Dr. Joseph Kamel Francis, MD

Dr. Francis practices at UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, part of UF Health.

Dr. Francis' NPI, 1386841724, was assigned on June 29, 2007. Dr. Francis graduated from Howard University College Of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Francis holds Florida license ME113035.

Dr. Francis' primary practice is UF Health Shands Hospital, at 1600 SW Archer Rd, Gainesville, FL 32610 in Alachua County. The practice phone is (352) 265-8000.

Dr. Francis' primary practice is UF Health Shands Hospital in Gainesville, Florida, part of UF Health. The medical group on file is UF Health Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Francis to 1 more physician office, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Francis practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Mohs-micrographic surgery is Dr. Francis' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207ND0101X. Dr. Francis is board certified in dermatology by the American Board of Dermatology. Dmand AI has Dr. Francis' licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, California and Virginia.

CMS data shows 1,959 Medicare services from Dr. Francis across 28 procedure codes in 2024, for 496 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $347,543 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 496 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Francis in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 216 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.22, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Francis' median patient age at 73, with 43% women.

In 2024, Dr. Francis wrote 242 Medicare Part D claims for 140 patients. 89% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 182 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,238 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 73 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Francis for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Francis accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 132 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Francis, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Francis, published from 2018 to 2023. The most frequent topics are Dermatology and Medicare. Dr. Francis has published most often in J Am Acad Dermatol. Dr. Francis' most frequent co-authors are Sailesh Konda, MD, Kiran Motaparthi, MD and Richard Gary Bennett, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 16 general payments to Dr. Francis from 6 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Medline Industries, Inc. paid the most, $900.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Francis, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Dr. Francis graduated from Howard University College Of Medicine in 2007. Dr. Francis is a member of AAD.

Dr. Francis is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.