Gary Merle Friesen, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Marquette, MI
Gary Merle Friesen, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Marquette, Michigan, and NPI 1730123183, issued on Jun 16, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 4301069400, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gary Merle Friesen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- License number
- 4301069400 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1414 West Fair Avenue, Marquette, MI 49855
- Phone
- (906) 225-3870
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 5, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (906) 225-4861
- Medicaid IDs
- 4503044 MI
34966500 WI - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040630000675); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1414 West Fair Avenue
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Gail Brayden, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1588608947
- Nelson Gencheff, DOCardiovascular Disease Physician1073557435
- Thomas Legalley, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1255375614
- Curtis Marder, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1407892995
- John Pap, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1093750085
- David Pesola, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1285662015
Verify Gary Merle Friesen in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301069400Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
540 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate94 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium69 claims
- Losartan Potassium63 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate54 claims
- Carvedilol29 claims
- Eliquis24 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: $162.53
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 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
- Dlp Marquette Physician Practices IncMarquette, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gary Merle Friesen among 860 cardiovascular disease physician records in Michigan
Gary Merle Friesen, MD is one of 860 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 84% 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 20% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1999 among the 606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Michigan
There are 860 cardiovascular disease physician records in Michigan.
All 860 in Michigan → Every provider in Marquette → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gail Brayden, MDMarquette, MI 498551588608947
- Mark Cowan, MDMarquette, MI 498551932144938
- Nelson Gencheff, DOMarquette, MI 498551073557435
- William Jean, MDMarquette, MI 498551710922711
- Thomas Legalley, MDMarquette, MI 498551255375614
- John Pap, MDMarquette, MI 498551093750085
- David Pesola, MDMarquette, MI 498551285662015
- Vennaralagappan Mahadev, MDIron Mountain, MI 498011720076581
Common questions
What is Gary Merle Friesen, MD's NPI number?
Gary Merle Friesen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730123183, issued on Jun 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gary Merle Friesen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1414 West Fair Avenue, Marquette, MI, 49855. Phone: (906) 225-3870. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gary Merle Friesen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301069400, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gary Merle Friesen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gary Merle Friesen, MD had 540 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. 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.