NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1164734166 DO
Verify on CMS → Frank Savage, DO
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Columbus, North Carolina.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 1,637 in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
694
Medicare Part D claims · 247 beneficiaries · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
MIPS score
95.4/100
▲ 12 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
What the federal data shows
Frank Savage, DO reported a CMS MIPS final score of 95.4/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 694 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 95.4/100
- MIPS score · +12 vs avg
- 694
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥78th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Frank Savage, DO
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1164734166), first enumerated 07/07/2010.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 694 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 95.4/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1164734166 · Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-ELITE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1164734166
- ENUM-MID 2010
- TAX-NARROW 1,637
- MIPS-ELITE 95.4/100
- RX-LIGHT 694
- BOOK-THIN 46 in North Carolina
- PHOTO-FINISH Julia Agne, MD · ±0.1
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Julia Agne, MD ·…
Julia Agne, MD
95.3 MIPS pts
- Meera Babu, MD ·…
Meera Babu, MD
95.3 MIPS pts
- Ellin Bigham, MD…
Ellin Bigham, MD
95.3 MIPS pts
- Savage · this pr…
Savage · this provider
95.4 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Frank Savage, DO's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
95 ≥ 78th percentile 78% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Frank Savage, DO sits
This provider among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician peers
Across the 329 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Frank Savage, DO writes more Part D claims than 71% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 80% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Frank Savage, DO. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Frank Savage, DO practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Frank Savage, DO?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
694 48% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
95.4/100 11.9 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in North Carolina
How Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among North Carolina providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Frank Savage, DO's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 95.4/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1164734166 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | DO |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/07/2010 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
95.3578
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
84.2235
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Frank Savage, DO bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Fletcher Hospital Inc
Columbus, NC
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
694
Total Claims
$32K
Total Drug Cost
247
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 956.133
- Total Day Supply
- 20,649
- Generic Drug Cost
- $8K
- Opioid Claims
- 25 (3.6% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 187
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 75.6 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.52
- Gender Split
- 62% female / 38% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 16, 65-74: 100, 75-84: 89, 85+: 42
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Frank Savage, DO prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Methylprednisolone
Methylprednisolone
71 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine…
Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate
52 claims
- Azithromycin
Azithromycin
51 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate
Doxycycline Hyclate
51 claims
- Furosemide 28
Furosemide
28 claims
- Cefpodoxime Proxetil 26
Cefpodoxime Proxetil
26 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium 19
Atorvastatin Calcium
19 claims
- Losartan Potassium 19
Losartan Potassium
19 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Methylprednisolone | 71 |
| Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate | 52 |
| Azithromycin | 51 |
| Doxycycline Hyclate | 51 |
| Furosemide | 28 |
| Cefpodoxime Proxetil | 26 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 19 |
| Losartan Potassium | 19 |
| Metformin Hcl | 15 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 15 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview
How Frank Savage, DO fits within the Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
1,637
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
51
States with Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
1,322
Avg Claims per Provider
Frank Savage, DO's 694 claims are below the specialty average of 1,322.
Nationwide Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Savage, both outside North Carolina so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (95.4 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2010)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in North Carolina
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in North Carolina, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Savage.
One of 46 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in North Carolina, 5 are shown here.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Frank Savage, DO's specialty? ▼
Frank Savage, DO specializes in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in Columbus, North Carolina. Credentials: DO.
How much does Frank Savage, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Frank Savage, DO wrote 694 Medicare Part D claims totaling $32K in drug costs for 247 beneficiaries.
What is Frank Savage, DO's Medicare quality score? ▼
Frank Savage, DO has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 95.4/100 (Quality: 84.2). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Frank Savage, DO located? ▼
Frank Savage, DO is located at 101 HOSPITAL DR, Columbus, NC, 28722. Phone: (828) 894-3311.
What is Frank Savage, DO's NPI number? ▼
Frank Savage, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164734166, issued on 07/07/2010.
Does Frank Savage, DO prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Frank Savage, DO had 25 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 3.6%.
How many Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,637 Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 51 states in the US. The average Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,322 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Frank Savage, DO prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Frank Savage, DO's most frequently prescribed drugs include Methylprednisolone, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate, Azithromycin. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Frank Savage, DO accept Medicare? ▼
Frank Savage, DO appears in CMS Medicare data with 694 Part D claims and 247 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Frank Savage, DO's credentials? ▼
Frank Savage, DO's NPI is 1164734166 with credentials DO. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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