Frances Beard, MD
Dermatopathology Physician · Memphis, TN
Frances Beard, MD is a dermatopathology physician with a practice address in Memphis, Tennessee, and NPI 1770550659, issued on Mar 1, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee MD29548, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frances Beard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dermatopathology Physician 207ND0900X
- License number
- MD29548 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1455 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN 38104
- Phone
- (901) 726-6655
- Enumerated
- Mar 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Fax
- (901) 726-9056
- Medicaid ID
- 3835823 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100921001081); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Louisville School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1455 Union Avenue
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lee Allen, MDDermatopathology Physician1235106055
- Robin Friedman-Musicante, MDDermatopathology Physician1700853520
- John Huber, MDDermatopathology Physician1760459069
Verify Frances Beard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD29548Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dermatopathology physician in 2024
505 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries, against an average of 693 among the 249 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole90 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate46 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate44 claims
- Mupirocin39 claims
- Metronidazole36 claims
- Finasteride31 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 81.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,009.64
93 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 233 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,984.42 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Memphis Dermatology Clinic PAMemphis, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dermatopathology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 21 dermatopathology physician records in Tennessee.
Other dermatopathology physician records in Tennessee
- Lee Allen, MDMemphis, TN1235106055
- Rex Amonette, MDMemphis, TN1275506404
- Kandice Bailey, MDNashville, TN1760011480
- Olena Dorokhova, M.D., PHDBrentwood, TN1457649139
- Alyssa Feiner, MDMemphis, TN1326246737
- Robin Friedman-Musicante, MDMemphis, TN1700853520
- John Huber, MDMemphis, TN1760459069
- Sara Kantrow, MDNashville, TN1851507073
- Janet Knight, M.D.Memphis, TN1942250915
- Frances Lawhead, MDMemphis, TN1992927214
Common questions
What is Frances Beard, MD's NPI number?
Frances Beard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770550659, issued on Mar 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frances Beard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1455 Union Avenue, Memphis, TN, 38104. Phone: (901) 726-6655. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frances Beard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD29548, 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 Frances Beard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frances Beard, MD had 505 Medicare Part D claims for 218 beneficiaries; the average among dermatopathology physician prescribers was 693. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Frances Beard, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.8 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.