Catherine Frier, DO
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Columbia, SC
Catherine Frier, DO is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1669992103, issued on Jun 26, 2017. Check the license (South Carolina 40727, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Catherine Frier
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- 40727 SC
LL40727 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 300, Columbia, SC 29203
- Phone
- (803) 434-7910
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2017
- Record last updated
- Mar 25, 2025
- Fax
- (803) 933-3022
- Medicaid ID
- 407279 SC
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200728000553); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 300
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Catherine Frier in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 40727Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
91 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 67% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa22 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta19 claims
- Spiriva Respimat11 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): 99.3 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: $151.30
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Lexington Health IncWest Columbia, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Catherine Frier among 202 pulmonary disease physician records in South Carolina
Catherine Frier, DO is one of 202 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 82% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 82% of these records are older, 14% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 152 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 202 pulmonary disease physician records in South Carolina.
All 202 in South Carolina → Every provider in Columbia → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Todd Gandy, MDColumbia, SC 292031467898767
- Jennifer Hucks, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031699960294
- Andy Iriza, DOColumbia, SC 292031588042725
- Brian Kluge, DOColumbia, SC 292031386202430
- Jake Krieg, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031184886996
- Peter Loper, MDColumbia, SC 292031295703676
- Brandi Newsome, MDColumbia, SC 292031902875537
- Liang Zha, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031497165682
Common questions
What is Catherine Frier, DO's NPI number?
Catherine Frier, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1669992103, issued on Jun 26, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Catherine Frier, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Richland Medical Park Dr Ste 300, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-7910. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Catherine Frier, DO's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 40727, 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 Catherine Frier, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Catherine Frier, DO had 91 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Catherine Frier, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 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.