William Lee Frames, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Exeter, NH
William Lee Frames, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Exeter, New Hampshire, and NPI 1881081396, issued on Apr 22, 2015. Check the license (New Hampshire 39485, as entered in NPPES) on the New Hampshire Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Lee Frames
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 39485 NH
53815 KY
TP187 KY
35.143108 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Hampton RD Unit 200, Exeter, NH 03833
- Phone
- (603) 775-7575
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2015
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2026
- Fax
- (603) 778-9680
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210820001037); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Eastern Virginia Medical School, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 Hampton RD Unit 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Ronald BlizzardNurse Practitioner1538528492
- Roderick Bruno, M.D.Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1629149596
- Shayne Going, PTPhysical Therapist1932183233
- Julia Grandstaff, PASurgical Physician Assistant1821460171
- Devon Grant, ATC, OTCAthletic Trainer1134573025
Verify William Lee Frames in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Hampshire Board of Medicine
Search for license 39485Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
134 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam32 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27 claims
- Tramadol Hcl24 claims
- Amoxicillin19 claims
- Cephalexin14 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: $43.90
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Lake Orthopaedic Associates, Inc.Willoughby, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Lee Frames among 174 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Hampshire
William Lee Frames, M.D. is one of 174 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New Hampshire. 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 2015, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 84% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2002 among the 123 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a New Hampshire practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in New Hampshire
There are 174 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New Hampshire.
All 174 in New Hampshire → Every provider in Exeter → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Bear, M.D.Exeter, NH 038331740353051
- Aaron Colman, MDExeter, NH 038331972568442
- Thomas McGovern, MDExeter, NH 038331083661912
- Benjamin SaksExeter, NH 038331003235516
- Kenneth Spengler, MDExeter, NH 038331629140843
- Joel Huleatt, MDBarrington, NH 038251881984961
- Roger Nowak, MDHampton, NH 038421417904343
- Peter Buckley, M.D.Dover, NH 038201205861739
Common questions
What is William Lee Frames, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Lee Frames, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881081396, issued on Apr 22, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Lee Frames, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Hampton RD Unit 200, Exeter, NH, 03833. Phone: (603) 775-7575. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Lee Frames, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Hampshire license number 39485, as entered by the provider. Search the New Hampshire Board of Medicine at https://www.oplc.nh.gov/board-medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Lee Frames, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Lee Frames, M.D. had 134 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.