Frank Fossella, MD
Basic profileThe University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Frank Fossella is an Oncology physician affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. OpenAlex indexes 313 publications with 20,666 citations (h-index 63).
Overview
Scholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingIndustry payments
8 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021 onward. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
8 companies with payments on record in CMS Open Payments (2021 onward), matched to this physician's NPI. The itemized breakdown by company, amount and year is part of the full profile. Why? →
Medicare prescribing footprint (2023)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Metabolism & gastrointestinal
28%Serotonin-3 Receptor Antagonist10.2%Ondansetron Hcl100%Part D≥38 patientsCorticosteroid7.3%Prednisone100%Part D≥26 patients+ 3 more classes in this area
Cancer & immunology
24.3%Kinase inhibitor21.9%Tagrisso76%Erlotinib Hcl8%Iressa8%Lenvima8%Part D<11 patientsOther antineoplastic agents2.4%Lumakras100%Part D<11 patientsNervous system
20.2%Opioid Agonist11.2%Morphine Sulfate Er47%Morphine Sulfate20%Hydromorphone Hcl19%Tramadol Hcl15%Part D<11 patientsgamma-Aminobutyric Acid A Receptor Positive Modulator3.7%Zolpidem Tartrate100%Part D<11 patients+ 2 more classes in this area
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
Publications
Matched to this physician's OpenAlex author record; most-cited works shown first.
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