Joshua Edward Friend, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Temple, TX
Joshua Edward Friend, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Temple, Texas, and NPI 1891084448, issued on Apr 5, 2011. Check the license (Texas R3843, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joshua Edward Friend
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- R3843 TX
M-17062 ID
0101252570 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX 76508
- Phone
- (254) 724-2111
- Enumerated
- Apr 5, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jun 16, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joshua Edward Friend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R3843Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
87 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin19 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen16 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Joshua Edward Friend among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas
Joshua Edward Friend, MD is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2011, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 52% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
168 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Temple
They are 168 of the 4,612 NPPES records with a practice address in Temple, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Joshua Edward Friend, MD's NPI number?
Joshua Edward Friend, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891084448, issued on Apr 5, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joshua Edward Friend, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2401 S 31St St, Temple, TX, 76508. Phone: (254) 724-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joshua Edward Friend, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R3843, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joshua Edward Friend, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joshua Edward Friend, MD had 87 Medicare Part D claims for 68 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joshua Edward Friend, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.