Heather Blythe Friedman
Hospitalist Physician · Matthews, NC
Heather Blythe Friedman is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Matthews, North Carolina, and NPI 1972739050, issued on Jun 3, 2009. Check the license (North Carolina 2012-00229, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Blythe Friedman
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 2012-00229 NC
156804 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1500 Matthews Township Pkwy, Matthews, NC 28105
- Phone
- (704) 384-9740
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 14, 2023
- Fax
- (704) 384-9565
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120821000593); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Mercer University School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1500 Matthews Township Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Heather Blythe Friedman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2012-00229Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
480 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium40 claims
- Furosemide26 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate25 claims
- Prednisone23 claims
- Losartan Potassium15 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium14 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: $934.92
43 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Novant Health Medical Group, LLCWinston Salem, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Blythe Friedman among 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina
Heather Blythe Friedman is one of 989 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 90% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 40% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 40% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 90% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2010 among the 836 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 31% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
23 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Matthews
They are 23 of the 1,421 NPPES records with a practice address in Matthews, and 989 hospitalist physician records in North Carolina.
All 989 in North Carolina → Every provider in Matthews → Hospitalist Physician nationwide →
The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eva Agocs, M.D.Matthews, NC 281051780610493
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- Rodolfo Ganzon, MDMatthews, NC 281051245259365
- Junhui Gong, MDMatthews, NC 281051912962762
- Santosh Gopali, MDMatthews, NC 281051245297068
- Randell Hyler, MDMatthews, NC 281051215928999
- Srinivas Koya, MDMatthews, NC 281051376650010
Common questions
What is Heather Blythe Friedman's NPI number?
Heather Blythe Friedman's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972739050, issued on Jun 3, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Blythe Friedman located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1500 Matthews Township Pkwy, Matthews, NC, 28105. Phone: (704) 384-9740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Blythe Friedman's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2012-00229, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Heather Blythe Friedman prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Blythe Friedman had 480 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.