NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles French

Internal Medicine Physician · Columbus, OH

Charles French is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1245736552, issued on Apr 4, 2018. Check the license (Ohio 35.143076, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245736552
Name
Charles French
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
35.143076 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5000 E Main St, Columbus, OH 43213
Phone
(614) 235-5555
Enumerated
Apr 4, 2018
Record last updated
Feb 11, 2025
Fax
(614) 536-1994
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250108003576); may accept Medicare assignment
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 5000 E Main St

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

  1. Kathryn Anderson, DOFamily Medicine Physician1255990891
  2. Kara Brogan, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1316189046
  3. Feng Chieh Chang, D.D.S.General Practice Dentistry1699047043
  4. Kelly Ellis, APN, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1962705103
  5. Shelly Gaewsky, CNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1164932281
  6. Marie Gerecke, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1407130529

Verify Charles French in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
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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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94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

199 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.

  1. Charles French199
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl20 claims
  2. Prednisone11 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score73.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%65.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%98.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Charles French among 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio

Charles French is one of 5,277 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 3,414 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 207R00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

580 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbus

They are 580 of the 36,491 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 5,277 internal medicine physician records in Ohio.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Eric Bersagel, MDColumbus, OH 432131902852601
  2. J Brennan, MDColumbus, OH 432131043261316
  3. Paul Conti, M.D.Columbus, OH 432131952377889
  4. Mark Hackman, MDColumbus, OH 432131740230739
  5. Benjamin Hagan, M.D.Columbus, OH 432131841272069
  6. Joseph Jozic, MDColumbus, OH 432131700863149
  7. Helen Katsman, M.D.Columbus, OH 432131093704280
  8. Rani Lakhi, M.D.Columbus, OH 432131174599187

Common questions

What is Charles French's NPI number?

Charles French's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245736552, issued on Apr 4, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles French located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5000 E Main St, Columbus, OH, 43213. Phone: (614) 235-5555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles French's license?

NPPES lists Ohio license number 35.143076, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Charles French prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles French had 199 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Charles French's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.3 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.