Physician

Al Robert Franco, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Al Franco, M.D. (NPI: 1528128535) practices rheumatology in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Riverside, CA. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ARTHRITIS CENTER OF RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CORPORATION (NPI: 1013076850; TIN: 33-0489722) and primary practice location at 92505-7101.

Franco's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 257 traditional Medicare patients, billed 63,495 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $1,035,220 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 83090 (Homocysteine (amino acid) level). Part D data shows 765 prescription claims across 110 beneficiaries totaling $415,384 in drug costs, led by Otezla (Apremilast). Open Payments data shows 44 records totaling $1,013. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $166,182 and ending at $415,384. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	237	48,155	$957,010
2016	222	55,213	$1,088,719
2017	170	36,437	$720,778
2018	166	34,227	$651,914
2019	172	39,180	$679,968
2020	202	35,751	$593,381
2021	206	41,215	$678,379
2022	215	41,516	$681,084
2023	218	34,213	$559,395
2024	257	63,495	$1,035,220

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	178	1,456	$166,182
2016	135	1,207	$270,212
2017	128	916	$367,862
2018	118	747	$197,963
2019	101	606	$322,845
2020	106	661	$198,561
2021	110	748	$130,024
2022	110	624	$173,942
2023	90	524	$203,124
2024	110	765	$415,384

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
83090	Homocysteine (amino acid) level	247	830	$17
83520	Measurement of substance using immunoassay technique	247	1,652	$17
82728	Ferritin (blood protein) level	247	830	$13
86160	Measurement of complement (immune system proteins), antigen,	247	1,654	$12
82784	Gammaglobulin (immune system protein) measurement	247	2,481	$9

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Otezla	Apremilast	16	480	$83,483
Humira(Cf) Pen	Adalimumab	12	336	$81,410
Leflunomide	Leflunomide	43	2,021	$2,420
Minocycline Hcl	Minocycline Hcl	111	4,368	$2,150
Azithromycin	Azithromycin	70	3,040	$1,680

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	44	$1,013	ABBVIE INC.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Al Robert Franco, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Al Robert Franco, M.D. (NPI 1528128535), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Al Robert Franco, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Al Robert Franco, M.D.?

Al Robert Franco, M.D. is linked to ARTHRITIS CENTER OF RIVERSIDE MEDICAL CORPORATION (billing NPI 1013076850) in the available physician profile data.

Does Al Robert Franco, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Al Robert Franco, M.D. has 44 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.