Michael Thomas Friel, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Physician · New Orleans, LA
Michael Thomas Friel, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1265698195, issued on Jul 30, 2008. Check the license (Louisiana 304799, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Thomas Friel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License numbers
- 304799 LA
22511 MS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1315 Jefferson Hwy FL 1, New Orleans, LA 70121
- Phone
- (504) 842-5338
- Enumerated
- Jul 30, 2008
- Record last updated
- Aug 27, 2025
- Medicaid IDs
- 194857 AL
06182000 MS - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Thomas Friel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 304799Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $19.83
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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.
Michael Thomas Friel among 56 plastic surgery physician records in Louisiana
Michael Thomas Friel, M.D. is one of 56 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 48% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 43% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 56 plastic surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 56 in Louisiana → Every provider in New Orleans → Plastic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Meredith Collins, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211356509285
- Adam Hauch, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701211083904312
- Shoichiro Tanaka, MDNew Orleans, LA 701211639436199
- Lawrence Lin, MDNew Orleans, LA 701181932769270
- Mark Stalder, MDNew Orleans, LA 701181558685578
- John Church, M.D.New Orleans, LA 701151336298439
- Christopher GoodenoughNew Orleans, LA 701151477997815
- Russell Hendrick, MDNew Orleans, LA 701151841459369
Common questions
What is Michael Thomas Friel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Thomas Friel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265698195, issued on Jul 30, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Thomas Friel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1315 Jefferson Hwy FL 1, New Orleans, LA, 70121. Phone: (504) 842-5338. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Thomas Friel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 304799, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.