Barbara A. Fretwell, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Lansing, MI
Barbara A. Fretwell, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lansing, Michigan, and NPI 1578561429, issued on Jul 13, 2005. Check the license (Michigan BF048529, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Barbara A. Fretwell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- BF048529 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3955 Patient Care Way, Lansing, MI 48911
- Phone
- (517) 374-7600
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 11, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (517) 374-1126
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Barbara A. Fretwell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license BF048529Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,516 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium172 claims
- Losartan Potassium144 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium110 claims
- Lisinopril106 claims
- Omeprazole91 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate73 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: $37.01
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Barbara A. Fretwell among 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan
Barbara A. Fretwell, MD is one of 5,735 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
135 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lansing
They are 135 of the 5,276 NPPES records with a practice address in Lansing, and 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Barbara A. Fretwell, MD's NPI number?
Barbara A. Fretwell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578561429, issued on Jul 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barbara A. Fretwell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3955 Patient Care Way, Lansing, MI, 48911. Phone: (517) 374-7600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barbara A. Fretwell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number BF048529, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Barbara A. Fretwell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Barbara A. Fretwell, MD had 2,516 Medicare Part D claims for 283 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.