NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Donald Clarke Frame, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Shenandoah, TX

Donald Clarke Frame, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Shenandoah, Texas, and NPI 1518978121, issued on Aug 10, 2006. Check the license (Texas L1043, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1518978121
Name
Donald Clarke Frame
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
L1043 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1120 Medical Plaza Dr Ste 100, Shenandoah, TX 77380
Phone
(281) 909-4782
Enumerated
Aug 10, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 2, 2025
Fax
(281) 810-9833
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040907000635); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Oklahoma College Of Medicine, 1987
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

434 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Donald Frame434
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide46 claims
  2. Lisinopril45 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate44 claims
  4. Klor-Con M2044 claims
  5. Sertraline Hcl43 claims
  6. Prednisone17 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 4 group practices

  1. Concord Medical Group OF Texas PLLCGonzales, TX
  2. Jasper Emergency Physicians PLLCOrange, TX
  3. Mcadams Emergency Medicine Associates, PALaredo, TX
  4. Webb Emergency Medicine Associates PALaredo, TX

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

Donald Clarke Frame among 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas

Donald Clarke Frame, MD is one of 9,175 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 6,088 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% 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 Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

39 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Shenandoah

They are 39 of the 966 NPPES records with a practice address in Shenandoah, and 9,175 internal medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brigani Amante, M.D., P.T.The Woodlands, TX 773801821112616
  2. Evelyn Chua, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801184652059
  3. Ikedinobi Eni, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801629039938
  4. Stephen Fillman, MDShenandoah, TX 773801992779961
  5. William Fridley, M.D.Shenandoah, TX 773801760456545
  6. Denis Galindo, M.D.Shenandoah, TX 773801568436558
  7. Ernestine Julye, M.D.Spring, TX 773801053435040
  8. Rama Laxman, M.DThe Woodlands, TX 773801720175797

Common questions

What is Donald Clarke Frame, MD's NPI number?

Donald Clarke Frame, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518978121, issued on Aug 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Donald Clarke Frame, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 Medical Plaza Dr Ste 100, Shenandoah, TX, 77380. Phone: (281) 909-4782. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Donald Clarke Frame, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L1043, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Donald Clarke Frame, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Donald Clarke Frame, MD had 434 Medicare Part D claims for 68 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.