Dr. Randall William Franz, MD

Dr. Franz practices at Coastal Vascular & Vein Center PA in Charleston, South Carolina.

Dr. Franz's NPI, 1053300319, was assigned on October 19, 2005. Dr. Franz graduated from Boonshoft School of Medicine in 1992. Dr. Franz holds Tennessee license 61503.

Dr. Franz's primary practice is Coastal Vascular & Vein Center PA, at 1327 A Ashley River Rd, Charleston, SC 29407 in Charleston County. The practice phone is (843) 577-4551.

Dr. Franz's primary practice is Coastal Vascular & Vein Center PA in Charleston, South Carolina. Dr. Franz is also affiliated with Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital. The medical group on file is Coastal Vascular & Vein Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Franz to 3 more hospitals, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Franz practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Vascular surgery is Dr. Franz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Franz is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Franz's licenses on file in 5 states: Tennessee, Ohio, South Carolina, Florida and Indiana.

Dmand AI lists arterial blot clot /embolism, carotid revascularization, chronic skin ulcer, heart device and aorta surgery, leg revascularization, peripheral vascular disease and varicose veins among the conditions Dr. Franz treats.

CMS data shows 489 Medicare services from Dr. Franz across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 284 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $33,093 for them.

CMS counts 284 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Franz in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 120 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.54, 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. Franz's median patient age at 69, with 61% women.

In 2024, Dr. Franz wrote 191 Medicare Part D claims for 62 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 177 of them, across 3 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $16,234 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 144 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Dr. Franz for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Franz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 261 procedures of varicose vein removal by Dr. Franz, more than 93% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 10 papers to Dr. Franz, published from 2008 to 2017. 2011 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Limb Salvage, Amputation, Surgical and Vascular Surgical Procedures. Dr. Franz has published most often in Vasc Endovascular Surg. Dr. Franz's most frequent co-authors are Richard H. Pin, MD, David A. Epstein, MD and Deepa Rani Halaharvi, DO.

CMS Open Payments shows 95 general payments to Dr. Franz from 18 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 45% of the total. Boston Scientific Corporation paid the most, $6,813.

Dr. Franz graduated from Boonshoft School of Medicine in 1992.

Dr. Franz is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Cigna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 14. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.