NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Natalie Kay Friend, FNP-BC

Nurse Practitioner · Greenville, NC

Natalie Kay Friend, FNP-BC is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Greenville, North Carolina, and NPI 1144986506, issued on Nov 10, 2021. Check the license (North Carolina FRIE-2E9EN, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144986506
Name
Natalie Kay Friend
Credential
FNP-BC
Primary taxonomy
Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
License number
FRIE-2E9EN NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1850 W Arlington Blvd, Greenville, NC 27834
Phone
(252) 847-4369
Enumerated
Nov 10, 2021
Record last updated
Nov 10, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220119000081); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1850 W Arlington Blvd

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

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  2. Stephen Allday, MDFamily Medicine Physician1326629858
  3. Diane Alligood, MDFamily Medicine Physician1144231523
  4. Jeffrey Alloway, MDRheumatology Physician1104829332
  5. Drury Armistead, M.D.Dermatology Physician1285669002
  6. Amulya Balagani, MDRheumatology Physician1447711395

Verify Natalie Kay Friend in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  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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76% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024

263 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Natalie Friend263
  2. Specialty average1,109

Most prescribed

  1. Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium15 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: $229.87

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Natalie Friend$229.87
  2. Specialty average$791.64

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Vidant Medical Group LLCGreenville, NC

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

Natalie Kay Friend among 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Natalie Kay Friend, FNP-BC is one of 4,524 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 72% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2018 among the 2,863 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 34% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

81 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Greenville

They are 81 of the 5,742 NPPES records with a practice address in Greenville, and 4,524 nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Andrew Barrett, ANPGreenville, NC 278341558301135
  2. Ann-Marie Brown, MSN, CPNP, CCRNGreenville, NC 278341023141058
  3. Rosiland Buck, FNP, MSNGreenville, NC 278341578782819
  4. Donna Finney, FNPGreenville, NC 278341710964036
  5. Susan Freeman, APRN-BCGreenville, NC 278341346266871
  6. Regina Hathaway, FNPGreenville, NC 278341982661930
  7. Cyncere Neal, NPGreenville, NC 278341285606400
  8. Helene Reilly, F.N.P.Greenville, NC 278341972575447

Common questions

What is Natalie Kay Friend, FNP-BC's NPI number?

Natalie Kay Friend, FNP-BC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144986506, issued on Nov 10, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Natalie Kay Friend, FNP-BC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1850 W Arlington Blvd, Greenville, NC, 27834. Phone: (252) 847-4369. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Natalie Kay Friend, FNP-BC's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number FRIE-2E9EN, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Natalie Kay Friend, FNP-BC prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Natalie Kay Friend, FNP-BC had 263 Medicare Part D claims for 90 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.