Taft Franklin
Emergency Medicine Physician · La Crosse, WI
Taft Franklin is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and NPI 1104266907, issued on Jun 26, 2013. Check the license (Wisconsin 68462, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Taft Franklin
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 68462 WI
60746 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 700 West Ave S, La Crosse, WI 54601
- Phone
- (608) 785-0940
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Taft Franklin in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 68462Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
56% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
100 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 claims
- Cefdinir12 claims
- Prednisone11 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.
Taft Franklin among 1,464 emergency medicine physician records in Wisconsin
Taft Franklin is one of 1,464 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 79% 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 64% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 58% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
72 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in La Crosse
They are 72 of the 3,735 NPPES records with a practice address in La Crosse, and 1,464 emergency medicine physician records in Wisconsin.
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- Aaron Hanesworth, MDLa Crosse, WI 546011790780302
- David Hendrickson, MDLa Crosse, WI 546011457341950
- Jeffery Hillesland, MDLa Crosse, WI 546011730184219
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Common questions
What is Taft Franklin's NPI number?
Taft Franklin's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104266907, issued on Jun 26, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Taft Franklin located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 700 West Ave S, La Crosse, WI, 54601. Phone: (608) 785-0940. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Taft Franklin's license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 68462, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Taft Franklin prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Taft Franklin had 100 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.