Gary Nicholas Francis, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician · Prestonsburg, KY
Gary Nicholas Francis, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Prestonsburg, Kentucky, and NPI 1215218474, issued on Sep 1, 2011. Check the license (Kentucky 03656, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Nicholas Francis
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 03656 KY
ED0225A WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5000 KY Route 321, Prestonsburg, KY 41653
- Phone
- (606) 889-3650
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (606) 263-5640
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140902000242); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Pikeville, Kentucky College Of Osteopathic Med, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gary Nicholas Francis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 03656Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
12,508 Medicare Part D claims for 414 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 434 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium510 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium471 claims
- Montelukast Sodium358 claims
- Lisinopril353 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate346 claims
- Omeprazole313 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): 97.4 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: $697.81
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Arh Tug Valley Health Services IncPrestonsburg, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary Nicholas Francis among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Gary Nicholas Francis, D.O. is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Prestonsburg
They are 9 of the 3,285 NPPES records with a practice address in Prestonsburg, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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- Jordan Kirk, DOPrestonsburg, KY 416531568845287
- Joshua Minix, DOPrestonsburg, KY 416531700220027
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Common questions
What is Gary Nicholas Francis, D.O.'s NPI number?
Gary Nicholas Francis, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215218474, issued on Sep 1, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Nicholas Francis, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5000 KY Route 321, Prestonsburg, KY, 41653. Phone: (606) 889-3650. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Nicholas Francis, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 03656, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gary Nicholas Francis, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary Nicholas Francis, D.O. had 12,508 Medicare Part D claims for 414 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gary Nicholas Francis, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.4 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.