Joshua Luekenga Frame, DO
NPI 1437143443ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· St George, UT
Internal Medicine (DO) with Southwest Internal Medicine, P. C., practicing in St George, Utah. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $1,007,728 for 15,451 claims, against $365,117 paid for services in 2024. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 23 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,491 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Intermountain Health Cedar City Hospital and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1437143443 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | DO |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Sep 6, 2005 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 19, 2013 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | 2887271204 | UT |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (UT) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 1,079 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 8,527 across 67 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $365,117 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 15,451 · 32,340 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 1,139 |
| Total drug cost | $1,007,728 |
| Generic share | 90% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
Medical group
- Southwest Internal Medicine, P. C.St George, UT · 3 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Intermountain Health Cedar City HospitalCedar City, UT
- Mesa View Regional HospitalMesquite, NV
- St. George Regional HospitalSt George, UT
Other facilities
- Advanced Home Health of St GeorgeHome health agency · St George, UT
- Applegate HomecareHome health agency · South Ogden, UT
- Intermountain Health Home Health - St. GeorgeHome health agency · St George, UT
- Mesa View Home Care LLCHome health agency · Mesquite, NV
- Zion's Way Home HealthHome health agency · St. George, UT
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,491 · 82 payments from 23 companies
- 2024$1,602 · 98 payments from 25 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Abbvie Inc. | $253.41 | 17 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $207.03 | 9 |
| Pfizer Inc. | $190.23 | 10 |
| Novo Nordisk Inc | $103.46 | 7 |
| Amgen Inc. | $86.14 | 4 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,491 · 82 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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