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Dr. James L. Frank, MD

(Dr. James Leslie Frank, MD)

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Specializes in: General Surgery and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1983)

444 Montgomery Street
Chicopee, MA 01020

(413) 594-3111

Dr. James L. Frank, MD is a general surgeon in Springfield, MA specializing in general surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1983 and has 43 years of experience. Dr. James L. Frank, MD is affiliated with Trinity Health of New England and RIVERBEND MEDICAL GROUP INC.

Office Locations

175 Carew Street Suite 110
Springfield, MA 01104

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Trinity Health of New England

271 Carew Street
Springfield, MA 01104

(413) 748-9321

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444 Montgomery Street
Chicopee, MA 01020

(413) 594-3111

(413) 598-7115

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Kawar, who was an undergraduate at the University of California in Los Angeles when studies were emerging on inherited risks for women's cancers and how they can overlap, now practices at Mercy...”—"Mercy Medical's new Center for Breast Health, Gynecologic Oncology is 'all about women's cancer care'", Mass Live, October 2024

“Dr. James L. Frank will speak about breast cancer prevention and treatment Wednesday, Oct. 23, at 6 p.m. in the medical staff room in the Deliso Conference Center on the lower level of the hospital.”—"October ushers in events for Breast Cancer Awareness Month", Mass Live, October 2024

“Dr. James Frank,.”—"The Lymphomaniacs need you, and other news from the area medical community", Mass Live, July 2010

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James L. Frank, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. James L. Frank, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Frank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Springfield, MA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Frank, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	353
hospital care	116
inpatient care	116
lab tests	97

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Frank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Springfield, MA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Frank, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	375
hospital care	116
inpatient care	116
lab tests	100

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	216

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	0
Hispanic	61
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	39
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Frank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Springfield, MA during 2014 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and breast procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Frank, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	376
excision	13
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46
lab tests	110
open surgery	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	275
Black	0
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	45
Less than 65	141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Frank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Springfield, MA during 2015 were lab tests, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Frank, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	321
hospital care	76
inpatient care	76
lab tests	85

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	366

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	466
Black	0
Hispanic	88
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	240
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	72
Less than 65	182

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD in 2015

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Frank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Springfield, MA during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Frank, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
doctor visit	403
gastrointestinal procedures	26
hospital care	143
inpatient care	143
lab tests	85
lymph node procedures	11
minimally invasive procedures	26

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	219

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	304
Black	32
Hispanic	67
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	41
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	11
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Frank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Springfield, MA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Frank, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	239
hospital care	109
inpatient care	109
lab tests	44

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	176

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	0
Hispanic	47
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	25
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD in 2017

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Frank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Springfield, MA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and abdominal surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Frank, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	12
doctor visit	243
gastrointestinal procedures	12
hospital care	121
inpatient care	121
minimally invasive procedures	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	0
Hispanic	61
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	32
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Frank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Springfield, MA during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, excision and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Frank, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	33
cancer surgery	13
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	286
excision	48
hospital care	117
inpatient care	117
lymph node procedures	29
open surgery	35

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	239
Black	0
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	40
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	11
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Frank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Springfield, MA during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, lymph node procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Frank, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
breast procedures	16
cancer surgery	16
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	260
excision	30
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	100
inpatient care	100
lymph node procedures	30
minimally invasive procedures	11
open surgery	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	31
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Frank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Springfield, MA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Frank, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	12
cancer surgery	12
doctor visit	334
excision	12
hospital care	121
inpatient care	121

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	246
Black	27
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	140
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	37
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD in 2021

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James L. Frank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Springfield, MA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Frank, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	31
hospital care	61
inpatient care	61

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	21
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	25
Dementia	18
Cancer	38

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James L. Frank, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James L. Frank, MD treated as a general surgeon in Springfield, MA were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and excision.

abdominal surgery	12
breast procedures	18
cancer surgery	13
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	292
excision	25
gastrointestinal procedures	16
hospital care	102
inpatient care	102
lab tests	86
lymph node procedures	23
minimally invasive procedures	16
open surgery	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	232
Hispanic	44
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	69
85 and over	34
Less than 65	88
65 to 74	118

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James L. Frank, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James L. Frank, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	27
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. James L. Frank, MD graduated from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1983. He completed residency at Allegheny General Hospital. He is certified by the Surgery, General, Surgery, American Board and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine (1983)

Residency: Allegheny General Hospital (1988)

Board Certification: Surgery, General, Surgery, American Board (1989)

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James L. Frank, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Trinity Health of New England

RIVERBEND MEDICAL GROUP INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James L. Frank, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Ethicon Inc.	$358 ETHICON ENDO-SURGERY Curved Intraluminal Stapler $358
Ethicon US, LLC	$125 ECHELON ENDOPATH Stapler $110	ECHELON FLEX Stapler $15
Boston Scientific Corporation	$102 GENERAL ULTRASOUND $27	GENERAL ANGIOPLASTY $26	GENERAL VASCULAR INTERVENTION $19	GENERAL METALLIC STENTS $16	WALLSTENT $14
COMSORT, Inc	$100 KEYTRUDA $100
Endomagnetics Ltd	$25 $25

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$335
Travel and Lodging	$251
Consulting Fee	$100
Gift	$25

Biography

Dr. James Frank is a specialist in general surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine). He works in Chicopee, MA and Springfield, MA. His clinical interests include surgical procedures. Before performing his residency at Allegheny General Hospital, Dr. Frank attended the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine for medical school. He is affiliated with Trinity Health of New England.