Howard Wayne Francis, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · Durham, NC
Howard Wayne Francis, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Durham, North Carolina, and NPI 1548208481, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 2016-02557, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Wayne Francis
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License numbers
- 2016-02557 NC
D44524 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC 27710
- Phone
- (919) 684-8111
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 20, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 449721000 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170220002129); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Wayne Francis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2016-02557Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Duke Health Integrated Practice IncDurham, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Wayne Francis among 403 otolaryngology physician records in North Carolina
Howard Wayne Francis, M.D. is one of 403 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2002 among the 269 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 403 otolaryngology physician records in North Carolina.
All 403 in North Carolina → Every provider in Durham → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Seth Cohen, MDDurham, NC 277101366474082
- Ramon Esclamado, M.D.Durham, NC 277101578626347
- David Jang, MDDurham, NC 277101295995355
- David Kaylie, MDDurham, NC 277101972690097
- Eileen Raynor, MDDurham, NC 277101558320671
- Richard Scher, MDDurham, NC 277101346324225
- David Witsell, M.D.Durham, NC 277101316021298
- Emily Commesso, MDDurham, NC 277131366975807
Common questions
What is Howard Wayne Francis, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard Wayne Francis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548208481, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Wayne Francis, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 40 Duke Medicine Cir, Durham, NC, 27710. Phone: (919) 684-8111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Wayne Francis, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2016-02557, 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.
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.