Franklin Charles Wefald, M.D.
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Smithfield, NC
Franklin Charles Wefald, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Smithfield, North Carolina, and NPI 1306844832, issued on Jul 8, 2005. Check the license (North Carolina 31685, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Franklin Charles Wefald
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 31685 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 101 E Market St, Smithfield, NC 27577
- Phone
- (919) 209-9856
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 4, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (919) 209-9859
- Medicaid ID
- 89-86305 NC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050602001153); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Johns Hopkins University School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 101 E Market St
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Verify Franklin Charles Wefald in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 31685Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
28,856 Medicare Part D claims for 687 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 2,402 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate1,273 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium1,198 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen998 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl860 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium743 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium726 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 88.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,569.31
78 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Esperion Therapeutics, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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.
Franklin Charles Wefald among 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina
Franklin Charles Wefald, M.D. is one of 841 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% 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, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 1999 among the 606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 841 in North Carolina → Every provider in Smithfield → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mateen Akhtar, M.D.Smithfield, NC 275771053389668
- John French, M.D.Smithfield, NC 275771366896235
- Eric Janis, M.D.Smithfield, NC 275771780682484
- James Wisler, M.D.Wake Forest, NC 275871922242882
- Louis Kindman, MDOxford, NC 275651396708897
- Richard Pacca, M.D.Oxford, NC 275651619189057
- Sarah Snow, MDMorrisville, NC 275601093179889
- Kirkwood Adams, MDChapel Hill, NC 275991710069810
Common questions
What is Franklin Charles Wefald, M.D.'s NPI number?
Franklin Charles Wefald, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306844832, issued on Jul 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Franklin Charles Wefald, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 101 E Market St, Smithfield, NC, 27577. Phone: (919) 209-9856. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Franklin Charles Wefald, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 31685, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Franklin Charles Wefald, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Franklin Charles Wefald, M.D. had 28,856 Medicare Part D claims for 687 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Franklin Charles Wefald, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 88.6 of 100. 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.