Francis Allen Long, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Sheffield, AL
Francis Allen Long, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Sheffield, Alabama, and NPI 1790985133, issued on Jul 24, 2007. Check the license (Alabama 10880, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Francis Allen Long
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 10880 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 421 Cox Blvd, Sheffield, AL 35660
- Phone
- (256) 386-7040
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (256) 383-7808
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070730000702); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Francis Allen Long in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 10880Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
2,529 Medicare Part D claims for 678 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 21 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levocetirizine Dihydrochloride452 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate436 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass130 claims
- Montelukast Sodium128 claims
- Methylprednisolone112 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium91 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $182.05
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Shoals Primary Care, LLCSheffield, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Francis Allen Long among 159 otolaryngology physician records in Alabama
Francis Allen Long, MD is one of 159 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 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 2007, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 62% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1997 among the 112 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 159 otolaryngology physician records in Alabama.
All 159 in Alabama → Every provider in Sheffield → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Pamela McGarrah, MDSheffield, AL 356601407957129
- Caleb Masterson, D.O.Florence, AL 356301487073649
- Sage Copeland, M.D., F.A.C.S.Decatur, AL 356011265413124
- George Godwin, M.D., F.A.C.S.Decatur, AL 356011558342931
- Darby Marshall, MDScottsboro, AL 357681265432371
- Gerard Brocato, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011649377664
- Jasper Castillo, M.D.Huntsville, AL 358011558468504
- Neeta Kohli-Dang, MDHuntsville, AL 358011235189465
Common questions
What is Francis Allen Long, MD's NPI number?
Francis Allen Long, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790985133, issued on Jul 24, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Francis Allen Long, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 421 Cox Blvd, Sheffield, AL, 35660. Phone: (256) 386-7040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Francis Allen Long, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 10880, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Francis Allen Long, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Francis Allen Long, MD had 2,529 Medicare Part D claims for 678 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Francis Allen Long, MD's MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.