Brenda K. Freeman, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Pittsburgh, PA
Brenda K. Freeman, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1497742878, issued on Sep 30, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD049525L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brenda K. Freeman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD049525L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 412 E Commons, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Phone
- (412) 442-1900
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (412) 442-1901
- Medicaid ID
- 1463320 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120301000751); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 412 E Commons
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Carolyn Amspaugh, LCSWClinical Social Worker1851611891
- Heather Beachler, NCC, CT, LPCProfessional Counselor1548759657
- Anna Boettcher, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1720058761
- Paul Colaiaco, MDPsychiatry Physician1033108402
- Joanne Connelly, CRNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1336341817
- Carol Frazer, LPCProfessional Counselor1992786891
Verify Brenda K. Freeman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD049525LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
503 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Benztropine Mesylate42 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate32 claims
- Gabapentin29 claims
- Trazodone Hcl29 claims
- Sertraline Hcl18 claims
- Divalproex Sodium Er17 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 77.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $210.45
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alkermes, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- University OF Pittsburgh PhysiciansPittsburgh, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
324 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
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Common questions
What is Brenda K. Freeman, MD's NPI number?
Brenda K. Freeman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497742878, issued on Sep 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brenda K. Freeman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 412 E Commons, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 442-1900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brenda K. Freeman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD049525L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brenda K. Freeman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brenda K. Freeman, MD had 503 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brenda K. Freeman, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.