NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles David Francis, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Hurricane, WV

Charles David Francis, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Hurricane, West Virginia, and NPI 1578548178, issued on Dec 7, 2005. Check the license (West Virginia 18730, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578548178
Name
Charles David Francis
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
18730 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3660 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane, WV 25526
Phone
(304) 757-8700
Enumerated
Dec 7, 2005
Record last updated
Sep 15, 2023
Fax
(304) 757-8870
Medicaid ID
0096371000 WV
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060906000001); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1993
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3660 Teays Valley Road

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Devin King, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1639192248

Verify Charles David Francis in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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80% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

2,727 Medicare Part D claims for 542 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.

  1. Charles Francis2,727
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost540 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate508 claims
  3. Dorzolamide-Timolol306 claims
  4. Timolol Maleate159 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate144 claims
  6. Restasis118 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: $527.31

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charles Francis$527.31
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

  1. Eye Associates PLLCHurricane, WV

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Charles David Francis among 106 ophthalmology physician records in West Virginia

Charles David Francis, M.D. is one of 106 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 70% 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, 87% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 1996 among the 60 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Ophthalmology Physician providers in West Virginia

There are 106 ophthalmology physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Harold Cohen, M.D.Hurricane, WV 255261548249618
  2. Devin King, M.D.Hurricane, WV 255261639192248
  3. Michael Beres, MDLogan, WV 256011124019997
  4. Gagan Singh, M.D.Ranson, WV 254381881651743
  5. Atif Mohiuddin, M.D.Martinsburg, WV 254051265879050
  6. Jerry Fogle, M.D.Martinsburg, WV 254011093748576
  7. Mark Promersberger, M.D.Martinsburg, WV 254011760415228
  8. George Smith, M.D.Martinsburg, WV 254011043254477

Common questions

What is Charles David Francis, M.D.'s NPI number?

Charles David Francis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578548178, issued on Dec 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles David Francis, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3660 Teays Valley Road, Hurricane, WV, 25526. Phone: (304) 757-8700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles David Francis, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 18730, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Charles David Francis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles David Francis, M.D. had 2,727 Medicare Part D claims for 542 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.