NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Leslie Elizabeth Frinks, M.D.

Psychiatry Physician · Columbia, SC

Leslie Elizabeth Frinks, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Columbia, South Carolina, and NPI 1699738591, issued on Apr 11, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 26121, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1699738591
Name
Leslie Elizabeth Frinks
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
26121 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3555 Harden Street Ext, Columbia, SC 29203
Phone
(803) 434-4300
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(803) 434-4277
Medicaid ID
261219 SC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051011001045); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of South Carolina School Of Medicine, 2002
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 3555 Harden Street Ext

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. James Bouknight, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1174584916
  2. Sandeep Gude, M.DChild & Adolescent Psychiatry Physician1790006518
  3. Tammy Jones, RNCommunity Health Registered Nurse1629310529
  4. Alexandra Kao, MS, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1336095413
  5. William McElveen, M.D.Neurology Physician1528121449
  6. Meera Narasimhan, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1235199233

Verify Leslie Elizabeth Frinks in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
    Search for license 26121
    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.3 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score90.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mental Illness Recovery CenterColumbia, SC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Leslie Elizabeth Frinks among 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina

Leslie Elizabeth Frinks, M.D. is one of 891 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 67% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2007 among the 365 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

171 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Columbia

They are 171 of the 11,200 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbia, and 891 psychiatry physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Bouknight, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031174584916
  2. Jeffery Brandenburg, MDColumbia, SC 292031659345379
  3. Robert Breen, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031427019181
  4. Nioaka Campbell, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031083675615
  5. Marilee Griswold, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031821068719
  6. Richard Harding, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031356301923
  7. Jo Marturano, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031609875244
  8. Meera Narasimhan, M.D.Columbia, SC 292031235199233

Common questions

What is Leslie Elizabeth Frinks, M.D.'s NPI number?

Leslie Elizabeth Frinks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699738591, issued on Apr 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Leslie Elizabeth Frinks, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3555 Harden Street Ext, Columbia, SC, 29203. Phone: (803) 434-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Leslie Elizabeth Frinks, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 26121, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Leslie Elizabeth Frinks, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.3 of 100. 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.