NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Daniel Alfred Franco, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Miami, FL

Daniel Alfred Franco, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Miami, Florida, and NPI 1205463817, issued on Mar 24, 2020. Check the license (Florida ME159365, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; 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
1205463817
Name
Daniel Alfred Franco
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
ME159365 FL
V8989 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1611 NW 12TH Ave, Miami, FL 33136
Phone
(305) 585-1111
Enumerated
Mar 24, 2020
Record last updated
Oct 7, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230810002358); accepts 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 1611 NW 12TH Ave

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

  1. Morgan AaronStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1003676636
  2. Tonya Aaron, MDPHDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1407640071
  3. Joel AbadStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1609570688
  4. Miguel Abalo, MDAnesthesiology Physician1700248457
  5. Nadia AbbassStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1366249815
  6. Ahmed Abdelkader, MD, MSC.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1225973712

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

18 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Daniel Franco18
  2. Specialty average521

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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Baylor College OF MedicineHouston, TX
  2. University OF MiamiMiami, FL

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

Daniel Alfred Franco among 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida

Daniel Alfred Franco, MD is one of 1,817 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Florida. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 85% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 85% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2010 among the 1,549 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Florida

There are 1,817 hospitalist physician records in Florida.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Panagiota Caralis, MDMiami, FL 331361720014848
  2. Samora Cotterell, MDMiami, FL 331361235318320
  3. Behnam Djahed, M.D.Miami, FL 331361194759035
  4. Ryan DraytonMiami, FL 331361447414693
  5. Murray Epstein, MDMiami, FL 331361225067713
  6. Luis Garcia-Chacon, M.D.Miami, FL 331361164694642
  7. Sharon Goldberg, M.D.Miami, FL 331361588756399
  8. Seung Shin Kang, D.O.Miami, FL 331361427245380

Common questions

What is Daniel Alfred Franco, MD's NPI number?

Daniel Alfred Franco, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205463817, issued on Mar 24, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Daniel Alfred Franco, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1611 NW 12TH Ave, Miami, FL, 33136. Phone: (305) 585-1111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Daniel Alfred Franco, MD's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number ME159365, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Daniel Alfred Franco, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Daniel Alfred Franco, MD had 18 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.