Hypotrichosis
- CellulitisDr. Shack isAdvanced. Learn about Cellulitis.
- Experienced
- Abdominal Obesity Metabolic SyndromeDr. Shack isExperienced. Learn about Abdominal Obesity Metabolic Syndrome.
- AcneDr. Shack isExperienced. Learn about Acne.
- AcrospiromaDr. Shack isExperienced. Learn about Acrospiroma.
- Acute Mountain SicknessDr. Shack isExperienced. Learn about Acute Mountain Sickness.
- Adrenal Gland AdenomaDr. Shack isExperienced. Learn about Adrenal Gland Adenoma.
- Allergic ConjunctivitisDr. Shack isExperienced. Learn about Allergic Conjunctivitis.