Christopher Lawrence Friendly
Family Medicine Physician · Piedmont, SC
Christopher Lawrence Friendly is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Piedmont, South Carolina, and NPI 1376283739, issued on Mar 31, 2022. Check the license (South Carolina 87910, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Lawrence Friendly
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 87910 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2110 Highway 86 Ste C, Piedmont, SC 29673
- Phone
- (864) 512-7018
- Enumerated
- Mar 31, 2022
- Record last updated
- Jun 26, 2025
- Fax
- (864) 512-7019
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240809000438); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical University Of South Carolina College Of Medicine, 2022
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher Lawrence Friendly in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 87910Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,524 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole71 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium64 claims
- Lisinopril60 claims
- Gabapentin57 claims
- Trazodone Hcl51 claims
- Famotidine46 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Anmed HealthPiedmont, SC · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Ich ER Services LLCAnderson, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Christopher Lawrence Friendly among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina
Christopher Lawrence Friendly is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2022 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Piedmont
They are 7 of the 139 NPPES records with a practice address in Piedmont, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jackson Bruce, MDPiedmont, SC 296731063597243
- Robert BryantPiedmont, SC 296731114331154
- Meridith Odom, MDPiedmont, SC 296731659891059
- Michael Seemuller, MDPiedmont, SC 296731245200161
- John Sloan, MDPiedmont, SC 296731851476030
- Maisel Treto GonzalezPiedmont, SC 296731467379412
- Diwas BamSeneca, SC 296721760233084
- Remy DorelusSeneca, SC 296721619728938
Common questions
What is Christopher Lawrence Friendly's NPI number?
Christopher Lawrence Friendly's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376283739, issued on Mar 31, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Lawrence Friendly located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2110 Highway 86 Ste C, Piedmont, SC, 29673. Phone: (864) 512-7018. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Lawrence Friendly's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 87910, 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 Christopher Lawrence Friendly prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Lawrence Friendly had 1,524 Medicare Part D claims for 140 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.