Frank Manuel Fichtel, MD
Neurological Surgery Physician · San Antonio, TX
Frank Manuel Fichtel, MD is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1942201470, issued on Aug 9, 2005. Check the license (Texas J6429, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Frank Manuel Fichtel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- J6429 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5430 Fredericksburg RD Ste 400, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (888) 402-7256
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2026
- Medicaid ID
- 038589002 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060411000188); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1993
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5430 Fredericksburg RD Ste 400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Sonja BruneNurse Practitioner1780683888
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Verify Frank Manuel Fichtel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license J6429Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
196 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 61 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tizanidine Hcl52 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen41 claims
- Methylprednisolone27 claims
- Gabapentin23 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $128.95
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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.
Frank Manuel Fichtel among 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas
Frank Manuel Fichtel, MD is one of 669 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 80% 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, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 451 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 669 neurological surgery physician records in Texas.
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The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Roberto Aranibar, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291629079298
- Donald Atkins, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291245231729
- Christopher Bogaev, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291538160106
- Donald Hilton, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291760483291
- Thomas Kingman, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291417981804
- Hatem Megahed, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291154374502
- Warren Neely, M.D.San Antonio, TX 782291316977457
- Roberto Negron, MDSan Antonio, TX 782291770584203
Common questions
What is Frank Manuel Fichtel, MD's NPI number?
Frank Manuel Fichtel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942201470, issued on Aug 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Frank Manuel Fichtel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5430 Fredericksburg RD Ste 400, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (888) 402-7256. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Frank Manuel Fichtel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number J6429, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Frank Manuel Fichtel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Frank Manuel Fichtel, MD had 196 Medicare Part D claims for 71 beneficiaries; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Frank Manuel Fichtel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.