NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Ford Franklin, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Shenandoah, TX

John Ford Franklin, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Shenandoah, Texas, and NPI 1174150932, issued on Mar 23, 2020. Check the license (Texas U3519, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1174150932
Name
John Ford Franklin
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
U3519 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
9250 Pinecroft Dr, Shenandoah, TX 77380
Phone
(601) 955-9201
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2020
Record last updated
Sep 16, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230804003289); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2020
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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Also registered at 9250 Pinecroft Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mina Abdelmalek, MDHospitalist Physician1265051676
  2. Brittany Adams, APRN-CNPNeonatal Nurse Practitioner1770058463
  3. Lindsey Adams, CAAAnesthesiologist Assistant1548952435
  4. Samuel Akinyele, PHARM.DPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1982094397
  5. Safa Al-Jammali, MDHospitalist Physician1366008757
  6. Sarah Alebesun, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BCPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1174483614

Verify John Ford Franklin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

25 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. John Franklin25
  2. Specialty average521

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Memorial Hermann Medical GroupHouston, TX

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

John Ford Franklin among 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas

John Ford Franklin, MD is one of 1,587 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Texas. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 80% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2013 among the 1,298 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 25% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

73 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Shenandoah

They are 73 of the 966 NPPES records with a practice address in Shenandoah, and 1,587 hospitalist physician records in Texas.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ghulam Arain, MDShenandoah, TX 773801508845744
  2. Sameh Aziz, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801609096296
  3. Huzefa ChandabhaiThe Woodlands, TX 773801235387697
  4. Patrick Freyne, MDShenandoah, TX 773801033297601
  5. Susan Hutchins, MDShenandoah, TX 773801891779450
  6. Mobin Khan, M.D.Shenandoah, TX 773801477798569
  7. Vallery Magee, MDShenandoah, TX 773801548253222
  8. Lynn Murphy, MDShenandoah, TX 773801972633857

Common questions

What is John Ford Franklin, MD's NPI number?

John Ford Franklin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174150932, issued on Mar 23, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Ford Franklin, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9250 Pinecroft Dr, Shenandoah, TX, 77380. Phone: (601) 955-9201. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Ford Franklin, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number U3519, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John Ford Franklin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Ford Franklin, MD had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.