NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert D. Frankfather, DPM

Podiatrist · Nashville, TN

Robert D. Frankfather, DPM is a podiatrist with a practice address in Nashville, Tennessee, and NPI 1053421941, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee DPM0000000537, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1053421941
Name
Robert D. Frankfather
Credential
DPM
Primary taxonomy
Podiatrist 213E00000X
License number
DPM0000000537 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
397 Wallace RD Ste 411, Nashville, TN 37211
Phone
(615) 332-0330
Enumerated
Aug 30, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 26, 2024
Fax
(615) 332-0340
Medicaid ID
3352874 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040302000869); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Temple University School Of Medicine, 1995
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 397 Wallace RD Ste 411

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

  1. Christopher Dreikorn, DPMFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1740800572

Verify Robert D. Frankfather in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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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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35% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average podiatrist in 2024

203 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 314 among the 6,407 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Robert Frankfather203
  2. Specialty average314

Most prescribed

  1. Terbinafine Hcl63 claims
  2. Meloxicam58 claims
  3. Clindamycin Hcl16 claims
  4. Ciprofloxacin Hcl12 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: $485.03

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Organogenesis Inc. The 4,596 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,476.60 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Frankfather$485.03
  2. Specialty average$2,476.60

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. Advanced Foot And Ankle Care Centers, PCNashville, TN

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

Robert D. Frankfather among 120 podiatrist records in Tennessee

Robert D. Frankfather, DPM is one of 120 podiatrist records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2006, is newer than 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • Graduated1995 · median 1999 among the 70 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 213E00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Podiatrist providers in Tennessee

There are 120 podiatrist records in Tennessee.

The 8 podiatrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Timothy Abbott, DPMNashville, TN 372111912929787
  2. Justin Jex, D.P.M.Nashville, TN 372111437187390
  3. Ross Tobin, D.P.M.Nashville, TN 372111912241050
  4. Christopher TigheNashville, TN 372121265174999
  5. Michael King, DPMNashville, TN 372091326153339
  6. Paul Somers, D.P.M.Nashville, TN 372091629033758
  7. Sheila Schuler, DPMNashville, TN 372151811957137
  8. James Rogers, D.P.M.Nashville, TN 372031881651370

Common questions

What is Robert D. Frankfather, DPM's NPI number?

Robert D. Frankfather, DPM's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053421941, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert D. Frankfather, DPM located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 397 Wallace RD Ste 411, Nashville, TN, 37211. Phone: (615) 332-0330. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert D. Frankfather, DPM's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number DPM0000000537, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Robert D. Frankfather, DPM prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert D. Frankfather, DPM had 203 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among podiatrist prescribers was 314. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Robert D. Frankfather, DPM'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.