NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Patrick Francois, M.D.

Nephrology Physician · Lakeland, FL

Patrick Francois, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Lakeland, Florida, and NPI 1598205403, issued on Feb 27, 2017. Check the license (Florida F652660873890, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598205403
Name
Patrick Francois
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
F652660873890 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2300 E County Road 540A, Lakeland, FL 33813
Phone
(863) 680-7190
Enumerated
Feb 27, 2017
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2025
Fax
(866) 264-8519
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220714003589); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 2300 E County Road 540A

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

  1. Henna Ahsan, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1710515325
  2. Adilene AlvaradoGerontology Nurse Practitioner1205561891
  3. Betsy Anderson, PTPhysical Therapist1063791614
  4. Steven Barna, MDPain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1891786075
  5. William Beatty, ARNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1558549030
  6. Terence Bielecki, MDFamily Medicine Physician1902877368

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63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

2,385 Medicare Part D claims for 388 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Patrick Francois2,385
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Furosemide271 claims
  2. Chlorthalidone196 claims
  3. Calcitriol194 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium168 claims
  5. Famotidine152 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate118 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score61.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.5
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $538.71

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Patrick Francois$538.71
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

  1. Watson Clinic LLPLakeland, FL

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

Nephrology Physician providers in Florida

There are 840 nephrology physician records in Florida.

Other nephrology physician records in Florida

  1. Kashif Abad, M.D.West Palm Beach, FL1518405075
  2. Fernando Abanilla, MDAvon Park, FL1558469338
  3. Fakhar AbbasPlantation, FL1952276321
  4. Lionel Abbott, MDOrlando, FL1568436418
  5. Atif Abdalla, MDJacksonville, FL1528013042
  6. Beshoy Abdalla, DOTampa, FL1487273579
  7. Layal Abdel Rahman, M.D.Largo, FL1134383615
  8. Rania Abdel-Rahman, M.D.Jacksonville, FL1013059211
  9. Yehia Abdelwahed, M.D.Atlantis, FL1750557666
  10. Emil Abdulhayoglu, MDBrandon, FL1801860671

Common questions

What is Patrick Francois, M.D.'s NPI number?

Patrick Francois, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598205403, issued on Feb 27, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Patrick Francois, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2300 E County Road 540A, Lakeland, FL, 33813. Phone: (863) 680-7190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Patrick Francois, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Florida license number F652660873890, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Patrick Francois, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Patrick Francois, M.D. had 2,385 Medicare Part D claims for 388 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Patrick Francois, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.