Alfred R. Frye, DO
Family Medicine Physician · Columbia, SC
Alfred R. Frye, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1518928837, issued on Mar 28, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 246, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alfred R. Frye
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 246 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 511 Beltline Blvd, Columbia, SC 29205
- Phone
- (803) 782-4051
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 30, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (803) 790-6612
- Medicaid ID
- 002464 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040211000906); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Texas Hsc, College Of Osteopathic Med, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alfred R. Frye in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 246Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
447 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa15 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate15 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass14 claims
- Gabapentin13 claims
- Prednisone13 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate11 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $34.22
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sandhills Medical Foundation, Inc.Bethune, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alfred R. Frye among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Alfred R. Frye, DO is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
235 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Columbia
They are 235 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
All 2,700 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Kim Edford-Davis, DOColumbia, SC 292041629269311
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- Laura Hess, P.A.Columbia, SC 292061225288905
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Common questions
What is Alfred R. Frye, DO's NPI number?
Alfred R. Frye, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518928837, issued on Mar 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alfred R. Frye, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 511 Beltline Blvd, Columbia, SC, 29205. Phone: (803) 782-4051. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alfred R. Frye, DO's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 246, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alfred R. Frye, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alfred R. Frye, DO had 447 Medicare Part D claims for 171 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.