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Frankie K. Pedigo, MD

NPI 1700240504ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Rheumatology· Shreveport, LA

Internal Medicine, Rheumatology (MD) in Shreveport, Louisiana, trained at Louisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport (class of 2016). In 2024 Medicare paid $1,383,680 for 393 patients, and Part D covered 756 of their prescriptions, 83% of them generic. Ucb, Inc. was the largest of 23 companies reporting payments in 2025, $53,240 in all, mostly consulting fees.

Overview

NPI1700240504
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedApr 7, 2016
Last updated in NPPESAug 11, 2021
Certified by providerAug 11, 2021

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Primary207RR0500X327379LA

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Rheumatology (LA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients393
Services billed93,570 across 50 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$1,383,680

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)756 · 1,538 30-day fills
Patients150
Total drug cost$695,899
Generic share83% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolLouisiana State University School of Medicine in Shreveport
Graduation year2016
Medicare specialtyRheumatology

Medical group

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$53,240 · 284 payments from 23 companies
  • 2024$14,507 · 252 payments from 27 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Ucb, Inc.$27,37263
Abbvie Inc.$11,88750
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation$5,60324
Sobi, Inc$2,4884
Janssen Biotech, Inc.$2,44116

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Consulting Fee$24,746 · 9 payments
  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$15,100 · 7 payments
  • Food and Beverage$7,274 · 239 payments
  • Travel and Lodging$6,023 · 27 payments
  • Education$98.24 · 2 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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