NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alec Friesen, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Independence, MO

Alec Friesen, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Independence, Missouri, and NPI 1598345209, issued on Apr 8, 2021. Check the license (Missouri 2024014095, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1598345209
Name
Alec Friesen
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
2024014095 MO
W6234 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
19600 E 39TH St S, Independence, MO 64057
Phone
(816) 698-7170
Enumerated
Apr 8, 2021
Record last updated
Jul 23, 2026
Fax
(816) 698-7190
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240716002241); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 2021
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 19600 E 39TH St S

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Samer Abu-Amer, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1154880474
  2. Kristie Baker, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1124051941
  3. Alexander Balmaceda, MDAnesthesiology Physician1437688629
  4. Prithvi Basu RoyStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1629864566
  5. Vladimir Begilman, DOInternal Medicine Physician1952989147
  6. Megan Beitzel, MOTR/LOccupational Therapist1811755168

Verify Alec Friesen in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

254 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Alec Friesen254
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin37 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen27 claims
  3. Prednisone17 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt16 claims
  5. Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 claims
  6. Doxycycline Hyclate13 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Emergency Medicine Services OF MO LLCIndependence, MO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Alec Friesen among 1,405 emergency medicine physician records in Missouri

Alec Friesen, MD is one of 1,405 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 86% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 86% of these records are older, 10% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2012 among the 808 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Missouri

There are 1,405 emergency medicine physician records in Missouri.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emily CrowleyIndependence, MO 640571700310786
  2. Aryn Dixon, MDIndependence, MO 640571619506730
  3. Katelyn HarrisIndependence, MO 640571265827877
  4. Alexander Hill, MDIndependence, MO 640571861134223
  5. Sarah McGrawIndependence, MO 640571669001384
  6. Angela Vohs, D.O., M.S.Independence, MO 640571144634148
  7. Michael Watts, DOIndependence, MO 640571639342819
  8. Sachin Parikh, MDIndependence, MO 640551619627668

Common questions

What is Alec Friesen, MD's NPI number?

Alec Friesen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598345209, issued on Apr 8, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alec Friesen, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 19600 E 39TH St S, Independence, MO, 64057. Phone: (816) 698-7170. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alec Friesen, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2024014095, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Alec Friesen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alec Friesen, MD had 254 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.