NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christian Francis

Family Medicine Physician · Knoxville, TN

Christian Francis is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1780247262, issued on Apr 19, 2019. Check the license (Tennessee 65637, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1780247262
Name
Christian Francis
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
65637 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
103 Midlake Dr Uppr Level, Knoxville, TN 37918
Phone
(865) 687-1973
Enumerated
Apr 19, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 11, 2022
Fax
(833) 908-2091
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220725003426); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2019
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 103 Midlake Dr Uppr Level

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

  1. Anna Arnhold, PA-CPhysician Assistant1659136109
  2. William Dedmon, DOFamily Medicine Physician1871054668
  3. Elisabeth Frazier, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1386199701
  4. Amanda Harrup, PA-CPhysician Assistant1558972166
  5. Matthew Lee, PAMedical Physician Assistant1497490312
  6. Casi Lipsey, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1942173224

Verify Christian Francis in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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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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83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,483 Medicare Part D claims for 419 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christian Francis6,483
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate324 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium313 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium259 claims
  4. Gabapentin206 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium191 claims
  6. Omeprazole181 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: $2,300.88

127 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. 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.

  1. Christian Francis$2,300.88
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Summit Medical Group, PLLCKnoxville, TN

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

244 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Knoxville

They are 244 of the 14,339 NPPES records with a practice address in Knoxville, and 2,674 family medicine physician records in Tennessee.

Other family medicine physician records in Tennessee

  1. Rebecca Aaron, MDClarksville, TN1285383018
  2. Richard Aasheim, M.D.Greeneville, TN1831139005
  3. James Abernathy, MDMorristown, TN1427146539
  4. Julia Abraham, MDKnoxville, TN1417417403
  5. Jahn Acevedo-Ortiz, MDSouth Fulton, TN1841936739
  6. Christopher Acker, MDKnoxville, TN1497100564
  7. Martin Acree, M.D.Memphis, TN1043217060
  8. Cecilia Adams, MDBartlett, TN1104823020
  9. David Adams, M.D.Hixson, TN1467463299
  10. Ezra Adams, DOJohnson City, TN1427518562

Common questions

What is Christian Francis's NPI number?

Christian Francis's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780247262, issued on Apr 19, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christian Francis located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 103 Midlake Dr Uppr Level, Knoxville, TN, 37918. Phone: (865) 687-1973. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christian Francis's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 65637, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christian Francis prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christian Francis had 6,483 Medicare Part D claims for 419 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.