NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Don Frankel, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Memphis, TN

Don Frankel, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1982606844, issued on Aug 11, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 35193, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982606844
Name
Don Frankel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
35193 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5322 Abbie Woods CV, Memphis, TN 38120
Phone
(901) 258-8162
Enumerated
Aug 11, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 19, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100629000029); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Albany Medical College Of Union University, 1998
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 Don Frankel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

61 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Don Frankel61
  2. Specialty average226

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): 95.4 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 score81.3
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.2
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through 4 group practices

  1. Adirondack Medical CenterSaranac Lake, NY
  2. Massena Hospital IncMassena, NY
  3. Ohio Valley Physicians IncGrundy, VA
  4. Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLCRussellville, AR

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

Don Frankel among 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee

Don Frankel, MD is one of 1,174 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 83% 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, 95% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2012 among the 667 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

134 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Memphis

They are 134 of the 12,794 NPPES records with a practice address in Memphis, and 1,174 emergency medicine physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Harminder Brar, MDMemphis, TN 381201730296526
  2. Ryan Chauncey, M.DMemphis, TN 381201780070052
  3. David Conner, M.D.Memphis, TN 381201639313711
  4. James Corley, MDMemphis, TN 381201922493998
  5. Donald Decarlo, MDMemphis, TN 381201932142668
  6. Camilla Forsythe, MDMemphis, TN 381201356341044
  7. James Fritzsche, MDMemphis, TN 381201104867423
  8. Katrina Hutton, D.O.Memphis, TN 381201376957084

Common questions

What is Don Frankel, MD's NPI number?

Don Frankel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982606844, issued on Aug 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Don Frankel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5322 Abbie Woods CV, Memphis, TN, 38120. Phone: (901) 258-8162. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Don Frankel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number 35193, 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 Don Frankel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Don Frankel, MD had 61 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Don Frankel, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 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.