Frances L. Cross, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Oak Ridge, TN
Frances L. Cross, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and NPI 1609852680, issued on Dec 21, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee 21283, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frances L. Cross
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 21283 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Oak Ridge Tpke Ste A200, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
- Phone
- (865) 227-0501
- Enumerated
- Dec 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 28, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100803000758); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 631 in Tennessee → Look up another NPI →
Verify Frances L. Cross in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 21283Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
102 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam41 claims
- Azithromycin16 claims
- Cephalexin16 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: $113.44
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organogenesis Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Legacy Vein Center PLLCJohnson City, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Frances L. Cross among 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee
Frances L. Cross, M.D. is one of 631 surgery physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 77% 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, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2003 among the 404 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 631 surgery physician records in Tennessee.
All 631 in Tennessee → Every provider in Oak Ridge → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Dallas, M.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301326024308
- Ashley DayOak Ridge, TN 378301285263624
- Jacob Gingerich, DOOak Ridge, TN 378301619394855
- Daniel Graves, M.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301548557457
- David Koelsch, MDOak Ridge, TN 378301013919489
- David Long, M.D.Oak Ridge, TN 378301881670669
- Joseph Metcalf, MDOak Ridge, TN 378301356332126
- Robert Ampudia, M.D.Newport, TN 378211437127610
Common questions
What is Frances L. Cross, M.D.'s NPI number?
Frances L. Cross, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609852680, issued on Dec 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frances L. Cross, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Oak Ridge Tpke Ste A200, Oak Ridge, TN, 37830. Phone: (865) 227-0501. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frances L. Cross, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 21283, 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 L. Cross, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frances L. Cross, M.D. had 102 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.