NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gary S. Francis, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Mpls, MN

Gary S. Francis, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Mpls, Minnesota, and NPI 1679666317, issued on Oct 2, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 23871, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679666317
Name
Gary S. Francis
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
23871 MN
35072974F OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
420 Delaware St SE, Mpls, MN 55455
Phone
(612) 624-8970
Enumerated
Oct 2, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 18, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(612) 626-4411
Medicaid ID
2115393 OH
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090220000226); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Creighton University School Of Medicine, 1969
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Gary S. Francis in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Gary Francis13
  2. Specialty average3,078

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): 81.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score69.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Fairview Express CareMinneapolis, MN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Gary S. Francis among 627 cardiovascular disease physician records in Minnesota

Gary S. Francis, MD is one of 627 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated1969 · median 2004 among the 465 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 56% 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 Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 cardiovascular disease physician record lists a practice address in Mpls

They are 1 of the 33 NPPES records with a practice address in Mpls, and 627 cardiovascular disease physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Bache, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554551851335939
  2. Lin Chen, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554551205800240
  3. Jay Cohn, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554551598792095
  4. Daniel Duprez, M.D.Minneapolis, MN 554551609807825
  5. Daniel Garry, MDMinneapolis, MN 554551093770810
  6. Helina Kassahun, MDMinneapolis, MN 554551295872505
  7. Suma Konety, MD, MSMinneapolis, MN 554551821172727
  8. Kozhuvattasseri Madhusoodanan, MDMinneapolis, MN 554551164505624

Common questions

What is Gary S. Francis, MD's NPI number?

Gary S. Francis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679666317, issued on Oct 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gary S. Francis, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 420 Delaware St SE, Mpls, MN, 55455. Phone: (612) 624-8970. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gary S. Francis, MD's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 23871, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Gary S. Francis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gary S. Francis, MD had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Gary S. Francis, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.7 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.