Charles M. Friel, MD
Surgery Physician · Charlottesville, VA
Charles M. Friel, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Charlottesville, Virginia, and NPI 1356410971, issued on Nov 7, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101231279, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles M. Friel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 0101231279 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1215 Lee St FL 1, Charlottesville, VA 22908
- Phone
- (434) 243-9971
- Enumerated
- Nov 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 20, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (434) 982-1024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060323000060); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Charles M. Friel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101231279Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
295 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Gavilyte-G63 claims
- Metoclopramide Hcl54 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate54 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes38 claims
- Metronidazole28 claims
- Erythromycin25 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): 79.4 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- University OF Virginia Physicians GroupCharlottesville, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles M. Friel among 865 surgery physician records in Virginia
Charles M. Friel, MD is one of 865 surgery physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2004 among the 483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2017 · 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 208600000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Charles M. Friel, MD's NPI number?
Charles M. Friel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356410971, issued on Nov 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles M. Friel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 Lee St FL 1, Charlottesville, VA, 22908. Phone: (434) 243-9971. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles M. Friel, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101231279, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Charles M. Friel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Charles M. Friel, MD had 295 Medicare Part D claims for 122 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Charles M. Friel, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.4 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.