Catherine Heather Frenkel, MD
Surgery Physician · Charlotte, NC
Catherine Heather Frenkel, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1073807236, issued on Jun 6, 2011. Check the license (North Carolina 2018-02271, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Heather Frenkel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 2018-02271 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1021 Morehead Medical Dr, Charlotte, NC 28204
- Phone
- (980) 442-2000
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181127003459); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1021 Morehead Medical Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Catherine Heather Frenkel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2018-02271Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
91 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass23 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium23 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl15 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $18,421.19
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Emd Serono, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Carolinas Medical CenterCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Heather Frenkel among 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina
Catherine Heather Frenkel, MD is one of 1,170 surgery physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2004 among the 773 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 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 208600000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 1,170 surgery physician records in North Carolina.
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- John Martinie, MDCharlotte, NC 282041194810465
- Beverley Paton, MDCharlotte, NC 282041386772127
- Richard Reiling, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282041346327251
- Terry Sarantou, MDCharlotte, NC 282041497718787
Common questions
What is Catherine Heather Frenkel, MD's NPI number?
Catherine Heather Frenkel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073807236, issued on Jun 6, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Heather Frenkel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1021 Morehead Medical Dr, Charlotte, NC, 28204. Phone: (980) 442-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Heather Frenkel, MD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2018-02271, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Catherine Heather Frenkel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Heather Frenkel, MD had 91 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Catherine Heather Frenkel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. 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.