Ira Ray Friedlander, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Lincolnton, NC
Ira Ray Friedlander, MD is a cardiovascular disease 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.
- Name
- Ira Ray Friedlander
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
- 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
- Record last updated
- Jul 16, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171110002879); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill School Of Medicine, 1979
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest cardiovascular disease physician records → All 841 in North Carolina → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 447 Mcalister RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Ramon Anastacio, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1275695918
- Zachary Barfield, DOFamily Medicine Physician1821518010
- Flavia Brucia, NPNurse Practitioner1295468767
- Kayla Bumgarner, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1356286645
- Karen CloningerCardiovascular Disease Physician1992713440
- Hannah Forbes, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1285108464
Verify Ira Ray Friedlander in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 25497Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
43% more Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024
4,413 Medicare Part D claims for 634 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate625 claims
- Eliquis566 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium380 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate237 claims
- Lisinopril226 claims
- 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ira Ray Friedlander among 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina
Ira Ray Friedlander, MD is one of 841 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 83% 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 17% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 17% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 1999 among the 606 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 54% 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina
There are 841 cardiovascular disease physician records in North Carolina.
All 841 in North Carolina → Every provider in Lincolnton → Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ramon Anastacio, MDLincolnton, NC 280921275695918
- Karen CloningerLincolnton, NC 280921992713440
- Daniel Koehler, DOLincolnton, NC 280921639181043
- Charles Schwartz, MDWeddington, NC 281041780682328
- Sumit Kalra, MDMatthews, NC 281051497941025
- Jasjeet KhuralMatthews, NC 281051922492909
- Gangadhar Malasana, MDMatthews, NC 281051891948014
- Tesfaldet Michael, MDMatthews, NC 281051376702522
Common questions
What is Ira Ray Friedlander, MD's NPI number?
Ira Ray 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 Ray 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 Ray 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 Ray Friedlander, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ira Ray Friedlander, MD had 4,413 Medicare Part D claims for 634 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.