Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Ira Friedlander, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Lincolnton, NC

Ira Friedlander, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lincolnton, North Carolina, and NPI 1720067788, issued on Jan 10, 2006. Check the license (North Carolina 25497, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1720067788
Name
Ira Friedlander
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
25497 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
447 Mcalister RD, Lincolnton, NC 28092
Phone
(980) 212-6300
Enumerated
Jan 10, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 447 Mcalister RD

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

  1. Ramon Anastacio, MDInternal Medicine Physician1275695918
  2. Zachary Barfield, DOFamily Medicine Physician1821518010
  3. Flavia Brucia, NPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1295468767
  4. Kayla Bumgarner, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1356286645
  5. Karen CloningerCardiovascular Disease Physician1992713440
  6. Hannah Forbes, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1285108464

Verify Ira Friedlander in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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58% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,413 Medicare Part D claims for 634 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,785 among the 127,794 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Ira Friedlander4,413
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate625 claims
  2. Eliquis566 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium380 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate237 claims
  5. Lisinopril226 claims
  6. Carvedilol211 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.

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

20 internal medicine physician records list a Lincolnton practice address

They are 20 of the 472 NPPES records with a Lincolnton practice address, and 4,922 internal medicine physician records in North Carolina.

Other internal medicine physician records in North Carolina

  1. Ana Abaroa-Salvatierra, M.D.Pollocksville, NC1598101750
  2. Naa Deisa Abbey, MDShelby, NC1467899294
  3. Rami Abdo, MDDurham, NC1184693160
  4. Farhath Abdul Kareem, MDCary, NC1679687347
  5. Firas Abdulmajeed, M.D.Winston Salem, NC1427358043
  6. Erlinda Abella, MDSalisbury, NC1649251505
  7. Bisrat AberaFayetteville, NC1871453886
  8. David Abernathy, M. D.Morganton, NC1265497366
  9. Hiba Abouassi, M.D.Durham, NC1063617470
  10. Maroun Aboutayeh, D.O.Asheville, NC1447757992

Common questions

What is Ira Friedlander, MD's NPI number?

Ira Friedlander, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720067788, issued on Jan 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ira Friedlander, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 447 Mcalister RD, Lincolnton, NC, 28092. Phone: (980) 212-6300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ira Friedlander, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 25497, 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 Ira Friedlander, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ira Friedlander, MD had 4,413 Medicare Part D claims for 634 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.