Dr. Parker received his D.O. degree from Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine in Kirksville, Missouri. He served a rotating internship at Sun Coast Hospital and a fellowship in Sports Medicine at the San Diego Sports Medicine & Family Health Center.
Dr. Parker has 35 years of medical experience. He is board certified in Family Practice by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Practice with a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Sports Medicine (CAQSM). He is the Director of the Sports Medicine Fellowship program at San Diego Sports Medicine, and he is the past president of the American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine. Dr. Parker holds faculty positions at the University of California San Diego and San Diego State University. He serves as team physician for San Diego State University Varsity Athletics and is the former team physician for the U.S. Men’s and Women’s National Volleyball Olympic Teams, the San Diego Gulls, and the San Diego Soccers.
Dr. Parker is currently welcoming new patients.
Practices at
San Diego Sports Medicine & Family Health CenterLanguages Spoken
- › English
Board Certifications
- › American Osteopathic Board of Family Medicine
- › American Osteopathic Board of Family Medicine
Hospital Affiliations
Education
- › San Diego Sports Medicine & Family Health Center, Sports Medicine and Family Medicine Fellowship -1987
- › Sun Coast Hospital, Family Medicine Internship - 1985
- › Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine, DO - 1984
Memberships & Associations
- › American Osteopathic Association
- › San Diego Osteopathic Medical Association
- › American Osteopathic Academy of Sports Medicine, Fellow
- › San Diego County Medical Society
Associated Doctors
Family Medicine
Family Medicine
Family Medicine
Family Medicine
Family Medicine
Insurances Accepted
PPO- Arizona Foundation
- Beech Street
- Beech Street (Workers' Comp)
- CIGNA
- CorVel (Workers' Comp)
- Coventry / First Health
- Coventry / First Health (Workers' Comp)
- Focus Healthcare
- Fortified Provider Network
- Galaxy Health Network
- Great-West Healthcare
- Health Management Network, Inc.
- Humana ChoiceCare
- Interplan / HealthSmart
- Interplan / HealthSmart (Workers' Comp)
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan (Workers' Comp)
- Pacific Foundation SISC (Workers' Comp)
- Pacific Foundation for Medical Care
- Pacific Health Alliance
- Prime Health Services
- Prime Health Services (Workers' Comp)
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- Scripps Employee Medical Plan
- St. Paul's Eldercare
- Three Rivers
- Three Rivers (Workers' Comp)
- USA MCO
- USA MCO (Workers' Comp)
Need help?
Contact Richard A. Parker, DO, FAOASM for more assistance at (619) 378-1690.
