Franklin Abongwa Fontem, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Gainesville, GA
Franklin Abongwa Fontem, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Gainesville, Georgia, and NPI 1790031763, issued on Jul 27, 2012. Check the license (Georgia 073944, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Franklin Abongwa Fontem
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 073944 GA
MT201041 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 743 Spring St NE, Gainesville, GA 30501
- Phone
- (770) 219-9000
- Enumerated
- Jul 27, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 8, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150713000894); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Franklin Abongwa Fontem in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 073944Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
211 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 16 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis17 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate13 claims
- Prednisone11 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): 82.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- North Atlanta Professional Services LLCCumming, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Franklin Abongwa Fontem among 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia
Franklin Abongwa Fontem, MD is one of 967 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 57% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 57% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 88% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2008 among the 849 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
108 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Gainesville
They are 108 of the 2,998 NPPES records with a practice address in Gainesville, and 967 hospitalist physician records in Georgia.
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Common questions
What is Franklin Abongwa Fontem, MD's NPI number?
Franklin Abongwa Fontem, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790031763, issued on Jul 27, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Franklin Abongwa Fontem, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 743 Spring St NE, Gainesville, GA, 30501. Phone: (770) 219-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Franklin Abongwa Fontem, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 073944, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Franklin Abongwa Fontem, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Franklin Abongwa Fontem, MD had 211 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Franklin Abongwa Fontem, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 82.6 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.