Brian C. Friel, D.O.
Infectious Disease Physician · Allentown, PA
Brian C. Friel, D.O. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1821358805, issued on May 23, 2012. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS016962, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian C. Friel
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- OS016962 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd Ste 200, Allentown, PA 18103
- Phone
- (610) 402-8430
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2012
- Record last updated
- Nov 7, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170821001305); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jarrod Kile, RPH., BCPSPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1063919108
Verify Brian C. Friel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS016962Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
320 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy56 claims
- Ampicillin Sodium30 claims
- Ceftriaxone26 claims
- Rifampin25 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate23 claims
- Azithromycin15 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: $86.67
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Lehigh Valley Physician GroupAllentown, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian C. Friel among 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Brian C. Friel, D.O. is one of 545 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 69% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 381 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 545 infectious disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 545 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Allentown → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shabnam Assar, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031962744664
- Alex Benjamin, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031538329792
- Aylin Colpan, MDAllentown, PA 181031144480393
- Mark Knouse, MDAllentown, PA 181031144201765
- Christopher Miller, M.D.Allentown, PA 181031518100486
- Jaan Naktin, MDAllentown, PA 181031639150253
- Luther Rhodes, MDAllentown, PA 181031174504633
- Carla Rossi, MDAllentown, PA 181031548260631
Common questions
What is Brian C. Friel, D.O.'s NPI number?
Brian C. Friel, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821358805, issued on May 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian C. Friel, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1250 S Cedar Crest Blvd Ste 200, Allentown, PA, 18103. Phone: (610) 402-8430. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian C. Friel, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS016962, 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 Brian C. Friel, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian C. Friel, D.O. had 320 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.