NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard F. Fromm, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Dalton, GA

Richard F. Fromm, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Dalton, Georgia, and NPI 1477503258, issued on May 11, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 41798, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1477503258
Name
Richard F. Fromm
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
41798 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1504 Broadrick Dr, Dalton, GA 30720
Phone
(706) 278-6403
Enumerated
May 11, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 25, 2024
Fax
(706) 278-0087
Medicaid ID
00703161A GA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100927001057); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1991
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 1504 Broadrick Dr

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

  1. Josie Anderson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1912741547
  2. Laura Goins, PASurgical Physician Assistant1508261793
  3. William Hardeman, DOSurgery Physician1750821310
  4. Donna Johnson, MSN, AGACNP-BC.Acute Care Nurse Practitioner1306694781
  5. Eric Manahan, M.D.Surgery Physician1295785194
  6. Steven Paynter, M.D.Surgery Physician1184676520

Verify Richard F. Fromm in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

128 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 91 claims were for opioids.

  1. Richard Fromm128
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen81 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: $30.60

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Fromm$30.60
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Hamilton Physician Group, IncDalton, GA

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

Richard F. Fromm among 991 surgery physician records in Georgia

Richard F. Fromm, M.D. is one of 991 surgery physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2004 among the 611 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Georgia

There are 991 surgery physician records in Georgia.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Burns, MDDalton, GA 307201891776381
  2. William Hardeman, DODalton, GA 307201750821310
  3. William Lumpkin, MDDalton, GA 307201346221223
  4. Eric Manahan, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201295785194
  5. Steven Paynter, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201184676520
  6. Rodovaldo Rodriguez, M.D.Dalton, GA 307201013998905
  7. Craig Thayer, M.D., F.A.C.S.Dalton, GA 307201861548117
  8. Rebecca Torres, CSFACrandall, GA 307111770327660

Common questions

What is Richard F. Fromm, M.D.'s NPI number?

Richard F. Fromm, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477503258, issued on May 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard F. Fromm, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1504 Broadrick Dr, Dalton, GA, 30720. Phone: (706) 278-6403. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard F. Fromm, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 41798, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard F. Fromm, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard F. Fromm, M.D. had 128 Medicare Part D claims for 92 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.