NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Christina Frieh, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Phoenix, AZ

Christina Frieh, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1932687498, issued on Aug 6, 2018. Check the license (Arizona 7235, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1932687498
Name
Christina Frieh
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
7235 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 W Thomas RD Ste 800, Phoenix, AZ 85013
Phone
(602) 406-1234
Enumerated
Aug 6, 2018
Record last updated
Dec 18, 2025
Fax
(602) 406-6368
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190213001409); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 500 W Thomas RD Ste 800

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jesse Anderson, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1629580436
  2. Jason Apfel, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1134591704
  3. Matthew Baron, M.D.Orthopaedic Trauma Physician1487074142
  4. Andrew Blount, MDSurgery Physician1285896977
  5. Jaycen Brown, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1548796485
  6. Nicholas Cavaretta, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1013678259

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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20% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

364 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 56 claims were for opioids.

  1. Christina Frieh364
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin81 claims
  2. Tizanidine Hcl43 claims
  3. Celecoxib41 claims
  4. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl41 claims
  5. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen40 claims
  6. Pregabalin30 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: $221.26

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christina Frieh$221.26
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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

  1. Sjhmc Physician ServicesPhoenix, AZ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Christina Frieh among 420 surgical physician assistant records in Arizona

Christina Frieh, PA-C is one of 420 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Arizona. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 71% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2015 among the 270 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 363AS0400X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Arizona

There are 420 surgical physician assistant records in Arizona.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jason Apfel, PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850131134591704
  2. Meghan Bristyan, PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850131538531702
  3. Kimberly Chrisman, PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850131487679429
  4. Roger Gilbert, PAPhoenix, AZ 850131851383236
  5. William Gronberg, PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850131790930527
  6. Claire Johnson, PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850131679825004
  7. Paul Knott, PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850131831596352
  8. Michelle Kuhn, PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850131770576241

Common questions

What is Christina Frieh, PA-C's NPI number?

Christina Frieh, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932687498, issued on Aug 6, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christina Frieh, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 W Thomas RD Ste 800, Phoenix, AZ, 85013. Phone: (602) 406-1234. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christina Frieh, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Arizona license number 7235, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Christina Frieh, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christina Frieh, PA-C had 364 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.