NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Harold Franzus, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Kingsport, TN

David Harold Franzus, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Kingsport, Tennessee, and NPI 1366425498, issued on Nov 22, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD0000015775, 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
1366425498
Name
David Harold Franzus
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
MD0000015775 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
121 E Ravine RD, Kingsport, TN 37660
Phone
(423) 247-3717
Enumerated
Nov 22, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 17, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
3010967 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070208000536); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 1986
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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Verify David Harold Franzus in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license MD0000015775    Check the board
  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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2.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024

8,051 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 476 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Franzus8,051
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium289 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen288 claims
  3. Prednisone281 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate274 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide273 claims
  6. Alprazolam272 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: $696.89

34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. David Franzus$696.89
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

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

David Harold Franzus among 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee

David Harold Franzus, M.D. is one of 2,596 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 1,705 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 56% 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 Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

57 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Kingsport

They are 57 of the 1,986 NPPES records with a practice address in Kingsport, and 2,596 internal medicine physician records in Tennessee.

All 2,596 in Tennessee → Every provider in Kingsport → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Srinivas Ananthula, MDKingsport, TN 376601992706931
  2. Melania Bochis, MDKingsport, TN 376601083607329
  3. Marian Chamberlin, MDKingsport, TN 376601831182120
  4. Anthony Everhart, MDKingsport, TN 376601972505279
  5. David Ginn, MDKingsport, TN 376601669465662
  6. James Louthan, MDKingsport, TN 376601477556157
  7. Vitaly Nazarov, MDKingsport, TN 376601760469084
  8. Diana Nunley, M.D.Kingsport, TN 376601215922133

Common questions

What is David Harold Franzus, M.D.'s NPI number?

David Harold Franzus, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366425498, issued on Nov 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Harold Franzus, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 E Ravine RD, Kingsport, TN, 37660. Phone: (423) 247-3717. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Harold Franzus, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD0000015775, 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 David Harold Franzus, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Harold Franzus, M.D. had 8,051 Medicare Part D claims for 366 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.