Franklin R. Hepfer, P.A.
Medical Physician Assistant · Annapolis, MD
Franklin R. Hepfer, P.A. is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Annapolis, Maryland, and NPI 1720053069, issued on Feb 21, 2006. Check the license (Maryland C0002322, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Franklin R. Hepfer
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- C0002322 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 Bestgate RD Ste 400, Annapolis, MD 21401
- Phone
- (410) 266-2720
- Enumerated
- Feb 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060509000974); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Franklin R. Hepfer in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland board licenses this profession
Search for license C0002322Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
76 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 22 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $21.30
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- Luminis Health Medical Group, LLCEaston, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Franklin R. Hepfer among 871 medical physician assistant records in Maryland
Franklin R. Hepfer, P.A. is one of 871 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Maryland. 73% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 78% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2012 among the 469 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in Maryland
There are 871 medical physician assistant records in Maryland.
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The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lisa Barikian, PA-CAnnapolis, MD 214011336373042
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- Robert Crowder, PAAnnapolis, MD 214011932108768
- Jeffrey Fine, PA-CAnnapolis, MD 214011164456281
- Tangela Gaines, PA-CAnnapolis, MD 214011598884207
- Karen Hartke, PAAnnapolis, MD 214011891785911
- James Heins, PAAnnapolis, MD 214011568545515
- Carol Jerosimich, PA-CAnnapolis, MD 214011811996291
Common questions
What is Franklin R. Hepfer, P.A.'s NPI number?
Franklin R. Hepfer, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720053069, issued on Feb 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Franklin R. Hepfer, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 Bestgate RD Ste 400, Annapolis, MD, 21401. Phone: (410) 266-2720. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Franklin R. Hepfer, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number C0002322, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Franklin R. Hepfer, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Franklin R. Hepfer, P.A. had 76 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.