James Andrew Friederich, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Ames, IA
James Andrew Friederich, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Ames, Iowa, and NPI 1295723302, issued on Oct 12, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 30925, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Andrew Friederich
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 30925 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1215 Duff Ave, Ames, IA 50010
- Phone
- (515) 239-4475
- Enumerated
- Oct 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (515) 239-4722
- Medicaid ID
- 0135897 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091117000229); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Andrew Friederich in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 30925Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
238 Medicare Part D claims for 170 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 177 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tramadol Hcl102 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Cephalexin36 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen26 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: $18.20
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. 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.
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
- Mcfarland Clinic PCAmes, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Andrew Friederich among 257 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Iowa
James Andrew Friederich, M.D. is one of 257 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2004 among the 151 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 42% 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 Iowa 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 Iowa
There are 257 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Iowa.
All 257 in Iowa → Every provider in Ames → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Peter Buck, M.D.Ames, IA 500101366439796
- Thomas Greenwald, M.D.Ames, IA 500101497743314
- James Kohler, MDAmes, IA 500101740772417
- Andrew Olswing, DOAmes, IA 500101952695231
- David Sneller, M.D.Ames, IA 500101265413678
- Michael Stefl, MDAmes, IA 500101275943334
- Bryan Warme, MDAmes, IA 500101598973885
- Jeffrey Bannister, DOAnkeny, IA 500211144671967
Common questions
What is James Andrew Friederich, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Andrew Friederich, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295723302, issued on Oct 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Andrew Friederich, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1215 Duff Ave, Ames, IA, 50010. Phone: (515) 239-4475. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Andrew Friederich, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 30925, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Andrew Friederich, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Andrew Friederich, M.D. had 238 Medicare Part D claims for 170 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.