Rachel Mallory Friel, OD
Optometrist · Carrboro, NC
Rachel Mallory Friel, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Carrboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1699297804, issued on Jul 10, 2017. Check the license (North Carolina 2491, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rachel Mallory Friel
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 2491 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W Weaver St Ste 1, Carrboro, NC 27510
- Phone
- (919) 968-6300
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 19, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181005002288); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rachel Mallory Friel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 2491Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
126 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost26 claims
- Restasis12 claims
- Tyrvaya11 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: $405.36
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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
- Carrboro Family Vision LLCCarrboro, NC
- Eyecare Specialties OF North Carolina OD PLLCCarrboro, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rachel Mallory Friel among 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina
Rachel Mallory Friel, OD is one of 1,480 optometrist records with a practice address in North Carolina. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2006 among the 1,060 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Carrboro
They are 6 of the 360 NPPES records with a practice address in Carrboro, and 1,480 optometrist records in North Carolina.
All 1,480 in North Carolina → Every provider in Carrboro → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Chow, O.D.Carrboro, NC 275101528005147
- Tyler Stiegemeier, ODCarrboro, NC 275101467820704
- Matthew Vizithum, O.D.Carrboro, NC 275101578584371
- Randal White, OD, MPHCarrboro, NC 275101043785207
- Barbara Wujciak, O.D.Carrboro, NC 275101942228358
- Donavon Cloninger, ODCary, NC 275111427073410
- Marguerite Gross, ODCary, NC 275111629027651
- Altagracia Holler, ODCary, NC 275111194718536
Common questions
What is Rachel Mallory Friel, OD's NPI number?
Rachel Mallory Friel, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699297804, issued on Jul 10, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rachel Mallory Friel, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W Weaver St Ste 1, Carrboro, NC, 27510. Phone: (919) 968-6300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rachel Mallory Friel, OD's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2491, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rachel Mallory Friel, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rachel Mallory Friel, OD had 126 Medicare Part D claims for 45 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.