Frank Russell Drowota, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Murfreesboro, TN
Frank Russell Drowota, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and NPI 1538158811, issued on Oct 19, 2005. Check the license (Tennessee MD36061, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frank Russell Drowota
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD36061 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1272 Garrison Dr, Murfreesboro, TN 37129
- Phone
- (615) 867-8050
- Enumerated
- Oct 19, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 24, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (615) 895-2224
- Medicaid ID
- 3872468 TN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101216000299); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Frank Russell Drowota in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD36061Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,347 Medicare Part D claims for 567 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 33% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost698 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate320 claims
- Moxifloxacin265 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol197 claims
- Timolol Maleate188 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth122 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): 92.1 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: $575.01
25 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- Murfreesboro Medical Clinic, P.A.Murfreesboro, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Frank Russell Drowota among 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee
Frank Russell Drowota, MD is one of 366 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% 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, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2002 among the 247 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 366 ophthalmology physician records in Tennessee.
All 366 in Tennessee → Every provider in Murfreesboro → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Jeffery Farmer, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291316478811
- Samuel FowlerMurfreesboro, TN 371291083350045
- Nicholas Hackett, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291649663311
- Jeremy Hatcher, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291871177683
- Craig McCabe, MDMurfreesboro, TN 371291396747325
Common questions
What is Frank Russell Drowota, MD's NPI number?
Frank Russell Drowota, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538158811, issued on Oct 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frank Russell Drowota, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1272 Garrison Dr, Murfreesboro, TN, 37129. Phone: (615) 867-8050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frank Russell Drowota, MD's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD36061, 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 Frank Russell Drowota, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frank Russell Drowota, MD had 2,347 Medicare Part D claims for 567 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Frank Russell Drowota, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.1 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.