Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank, MD

  • Avondale, AZ
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1477908994PAC ID6103105358
Medicare services, 2024
352
Medicare patients, 2024
194
Part D claims, 2024
102
Publications
6
MIPS score, 2024
85
Practice address
525 S Watson Rd, Buckeye, AZ 85326
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Primary practice

Abrazo Buckeye Emergency Center - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Buckeye, Arizona

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Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank is a neurosurgeon in Avondale, Arizona

Dr. Frank practices at Abrazo Buckeye Emergency Center - HOPD in Buckeye, Arizona.

Dr. Frank's NPI, 1477908994, was assigned on May 3, 2016. Dr. Frank graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2016. Dr. Frank holds Texas license BP10056570.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
6103105358
NPI enumeration date
May 3, 2016
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
36
Medical school graduation
2016

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank practices in Buckeye and Avondale

Dr. Frank's primary practice is Abrazo Buckeye Emergency Center - HOPD, at 525 S Watson Rd, Buckeye, AZ 85326. Dr. Frank also practices at Abrazo Buckeye Emergency Center, 3125 N Dysart Rd, Avondale, AZ 85392.

  • Abrazo Buckeye Emergency Center - HOPDPrimary
    525 S Watson Rd, Buckeye, AZ 85326
  • Abrazo Buckeye Emergency Center
    3125 N Dysart Rd, Avondale, AZ 85392 · Maricopa CountyPhone(469) 893-2532

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Frank's primary practice is Abrazo Buckeye Emergency Center - HOPD in Buckeye, Arizona. Dr. Frank is also affiliated with Abrazo Arrowhead Campus. The medical group on file is Abrazo Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Frank to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Frank practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Abrazo Buckeye Emergency Center - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank is one of 161 neurosurgeons in Arizona

Neurological surgery is Dr. Frank's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Frank's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Arizona and Massachusetts.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, TexasPrimaryLicense BP10056570 · 2017 to 2026 · taxonomy 207T00000X
  • Arizona license2023 to 2026
  • Massachusetts license2021 to 2022

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, neck pain and spine problems and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Frank treats.

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Frank

Counts of neurosurgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

161neurosurgeons in Arizona
2neurosurgeons in Avondale

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank billed Medicare for 352 services in 2024

CMS data shows 352 Medicare services from Dr. Frank across 11 procedure codes in 2024, for 194 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $66,012 for them.

Medicare services, 2024352
Medicare patients194
Paid by Medicare$66,012
Procedure codes11

Dr. Frank's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 392024: 232495%
Surgery
2023: 02024: 120

Where Dr. Frank's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office19756%
  • In a facility15544%

Dr. Frank compared with the Arizona median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Frank
  • Arizona median
Medicare services
352vs 29918% above
Medicare patients
194vs 17610% above
Part D claims
74vs 262.8 times

Medians across 137 neurosurgeons in Arizona with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Frank's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank treated 194 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 194 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Frank in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 95 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.44, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Frank's median patient age at 64, with 49% women.

Medicare patients, 2024194
Average age74
Average risk score1.44
Also on Medicaid8%

Dr. Frank's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Frank's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women9649%
  • Men9851%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Frank's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Mood disorders36%
  5. Depression34%
  6. Anxiety32%
  7. Ischemic heart disease31%
  8. Chronic kidney disease28%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Frank's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 64

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women49%
  • Men49%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank wrote 102 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Frank wrote 102 Medicare Part D claims for 45 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 74 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $725 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 11 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 2024102
Drugs named by CMS4
Total drug cost$725
Part D patients45

Dr. Frank's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic99 claims97%
  • Brand-name and other3 claims3%

Dr. Frank's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Frank's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids24%24 of 102 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2020 to 2024

  • 2020
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2020: 112024: 74573%

Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 1 in 2020.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank scored 85 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Frank for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Frank accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 32 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Frank, more than 63% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Frank's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 85of 100Final score
  • 79.2of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 70of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Frank ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Spinal fusion
62nd percentile65 procedures
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
63rd percentile32 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank has 6 publications on record

Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Frank, published from 2015 to 2024. 2023 was the busiest year, with 3. Dr. Frank has published most often in J Neurointerv Surg. Dr. Frank's most frequent co-authors are Peter T. Kan, MD, Patrick Jacob Karas, MD and Aaron Mohanty, MD.

Papers6
Years published2015 to 2024

Dr. Frank's papers by year, 2015 to 2024

Dr. Frank's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Frank

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank received $10,866 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 97 general payments to Dr. Frank from 13 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 66% of the total. Stryker Corporation paid the most, $3,419.

General payments to Dr. Frank by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Frank by kind, 2017 to 2025

$10.9Kin total
  • Travel and lodging$7,13366%
  • Food and beverage$3,73334%

Companies that paid Dr. Frank the most, 2017 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank graduated from McGovern Medical School

Dr. Frank graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2016. Dr. Frank is a member of AANS, AMA and CNS.

  1. Medical schoolMcGovern Medical School

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Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

Dr. Frank is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Frank accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. Medicare10
  3. HMO8
  4. EPO4
  5. POS4

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank's NPI number?

Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank's NPI number is 1477908994. It was assigned on May 3, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank?

Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank is a neurosurgeon in Avondale, Arizona. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank practice?

Dr. Frank practices at 525 S Watson Rd, Buckeye, AZ 85326. Dr. Frank also practices at 3125 N Dysart Rd, Avondale, AZ 85392. Dr. Frank's primary practice is Abrazo Buckeye Emergency Center - HOPD in Buckeye, Arizona. Dmand AI also links Dr. Frank to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank's medical license number?

Dr. Frank holds Texas license BP10056570, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Frank in Texas (2017 to 2026), Arizona (2023 to 2026) and Massachusetts (2021 to 2022).

Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank affiliated with?

Dr. Frank is affiliated with Abrazo Arrowhead Campus. Dmand AI links Dr. Frank to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank part of?

Dr. Frank is linked to Abrazo Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Frank to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Frank billed Medicare for 352 services in 2024, and Dr. Frank accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank's MIPS score?

Dr. Frank's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 85 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank see?

CMS counts 194 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Frank in 2024, with an average age of 74.

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What services does Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Frank's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, new patient (99204) and surgery: bones and joints (22614).

Where did Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank go to medical school?

Dr. Frank graduated from McGovern Medical School in 2016.

What drugs does Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Frank's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Oxycodone-Acetaminophen and Methocarbamol.

Has Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $10,866 in general payments to Dr. Frank from 13 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Stryker Corporation.

How long has Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank been practicing?

Dr. Frank graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.

Does Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank do research?

Dmand AI links 6 publications to Dr. Frank, published from 2015 to 2024.

Who does Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank publish with?

Dr. Frank's most frequent co-authors are Peter T. Kan, MD (3 shared papers), Patrick Jacob Karas, MD (2 shared papers) and Aaron Mohanty, MD (2 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Thomas Stephen Frank accept?

Dr. Frank is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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