Yamamoto MD, Francis K

Dr. Francis K. Yamamoto is a medical consultant providing specialized physician services to the Social Security Administration under contract. He offers independent reviews of disability claim case files to evaluate medical evidence and advise on claimant eligibility for federal disability programs.

Through past prime contract awards, Dr. Yamamoto has provided regional medical consultant services exclusively to the Social Security Administration under its Regional Medical Consultants program supporting operations in Region 8 states like Colorado. Services entail thorough reviews of individual claimant files to assess disability status, with Dr. Yamamoto issuing detailed evaluations of medical records and expert opinions to assist in program eligibility decisions. Contracts were awarded on a firm fixed price basis without set-asides, ranging from $73,972 to $145,000 in value and 1,050 to 1,500 case reviews over periods between 5 months and 1 year.

Dr. Yamamoto also holds a $1.78 million blanket purchase agreement with the Social Security Administration as a designated on-call regional medical consultant for Region 8 through 2023. The BPA provides an efficient contracting vehicle for the agency to issue task orders valued from $85,909 to $134,664 for specialized assessment of local disability claims. Task orders stipulate the number of case file reviews required and establish performance timeframes. By leveraging the blanket purchase agreement, the Social Security Administration can readily secure medical consultant services from Dr. Yamamoto to evaluate claimant eligibility for federal disability benefits in Colorado and surrounding states.