Thomas Allen Franz, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Thomas Allen Franz, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1629008172, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD044645E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Allen Franz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- MD044645E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4727 Friendship Ave Ste 140, Pittsburgh, PA 15224
- Phone
- (412) 235-5885
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 12, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 235-5886
- Medicaid ID
- 0012407720006 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100528000119); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Indiana University School Of Medicine, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4727 Friendship Ave Ste 140
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Catherine Birk, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1861438103
- Beth Blinn, CRNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1043470198
- Christine Brennan, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1689834731
- Elise Emanuele, MS,RD,LDNRegistered Dietitian1740701267
- Annalise GrayBehavior Technician1720902000
- Charles Greim, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1790714970
Verify Thomas Allen Franz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD044645ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
4,438 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 260 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Lamotrigine219 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er201 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate176 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium163 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen150 claims
- Baclofen125 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): 93.8 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Allegheny ClinicPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Allen Franz among 875 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Pennsylvania
Thomas Allen Franz, MD is one of 875 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 63% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 62% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2005 among the 451 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 875 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 875 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Pittsburgh → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Catherine Birk, MDPittsburgh, PA 152241861438103
- Charles Greim, MDPittsburgh, PA 152241790714970
- Gary Hoover, DOPittsburgh, PA 152241952755894
- Amit Sinha, MDPittsburgh, PA 152241740483361
- Zheng Wang, MDPittsburgh, PA 152241104856657
- Stephen O'Connell, D.O.Pittsburgh, PA 152271821253501
- Chase Beezer, PT, DPTPittsburgh, PA 152201336941053
- Alexander Brahmsteadt, DOPittsburgh, PA 152191124656129
Common questions
What is Thomas Allen Franz, MD's NPI number?
Thomas Allen Franz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629008172, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Allen Franz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4727 Friendship Ave Ste 140, Pittsburgh, PA, 15224. Phone: (412) 235-5885. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Allen Franz, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD044645E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas Allen Franz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Allen Franz, MD had 4,438 Medicare Part D claims for 285 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas Allen Franz, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.8 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.