John C. Franco, M.D.
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Albuquerque, NM
John C. Franco, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1073591509, issued on Jan 5, 2006. Check the license (New Mexico MD2004-0481, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John C. Franco
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License number
- MD2004-0481 NM
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 Cedar St SE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
- Phone
- (505) 724-4300
- Enumerated
- Jan 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 30, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (505) 724-4384
- Medicaid ID
- 29258553 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040804000827); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records → All 20 in New Mexico → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 201 Cedar St SE
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify John C. Franco in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
Search for license MD2004-0481Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
416 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 139 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen69 claims
- Celecoxib64 claims
- Cephalexin44 claims
- Tramadol Hcl42 claims
- Ibuprofen34 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl29 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,123.30
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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
- New Mexico Orthopaedic Associates PCAlbuquerque, NM
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John C. Franco among 20 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in New Mexico
John C. Franco, M.D. is one of 20 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1998 among the 14 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in New Mexico
There are 20 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in New Mexico.
All 20 in New Mexico → Every provider in Albuquerque → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Douglas Allen, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061336175355
- Kari Babinski, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061063490589
- Clayton Conrad, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061033258058
- Frank Heckl, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061336127869
- Shelby Jarrell, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061003023276
- Arnold Kiburz, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061386834935
- Kevin McGee, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061821137811
- Anthony Pachelli, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061699753129
Common questions
What is John C. Franco, M.D.'s NPI number?
John C. Franco, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073591509, issued on Jan 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John C. Franco, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 Cedar St SE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106. Phone: (505) 724-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John C. Franco, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2004-0481, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John C. Franco, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John C. Franco, M.D. had 416 Medicare Part D claims for 146 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John C. Franco, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.