David A. Francis, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Decatur, AL
David A. Francis, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1427062173, issued on Jul 28, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 17981, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David A. Francis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 17981 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2828 Hwy 31 South, Decatur, AL 35603
- Phone
- (256) 350-3388
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 350-0022
- Medicaid ID
- 000022901 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100817001299); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1991
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David A. Francis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 17981Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
12,537 Medicare Part D claims for 584 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 121 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium689 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium499 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate446 claims
- Omeprazole394 claims
- Montelukast Sodium326 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium321 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: $24.26
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
David A. Francis among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
David A. Francis, MD is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Decatur
They are 28 of the 1,185 NPPES records with a practice address in Decatur, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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- Rachel Kennedy, D.O.Decatur, AL 356031164629002
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Common questions
What is David A. Francis, MD's NPI number?
David A. Francis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427062173, issued on Jul 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David A. Francis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2828 Hwy 31 South, Decatur, AL, 35603. Phone: (256) 350-3388. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David A. Francis, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 17981, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David A. Francis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David A. Francis, MD had 12,537 Medicare Part D claims for 584 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.