NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samuel Arthur Frank, M.D.

Neurology Physician · Boston, MA

Samuel Arthur Frank, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1780646349, issued on Apr 6, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 221077, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; 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
1780646349
Name
Samuel Arthur Frank
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
License number
221077 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
725 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118
Phone
(617) 638-8456
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 25, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(617) 638-8465
Medicaid ID
110039009A MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040917000463); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Boston University School Of Medicine, 1998
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 725 Albany Street

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

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  2. Bhraana Abraham, PAPhysician Assistant1649963661
  3. Afolarin Amodu, M.D.Nephrology Physician1194196410
  4. Archana Asundi, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1417319013
  5. Alexandra Bachorik, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1962883173
  6. Cecily Barber, MD, MPHObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1144754284

Verify Samuel Arthur Frank in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
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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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50% more Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024

2,052 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Samuel Frank2,052
  2. Specialty average1,370

Most prescribed

  1. Carbidopa-Levodopa245 claims
  2. Carbidopa-Levodopa Er153 claims
  3. Clonazepam129 claims
  4. Austedo90 claims
  5. Rasagiline Mesylate88 claims
  6. Ingrezza86 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: $5,019.43

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Samuel Frank$5,019.43
  2. Specialty average$8,318.07

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Harvard Medical Faculty Phys AT Beth Israel Deaconess Med Ctr IncBoston, MA
  2. The Commonwealth OF MassachusettsTewksbury, MA

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

Samuel Arthur Frank among 964 neurology physician records in Massachusetts

Samuel Arthur Frank, M.D. is one of 964 neurology physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 75% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 57% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 612 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

524 neurology physician records list a practice address in Boston

They are 524 of the 41,865 NPPES records with a practice address in Boston, and 964 neurology physician records in Massachusetts.

The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sanford Auerbach, M.D.Boston, MA 021181730141326
  2. Viken Babikian, M.D.Boston, MA 021181013979277
  3. Theslee Depiero, M.D.Boston, MA 021181215999487
  4. Samuel Ellias, M.D.Boston, MA 021181083676118
  5. Joe Jabre, M.D.Boston, MA 021181437112067
  6. Carlos Kase, M.D.Boston, MA 021181588626626
  7. Douglas Katz, M.D.Boston, MA 021181205899846
  8. Alan Mandell, M.D.Boston, MA 021181982666038

Common questions

What is Samuel Arthur Frank, M.D.'s NPI number?

Samuel Arthur Frank, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780646349, issued on Apr 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samuel Arthur Frank, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 725 Albany Street, Boston, MA, 02118. Phone: (617) 638-8456. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samuel Arthur Frank, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 221077, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Samuel Arthur Frank, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samuel Arthur Frank, M.D. had 2,052 Medicare Part D claims for 211 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.