NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward Matthew Nelsen-Freund, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Coeur D Alene, ID

Edward Matthew Nelsen-Freund, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Coeur D Alene, Idaho, and NPI 1831141506, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Idaho 1771095, as entered in NPPES) on the Idaho Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1831141506
Name
Edward Matthew Nelsen-Freund
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
1771095 ID
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1233 N Northwood Center CT Ste 101, Coeur D Alene, ID 83814
Phone
(208) 457-4211
Enumerated
May 17, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 19, 2026
Fax
(208) 773-1473
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090706000274); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 1993
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 1233 N Northwood Center CT Ste 101

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

  1. Christopher Arena, MDOrthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician1497172431
  2. Shelby Fruechte, DPTPhysical Therapist1801419544
  3. Emily Geranen, DPTPhysical Therapist1437995743
  4. Luke Haxton, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1972135010
  5. Jeffrey Lyman, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1316945876
  6. Adam Olscamp, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1619080439

Verify Edward Matthew Nelsen-Freund in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIdaho Board of Medicine
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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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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

62 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Edward Nelsen-Freund62
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin30 claims
  2. Clindamycin Hcl15 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: $3,880.84

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Edward Nelsen-Freund$3,881
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. The Medical College OF Wisconsin IncMilwaukee, WI

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

Edward Matthew Nelsen-Freund among 162 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Idaho

Edward Matthew Nelsen-Freund, MD is one of 162 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Idaho. 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 2006, is newer than 21% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 21% of these records are older, 40% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2003 among the 116 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Idaho practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Idaho

There are 162 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Idaho.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lucas Anderson, MDCoeur D Alene, ID 838141073603692
  2. Robert Blease, MDCoeur D Alene, ID 838141760605455
  3. Scott Brown, DOCoeur D Alene, ID 838141063635027
  4. Roger Dunteman, MDCoeur D Alene, ID 838141740390137
  5. Spencer Greendyke, MDCoeur D Alene, ID 838141639165038
  6. Gregory Keese, M.D.Coeur D Alene, ID 838141316137862
  7. Jonathan King, M.D.Coeur D Alene, ID 838141326034430
  8. Jeffrey Lyman, MDCoeur D Alene, ID 838141316945876

Common questions

What is Edward Matthew Nelsen-Freund, MD's NPI number?

Edward Matthew Nelsen-Freund, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831141506, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward Matthew Nelsen-Freund, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1233 N Northwood Center CT Ste 101, Coeur D Alene, ID, 83814. Phone: (208) 457-4211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward Matthew Nelsen-Freund, MD's license?

NPPES lists Idaho license number 1771095, as entered by the provider. Search the Idaho Board of Medicine at https://dopl.idaho.gov/bom/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Edward Matthew Nelsen-Freund, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edward Matthew Nelsen-Freund, MD had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.