Michael S. Friedman, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Grovetown, GA
Michael S. Friedman, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Grovetown, Georgia, and NPI 1962562355, issued on Dec 8, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 049853, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael S. Friedman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 049853 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4039 Gateway Blvd., Grovetown, GA 30813
- Phone
- (706) 922-1600
- Enumerated
- Dec 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 16, 2026
- Fax
- (706) 922-1010
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110202000234); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael S. Friedman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 049853Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
9,502 Medicare Part D claims for 476 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 527 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium481 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium306 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium267 claims
- Losartan Potassium223 claims
- Lisinopril206 claims
- Alprazolam195 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: $1,150.08
60 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Center For Primary Care PCGrovetown, GA
- Georgialina Physical Therapy Associates LLCAugusta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael S. Friedman among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Michael S. Friedman, MD is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 81% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Grovetown
They are 8 of the 304 NPPES records with a practice address in Grovetown, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Hannah Folsom, DOGrovetown, GA 308131548885940
- Randall Peterson, M.D.Grovetown, GA 308131902124308
- Robert Suykerbuyk, MDGrovetown, GA 308131043254915
- Allison Tapia, MDGrovetown, GA 308131194475632
- Brian Uzomba, MDGrovetown, GA 308131972232759
- Martin Saumweber, M.D.Gracewood, GA 308121538256029
Common questions
What is Michael S. Friedman, MD's NPI number?
Michael S. Friedman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962562355, issued on Dec 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael S. Friedman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4039 Gateway Blvd., Grovetown, GA, 30813. Phone: (706) 922-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael S. Friedman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 049853, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael S. Friedman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael S. Friedman, MD had 9,502 Medicare Part D claims for 476 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.