Richard Francis Frisch, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Mt Pleasant, SC
Richard Francis Frisch, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Mt Pleasant, South Carolina, and NPI 1053528752, issued on May 16, 2007. Check the license (South Carolina 33964, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Francis Frisch
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 33964 SC
MD.202405 LA
MD425113 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1625 Hospital Dr, Mt Pleasant, SC 29464
- Phone
- (843) 849-1551
- Enumerated
- May 16, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 23, 2024
- Fax
- (843) 884-0629
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110805000001); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Hahnemann University College Of Medicine, 2002
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1625 Hospital Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Anna Glenn, PA-CPhysician Assistant1619519360
- Amanda Harridge, PA-CPhysician Assistant1912143819
- Mark Hartman, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1972592772
Verify Richard Francis Frisch in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 33964Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
61 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone20 claims
- Celecoxib15 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 22.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $123,257.40
46 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Globus Medical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 3 group practices
- Cora South Carolina LLCFlorence, SC
- Novant Health Southeastern Spine Institute LLCMt Pleasant, SC
- Select Physical Therapy Holdings IncLexington, SC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Francis Frisch among 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina
Richard Francis Frisch, M.D. is one of 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 46% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 46% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2005 among the 223 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in South Carolina
There are 365 orthopaedic surgery physician records in South Carolina.
All 365 in South Carolina → Every provider in Mt Pleasant → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Demarco, MDMount Pleasant, SC 294641174510622
- Waddell Gilmore, M.D.Mount Pleasant, SC 294641205823754
- Mark Hartman, MDMt Pleasant, SC 294641972592772
- Robert Hay, M.D.Mount Pleasant, SC 294641689661910
- Joshua Lamb, M.D.Mt Pleasant, SC 294641902056963
- Blake Ohlson, M.D.Mt Pleasant, SC 294641609097153
- Dowse Rustin, M.D.Mt Pleasant, SC 294641720070758
- Harold Schutte, MDMt Pleasant, SC 294641740201805
Common questions
What is Richard Francis Frisch, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Francis Frisch, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053528752, issued on May 16, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Francis Frisch, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1625 Hospital Dr, Mt Pleasant, SC, 29464. Phone: (843) 849-1551. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Francis Frisch, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number 33964, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Francis Frisch, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Francis Frisch, M.D. had 61 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Francis Frisch, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 22.6 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.