Dr. James Michael Francis, MD

Dr. Francis practices at Nephrology Associates of Lexington PSC in Lexington, Kentucky.

Dr. Francis' NPI, 1508878349, was assigned on August 12, 2006. Dr. Francis graduated from University Of Louisville School Of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Francis holds Kentucky license 39402.

Dr. Francis' primary practice is Nephrology Associates of Lexington PSC, at 1401 Harrodsburg Rd, Lexington, KY 40504 in Fayette County. The practice phone is (859) 278-2575.

Dr. Francis' primary practice is Nephrology Associates of Lexington PSC in Lexington, Kentucky. Dr. Francis is also affiliated with Baptist Health Lexington. The medical group on file is Nephrology Associates of Lexington. Dmand AI also links Dr. Francis to 4 more hospitals, 2 dialysis centers and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Francis practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Nephrology is Dr. Francis' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Francis is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Francis is licensed in Kentucky.

CMS data shows 1,803 Medicare services from Dr. Francis across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 524 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $154,917 for them.

CMS counts 524 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Francis in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 183 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 22% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.68, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Francis' median patient age at 72, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Francis wrote 1,394 Medicare Part D claims for 308 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,104 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $393,342 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 872 claims across 26 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Francis for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Francis accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 208 general payments to Dr. Francis from 34 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 65% of the total. C. R. Bard, Inc. & Subsidiaries paid the most, $2,039.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Francis, most recently CMS Stage 1 2012 in 2011.

Dr. Francis graduated from University Of Louisville School Of Medicine in 2002.

Dr. Francis is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.