David Alan Franks, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Franklin, NC
David Alan Franks, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Franklin, North Carolina, and NPI 1437162732, issued on Aug 15, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 31283, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Alan Franks
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 31283 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 120 Riverview St, Franklin, NC 28734
- Phone
- (828) 524-8411
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 25, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 524-2712
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081121000718); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kentucky College Of Medicine, 1985
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 120 Riverview St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Adams, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1851374706
- Terry Campbell, CRNARegistered Nurse1922036185
- David Canale, PTPhysical Therapist1578769394
- Mary Chauvin, RNRegistered Nurse1588259485
- Erin Compton, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1154582419
- Elise DoyleCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1881162212
Verify David Alan Franks in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 31283Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
773 Medicare Part D claims for 268 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.
Most prescribed
- Warfarin Sodium263 claims
- Prednisone54 claims
- Cefdinir31 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate29 claims
- Torsemide24 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate20 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional CorporationFranklin, NC
- Southeastern Medical Group PCBrevard, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Alan Franks among 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina
David Alan Franks, M.D. is one of 4,056 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 82% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2004 among the 2,706 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 48% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Franklin
They are 9 of the 349 NPPES records with a practice address in Franklin, and 4,056 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.
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The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Adams, M.D.Franklin, NC 287341851374706
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- Tracee' Ray, M.D.Franklin, NC 287341891784781
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Common questions
What is David Alan Franks, M.D.'s NPI number?
David Alan Franks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437162732, issued on Aug 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Alan Franks, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 120 Riverview St, Franklin, NC, 28734. Phone: (828) 524-8411. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Alan Franks, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 31283, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does David Alan Franks, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Alan Franks, M.D. had 773 Medicare Part D claims for 268 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.