John K. Franson, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Soda Springs, ID
John K. Franson, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Soda Springs, Idaho, and NPI 1528049905, issued on Nov 11, 2005. Check the license (Idaho M-8518, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John K. Franson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- M-8518 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 S 3RD W, Soda Springs, ID 83276
- Phone
- (208) 547-2916
- Enumerated
- Nov 11, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jun 8, 2026
- Fax
- (208) 547-0439
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230619001414); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 300 S 3RD W
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brenda Bergholm, MSN, ACNS-BCAdult Health Clinical Nurse Specialist1548493521
- Patricia ConnerNurse Practitioner1982269973
- Hunter GoodenoughNurse Practitioner1629705934
- Aaron Hobbs, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1467901876
- Jonathan Housley, MDFamily Medicine Physician1457382244
- Gregory Jensen, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1558894220
Verify John K. Franson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
Search for license M-8518Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,419 Medicare Part D claims for 408 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 110 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lisinopril138 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium96 claims
- Losartan Potassium95 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate94 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium91 claims
- Omeprazole70 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $53.99
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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 2 group practices
- Caribou Medical Center, IncSoda Springs, ID
- Caribou Memorial HospitalSoda Springs, ID
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John K. Franson among 1,316 family medicine physician records in Idaho
John K. Franson, MD is one of 1,316 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2009 among the 793 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Soda Springs
They are 4 of the 45 NPPES records with a practice address in Soda Springs, and 1,316 family medicine physician records in Idaho.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Preston Christensen, MDSoda Springs, ID 832761376120253
- Jonathan Housley, MDSoda Springs, ID 832761457382244
- Gerald Young, M.D.Soda Springs, ID 832761649280256
- David Beckstead, MDPreston, ID 832631801909122
- Gordon Bontrager, MDPreston, ID 832631780919829
- Raven Ebanez, APRN-CNPPreston, ID 832631265290837
- Stuart Knapp, MDPreston, ID 832631780979914
- Daniel Patten, MDPreston, ID 832631245490390
Common questions
What is John K. Franson, MD's NPI number?
John K. Franson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528049905, issued on Nov 11, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John K. Franson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 S 3RD W, Soda Springs, ID, 83276. Phone: (208) 547-2916. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John K. Franson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Idaho license number M-8518, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John K. Franson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John K. Franson, MD had 2,419 Medicare Part D claims for 408 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.