Joseph Lawrence Frenkel, M.D.
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Suffolk, VA
Joseph Lawrence Frenkel, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Suffolk, Virginia, and NPI 1679765804, issued on Aug 12, 2007. Check the license (Virginia 0101257817, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Lawrence Frenkel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 0101257817 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5818 Harbour View Blvd, Suffolk, VA 23435
- Phone
- (757) 483-3030
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 484-7239
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150921000860); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- George Washington University School Of Medicine, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5818 Harbour View Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Joseph Lawrence Frenkel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101257817Check 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 colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
133 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 38 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metronidazole35 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate18 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl12 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: $180.26
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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 2 group practices
- Bon Secours Medical Group Hampton Roads Specialty Care LLCNorfolk, VA
- Greater Baltimore Medical Center IncBaltimore, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Virginia
There are 54 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Virginia.
Other colon & rectal surgery physician records in Virginia
- Farrell Adkins, MDRoanoke, VA1992904882
- Homayoon Akbari, MD, PH.D.Emporia, VA1205831229
- Brian Billings, MDNewport News, VA1336125194
- Jaime Bohl, MDRichmond, VA1487701272
- Marine Bolliet, MDRichmond, VA1992387039
- Brian Buchberg, M.D.Chesapeake, VA1326222779
- Matthew Carr, M.D.Portsmouth, VA1629418017
- Paul Charron, M.D.Richmond, VA1700093515
- Ayana Chase Greaves, MDFredericksburg, VA1720221815
- Christina Cheng, M.D.Fairfax, VA1497092944
Common questions
What is Joseph Lawrence Frenkel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joseph Lawrence Frenkel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679765804, issued on Aug 12, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Lawrence Frenkel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5818 Harbour View Blvd, Suffolk, VA, 23435. Phone: (757) 483-3030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Lawrence Frenkel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101257817, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Lawrence Frenkel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Lawrence Frenkel, M.D. had 133 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. 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.