Derek Lee Frieden, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician · St George, UT
Derek Lee Frieden, MD is an interventional pain medicine physician with a practice address in St George, Utah, and NPI 1528059201, issued on Nov 2, 2005. Check the license (Utah 5912590-1205, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Derek Lee Frieden
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician 208VP0014X
- License numbers
- 5912590-1205 UT
59125901205 UT
24865 NV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2891 E Mall Drive, Ste 101, St George, UT 84790
- Phone
- (435) 656-2424
- Enumerated
- Nov 2, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2026
- Fax
- (435) 656-2828
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051010000553); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2891 E Mall Drive, Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Rachel Kennedy, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1144797523
- Jon Obray, M.D.Interventional Pain Medicine Physician1205814803
Verify Derek Lee Frieden in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing Board
Search for license 5912590-1205Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional pain medicine physician in 2024
514 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,306 among the 2,100 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 270 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen103 claims
- Gabapentin82 claims
- Tramadol Hcl54 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl45 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl30 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen28 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): 81.8 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,022.19
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 1,966 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,889.53 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
- Southwest Spine And Pain Care Specialists LLCHurricane, UT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Derek Lee Frieden among 34 interventional pain medicine physician records in Utah
Derek Lee Frieden, MD is one of 34 interventional pain medicine physician records with a practice address in Utah. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 97% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2007 among the 29 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208VP0014X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers in Utah
There are 34 interventional pain medicine physician records in Utah.
All 34 in Utah → Every provider in St George → Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional pain medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bryt Christensen, M.D.St George, UT 847901710203047
- Nathan Clements, M.D.Saint George, UT 847901740716232
- Steven Larsen, M.D.Saint George, UT 847901235579731
- Jon Obray, M.D.St George, UT 847901205814803
- Rick Obray, MDSt George, UT 847901316087372
- Casey Muir, M.D.Hurricane, UT 847371548654668
- Cole Robinson, MDRichfield, UT 847011871799528
- Devan Partridge, DOPayson, UT 846511427541051
Common questions
What is Derek Lee Frieden, MD's NPI number?
Derek Lee Frieden, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528059201, issued on Nov 2, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Derek Lee Frieden, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2891 E Mall Drive, Ste 101, St George, UT, 84790. Phone: (435) 656-2424. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Derek Lee Frieden, MD's license?
NPPES lists Utah license number 5912590-1205, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Derek Lee Frieden, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Derek Lee Frieden, MD had 514 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries; the average among interventional pain medicine physician prescribers was 2,306. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Derek Lee Frieden, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.8 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.