Michael Friend
Family Nurse Practitioner · Columbus, OH
Michael Friend is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Columbus, Ohio, and NPI 1689354490, issued on Jul 18, 2023. Check the license (Ohio APRN.CNP.0034436, as entered in NPPES) with the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Friend
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License number
- APRN.CNP.0034436 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1541 N High St, Columbus, OH 43201
- Phone
- (614) 732-0002
- Enumerated
- Jul 18, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230906004187); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Friend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Ohio board licenses this profession
Search for license APRN.CNP.0034436Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
29 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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
- Incare Health Solutions LLCColumbus, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Friend among 9,647 family nurse practitioner records in Ohio
Michael Friend is one of 9,647 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Ohio. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 83% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2018 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,127 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Columbus
They are 1,127 of the 36,491 NPPES records with a practice address in Columbus, and 9,647 family nurse practitioner records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Michael Friend's NPI number?
Michael Friend's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689354490, issued on Jul 18, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Friend located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1541 N High St, Columbus, OH, 43201. Phone: (614) 732-0002. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Friend's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number APRN.CNP.0034436, as entered by the provider. Search the Ohio board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Michael Friend prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Friend had 29 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.