Francis X. Strain, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Baltimore, MD
Francis X. Strain, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1588607907, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0044715, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Francis X. Strain
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- D0044715 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 Saint Paul PL, Baltimore, MD 21202
- Phone
- (410) 659-0808
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (410) 547-8523
- Medicaid ID
- 151461000 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101129001002); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Francis X. Strain in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0044715Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
6,978 Medicare Part D claims for 542 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 59 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium359 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate351 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium300 claims
- Lisinopril230 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium203 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide194 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): 76.6 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: $32.59
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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 2 group practices
- Agape Physical Therapy And Sports Rehabilitation LPForest Hill, MD
- Maryland Family Care IncLutherville, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Francis X. Strain among 3,904 internal medicine physician records in Maryland
Francis X. Strain, M.D. is one of 3,904 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2003 among the 2,445 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 59% 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 Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,278 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Baltimore
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Common questions
What is Francis X. Strain, M.D.'s NPI number?
Francis X. Strain, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588607907, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Francis X. Strain, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 Saint Paul PL, Baltimore, MD, 21202. Phone: (410) 659-0808. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Francis X. Strain, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0044715, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Francis X. Strain, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Francis X. Strain, M.D. had 6,978 Medicare Part D claims for 542 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Francis X. Strain, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.6 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.