Dr. Robert Jay Frank , MD
Internal Medicine • Puyallup, WA
1701 3rd St Se Ste 300
Puyallup, WA 983724511
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Dr. Robert Frank is listed in NPPES under Internal Medicine.
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NPI assigned on July 20, 2005; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 232 Original Medicare Part B services in 2020.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2020:
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 115 service units.
- 99213 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 49 service units.
- 99442 — Telephone medical discussion with physician: 34 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 4 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 12 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Torsemide — 12 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Puyallup, WA (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 424. Middle half: 154 to 6,278.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Washington (2024, 1,678 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 770. Middle half: 98 to 3,969.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,431 in 2017 to 232 in 2020.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2017–2020.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1701 3rd St Se Ste 300
Puyallup, WA 983724511
What Public CMS Data Show
Internal Medicine: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
206 people with Original Medicare in 2020
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2020.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $18,752 in 2020
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2020. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020.
Paid by Medicare
About $8,272 in 2020
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2020, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020.
30-day fills
12 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$206 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2019
All general payments: $309.84 across 14 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $309.84 across 14 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.: $185.44 across 12 records.
- Genentech, Inc.: $111.90 across 1 record.
- Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc: $12.50 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2019 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2005
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Frank has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Frank as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Puyallup and Washington
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Puyallup, WA (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 424. Middle half: 154 to 6,278.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 95% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Washington (2024, 1,678 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 770. Middle half: 98 to 3,969.
Part D drug cost
A lower Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Puyallup, WA (2024, 15 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,649. Middle half: $969 to $444,172.
A lower Part D drug cost than 90% of clinicians listed under Internal Medicine in Washington (2024, 1,678 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $59,301. Middle half: $2,756 to $291,770.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Frank are from 2020.
28 active clinicians are listed under Internal Medicine with a practice address in Puyallup, WA (3,123 in Washington).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Puyallup
17.9% of these 28 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
57.1% of these 28 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 84% from 1,431 in 2017 to 232 in 2020.
- 2017: 1,431
- 2018: 1,242
- 2019: 1,203
- 2020: 232
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 84% from $119,302 in 2017 to $18,752 in 2020.
- 2017: $119,302
- 2018: $110,108
- 2019: $105,097
- 2020: $18,752
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 90% from $83,964 in 2017 to $8,272 in 2020.
- 2017: $83,964
- 2018: $78,832
- 2019: $72,698
- 2020: $8,272
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 100% from 3,306 in 2020 to 12 in 2024.
- 2020: 3,306
- 2021: 62
- 2022: 49
- 2023: 58
- 2024: 12
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 100% from 6,737 in 2020 to 12 in 2024.
- 2020: 6,737
- 2021: 74
- 2022: 49
- 2023: 58
- 2024: 12
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 100% from $142,541 in 2020 to $206 in 2024.
- 2020: $142,541
- 2021: $1,012
- 2022: $820
- 2023: $842
- 2024: $206
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
CMS data for industry payments (Open Payments) are available for 2019 only.
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2020), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2019), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2019 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2019): 14 records totaling $309.84.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Genentech, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Esbriet | General | $111.90 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $62.57 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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— | General | $60.34 |
| Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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XARELTO | General | $12.50 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PRADAXA | General | $10.11 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SPIRIVA RESPIMAT | General | $7.71 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SPIRIVA RESPIMAT | General | $6.29 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SPIRIVA RESPIMAT | General | $6.28 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SPIRIVA RESPIMAT | General | $5.98 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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STIOLTO | General | $5.51 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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SPIRIVA RESPIMAT | General | $5.49 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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STIOLTO | General | $5.37 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PRADAXA | General | $5.34 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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STIOLTO RESPIMAT | General | $4.45 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2019, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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115 | 108 | $243.00 | $107.96 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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49 | 47 | $165.00 | $75.63 |
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99442
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes
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34 | 34 | $64.41 | $63.86 |
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G2012
Brief communication technology-based service, e.g. virtual check-in, by a physician or other qualified health care professional who can report evaluation and management services, provided to an established patient, not originating from a related e/m servic
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34 | 33 | $99.00 | $13.50 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2020; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Torsemide | Torsemide | 12 | 336 | $205.65 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X
A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207RP1001X
An internist who treats diseases of the lungs and airways. The pulmonologist diagnoses and treats cancer, pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, occupational and environmental diseases, bronchitis, sleep disorders, emphysema and other complex disorders of the lungs.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - INTERNAL MEDICINE
I20150105001039
WA
5597891226
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Adult Health
Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Internal Medicine
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1701 3RD ST SE STE 300, PUYALLUP, WA 983724511 (Tel: 2536975767)
Registered at 1701 3RD ST SE STE 300, PUYALLUP, WA 983724511 (Tel: 2536975767)
Recorded as ROBERT FRANK, MD
Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: WA MD60448523)
Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: NY 127865)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Internal Medicine Providers in Puyallup
- Andrew Smith
- Dr. John Piatt, MD
- Dr. Surinder Singh, MD
- Dr. Jeffrey Lio, MD
- Dr. Joel Fausto Estrada, MD
- Dr. Ladie Arana-Domondon, MD
Mailing Address
1701 3rd St Se Ste 300
Puyallup, WA 983724511
Phone: 2536975767