Francille A. Knowles, MD
Family Medicine Physician · New Ulm, MN
Francille A. Knowles, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in New Ulm, Minnesota, and NPI 1588765044, issued on Sep 26, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 36328, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Francille A. Knowles
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 36328 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1217 8TH St N, New Ulm, MN 56073
- Phone
- (507) 217-5000
- Enumerated
- Sep 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 20, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040426000740); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Francille A. Knowles in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 36328Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
8,095 Medicare Part D claims for 474 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 154 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium435 claims
- Lisinopril403 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate389 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium329 claims
- Simvastatin328 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate266 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 one group practice
- Allina Health SystemNew Ulm, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Francille A. Knowles among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota
Francille A. Knowles, MD is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
24 family medicine physician records list a practice address in New Ulm
They are 24 of the 316 NPPES records with a practice address in New Ulm, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Francille A. Knowles, MD's NPI number?
Francille A. Knowles, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588765044, issued on Sep 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Francille A. Knowles, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1217 8TH St N, New Ulm, MN, 56073. Phone: (507) 217-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Francille A. Knowles, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 36328, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Francille A. Knowles, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Francille A. Knowles, MD had 8,095 Medicare Part D claims for 474 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.