Carolyn Ruth Franklin, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Corpus Christi, TX
Carolyn Ruth Franklin, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Corpus Christi, Texas, and NPI 1164407888, issued on Dec 15, 2005. Check the license (Texas G5057, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carolyn Ruth Franklin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- G5057 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10651 E St, Corpus Christi, TX 78419
- Phone
- (361) 961-6000
- Enumerated
- Dec 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180620000635); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Carolyn Ruth Franklin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G5057Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
12,562 Medicare Part D claims for 855 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 416 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium873 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium708 claims
- Losartan Potassium500 claims
- Metformin Hcl421 claims
- Lisinopril387 claims
- Simvastatin379 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: $14.96
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 one group practice
- Wellmed Medical Group PASan Antonio, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carolyn Ruth Franklin among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas
Carolyn Ruth Franklin, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2004 among the 7,095 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
193 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Corpus Christi
They are 193 of the 5,600 NPPES records with a practice address in Corpus Christi, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Carolyn Ruth Franklin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carolyn Ruth Franklin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164407888, issued on Dec 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carolyn Ruth Franklin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10651 E St, Corpus Christi, TX, 78419. Phone: (361) 961-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carolyn Ruth Franklin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G5057, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Carolyn Ruth Franklin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carolyn Ruth Franklin, M.D. had 12,562 Medicare Part D claims for 855 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.