Paul Frederick Francke, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Charleston, WV
Paul Frederick Francke, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1013910421, issued on May 31, 2005. Check the license (West Virginia 12293, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Frederick Francke
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 12293 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1220 Lee St E Ste 203, Charleston, WV 25301
- Phone
- (304) 343-4124
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 343-4167
- Medicaid ID
- 0096899000 WV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111221000198); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1220 Lee St E Ste 203
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Michael Nunley, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1548264302
Verify Paul Frederick Francke in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 12293Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,638 Medicare Part D claims for 524 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,250 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl234 claims
- Timolol Maleate213 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate199 claims
- Moxifloxacin109 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth97 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: $24.73
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Thea Pharma Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Ophthalmology Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 106 ophthalmology physician records in West Virginia.
Other ophthalmology physician records in West Virginia
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- Amy Armstrong, MDCharleston, WV1205864519
- Yuri Arvan, M.D.Ronceverte, WV1184657280
- Raymond BannanWheeling, WV1548328875
- Allison Bardes, M.D.Buckhannon, WV1144586942
- Michael Beres, MDLogan, WV1124019997
- Stephen Blaydes, M.D.Bluefield, WV1437181054
- Dina Blom, M.D.Huntington, WV1235106279
- Geoffrey Bradford, M.D.Morgantown, WV1245206838
- Stephen Cassis, MDCharleston, WV1093709289
Common questions
What is Paul Frederick Francke, M.D.'s NPI number?
Paul Frederick Francke, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013910421, issued on May 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Frederick Francke, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1220 Lee St E Ste 203, Charleston, WV, 25301. Phone: (304) 343-4124. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Frederick Francke, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 12293, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul Frederick Francke, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Frederick Francke, M.D. had 2,638 Medicare Part D claims for 524 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Frederick Francke, 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.