Richard McMaster Francis, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Charleston, WV
Richard McMaster Francis, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Charleston, West Virginia, and NPI 1518169663, issued on Jun 1, 2007. Check the license (West Virginia 390200000X, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard McMaster Francis
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 390200000X WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1306 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, WV 25301
- Phone
- (304) 353-0304
- Enumerated
- Jun 1, 2007
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (304) 353-0218
- Medicaid ID
- 3810014970 WV
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130205000141); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard McMaster Francis in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
Search for license 390200000XCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
771 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 40% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost270 claims
- Lumigan119 claims
- Travoprost54 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate48 claims
- Timolol Maleate38 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol32 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $15.07
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Dompe US, 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.
Richard McMaster Francis among 106 ophthalmology physician records in West Virginia
Richard McMaster Francis, MD is one of 106 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 75% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 1996 among the 60 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 58% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in West Virginia
There are 106 ophthalmology physician records in West Virginia.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amy Armstrong, MDCharleston, WV 253011205864519
- James Caudill, MD RETIREDCharleston, WV 253011356382675
- Paul Francke, M.D.Charleston, WV 253011013910421
- Charity Hix, MDCharleston, WV 253011780609677
- Audrey Hunt, M.D.Charleston, WV 253011306167705
- Huseyin Kadikoy, M.DCharleston, WV 253011043503063
- Jason Ludlow, MDCharleston, WV 253011588051791
- Michael Nunley, M.D.Charleston, WV 253011548264302
Common questions
What is Richard McMaster Francis, MD's NPI number?
Richard McMaster Francis, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518169663, issued on Jun 1, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard McMaster Francis, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1306 Kanawha Blvd E, Charleston, WV, 25301. Phone: (304) 353-0304. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard McMaster Francis, MD's license?
NPPES lists West Virginia license number 390200000X, 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 Richard McMaster Francis, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard McMaster Francis, MD had 771 Medicare Part D claims for 177 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard McMaster Francis, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.7 of 100. 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.