Richard M. France, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Portland, ME
Richard M. France, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Portland, Maine, and NPI 1720427008, issued on Jun 19, 2013. Check the license (Maine MD22272, as entered in NPPES) on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard M. France
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- MD22272 ME
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 53 Sewall St, Portland, ME 04102
- Phone
- (207) 773-6058
- Enumerated
- Jun 19, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (207) 874-6756
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180810000285); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of Ny Upstate Medical University, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 53 Sewall St
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Verify Richard M. France in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaine Board of Licensure in Medicine
Search for license MD22272Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
2,024 Medicare Part D claims for 768 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketorolac Tromethamine825 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate820 claims
- Difluprednate50 claims
- Valacyclovir37 claims
- Diazepam34 claims
- Timolol Maleate26 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: $876.55
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Eyecare Medical GroupPortland, ME
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard M. France among 98 ophthalmology physician records in Maine
Richard M. France, MD is one of 98 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Maine. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 86% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 51% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2001 among the 50 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Maine
There are 98 ophthalmology physician records in Maine.
All 98 in Maine → Every provider in Portland → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Balles, M.D.Portland, ME 041021780654392
- A Berlin, M.D.Portland, ME 041021760414734
- Robert Daly, M.D.Portland, ME 041021215032685
- Sirus Hamzavi, M.D.Portland, ME 041021174503825
- Peter Hedstrom, MDPortland, ME 041021902802028
- William Holt, M.D.Portland, ME 041021710914163
- Frederick Miller, MDPortland, ME 041021376549402
- Jackie Nguyen, MDPortland, ME 041021326094533
Common questions
What is Richard M. France, MD's NPI number?
Richard M. France, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720427008, issued on Jun 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard M. France, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 53 Sewall St, Portland, ME, 04102. Phone: (207) 773-6058. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard M. France, MD's license?
NPPES lists Maine license number MD22272, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine at https://www.maine.gov/md/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard M. France, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard M. France, MD had 2,024 Medicare Part D claims for 768 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.