NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christopher Andrew Franken, O.D.

Optometrist · Troy, KS

Christopher Andrew Franken, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Troy, Kansas, and NPI 1811906936, issued on Aug 7, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 1618, as entered in NPPES) with the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1811906936
Name
Christopher Andrew Franken
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
1618 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
120 E. Walnut St., Troy, KS 66087
Phone
(785) 985-2111
Enumerated
Aug 7, 2006
Record last updated
May 22, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(785) 985-2118
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040514000332); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2002
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Kansas board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

508 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.

  1. Christopher Franken508
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost186 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate90 claims
  3. Timolol Maleate83 claims
  4. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth33 claims
  5. Dorzolamide-Timolol25 claims
  6. Dorzolamide Hcl19 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 7.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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 score15.0
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $198.10

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christopher Franken$198.10
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Christopher Andrew Franken among 715 optometrist records in Kansas

Christopher Andrew Franken, O.D. is one of 715 optometrist records with a practice address in Kansas. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2006 among the 500 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 optometrist record lists a practice address in Troy

They are 1 of the 15 NPPES records with a practice address in Troy, and 715 optometrist records in Kansas.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard Dean, ODTonganoxie, KS 660861366548828
  2. Katelyn Volk, O.D.Tonganoxie, KS 660861851730345
  3. Courtney Bloodgood, O.D.Spring Hill, KS 660831942614714
  4. William Whitesell, O.DSpring Hill, KS 660831689677411
  5. Matthew Siemer, O.D.Kansas City, KS 661021215168141
  6. Michael Sosinski, ODKansas City, KS 661021164837993
  7. Taylor Caldwell, ODPaola, KS 660711598685166
  8. George Gage, O.D.Paola, KS 660711528034741

Common questions

What is Christopher Andrew Franken, O.D.'s NPI number?

Christopher Andrew Franken, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811906936, issued on Aug 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christopher Andrew Franken, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 E. Walnut St., Troy, KS, 66087. Phone: (785) 985-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christopher Andrew Franken, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Kansas license number 1618, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christopher Andrew Franken, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christopher Andrew Franken, O.D. had 508 Medicare Part D claims for 137 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Christopher Andrew Franken, O.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 7.5 of 100. 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.