Franklin Firestone, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Michigan City, IN
Franklin Firestone, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Michigan City, Indiana, and NPI 1164492245, issued on Jan 23, 2006. Check the license (Indiana 01035507A, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Franklin Firestone
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 01035507A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3777 North Frontage Road, Michigan City, IN 46360
- Phone
- (219) 879-6021
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (219) 879-6365
- Medicaid ID
- 100085090 IN
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3777 North Frontage Road
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Verify Franklin Firestone in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Licensing Board of Indiana
Search for license 01035507ACheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Franklin Firestone among 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana
Franklin Firestone, M.D. is one of 3,506 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Indiana. 81% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2011 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Michigan City
They are 21 of the 596 NPPES records with a practice address in Michigan City, and 3,506 family medicine physician records in Indiana.
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Common questions
What is Franklin Firestone, M.D.'s NPI number?
Franklin Firestone, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164492245, issued on Jan 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Franklin Firestone, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3777 North Frontage Road, Michigan City, IN, 46360. Phone: (219) 879-6021. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Franklin Firestone, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Indiana license number 01035507A, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Licensing Board of Indiana at https://www.in.gov/pla/professions/physicians-home/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Franklin Firestone, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Franklin Firestone, M.D. had 20 Medicare Part D claims; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.