Kenneth W. Friar, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Traverse City, MI
Kenneth W. Friar, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Traverse City, Michigan, and NPI 1730184847, issued on Jun 15, 2005. Check the license (Michigan 4301056539, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth W. Friar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 4301056539 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1105 6TH St, Traverse City, MI 49684
- Phone
- (231) 947-0673
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (801) 740-2847
- Medicaid ID
- 4326594 MI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060209000302); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1105 6TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Janet Baillod, MSN, NPNurse Practitioner1063586352
- Brooke Baker, DPTPhysical Therapist1992274021
Verify Kenneth W. Friar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 4301056539Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
167 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone19 claims
- Cefuroxime15 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
- Sound Inpatient Physicians-Michigan PLLCIron Mountain, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kenneth W. Friar among 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan
Kenneth W. Friar, M.D. is one of 5,735 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 79% 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, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 3,564 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207R00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
93 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Traverse City
They are 93 of the 3,536 NPPES records with a practice address in Traverse City, and 5,735 internal medicine physician records in Michigan.
All 5,735 in Michigan → Every provider in Traverse City → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Troy Ahlstrom, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841548265911
- Natalie Brown, M.D., PHDTraverse City, MI 496841427053529
- Elizabeth Elliot, D.O.Traverse City, MI 496841013919109
- David Friar, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841720083108
- William Howard, MDTraverse City, MI 496841588669725
- David Macdougall, MDTraverse City, MI 496841659376416
- Michael Salata, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841275538670
- Robert Sigworth, M.D.Traverse City, MI 496841336144740
Common questions
What is Kenneth W. Friar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kenneth W. Friar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730184847, issued on Jun 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth W. Friar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1105 6TH St, Traverse City, MI, 49684. Phone: (231) 947-0673. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth W. Friar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 4301056539, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth W. Friar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth W. Friar, M.D. had 167 Medicare Part D claims for 64 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.