Susan Friar, P.A.
Physician Assistant · Traverse City, MI
Susan Friar, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Traverse City, Michigan, and NPI 1083642821, issued on Jun 29, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 004062, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Susan Friar
- Credential
- P.A.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License number
- 004062 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1105 Sixth St, Traverse City, MI 49684
- Phone
- (231) 922-9270
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (231) 922-9271
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040903001043); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Susan Friar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 004062Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
215 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone30 claims
- Cephalexin17 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium14 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.
Bills Medicare through 4 group practices
- Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF Ohio-Columbus II Professional CorpColumbus, OH
- North Michigan Physician Services PCManistee, MI
- Sound Inpatient Physicians-Michigan PLLCManistee, MI
- Spectrum Health Primary Care PartnersKentwood, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Susan Friar among 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan
Susan Friar, P.A. is one of 6,989 physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 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 2006, is newer than 2% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2017 among the 4,739 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 363A00000X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
143 physician assistant records list a practice address in Traverse City
They are 143 of the 3,536 NPPES records with a practice address in Traverse City, and 6,989 physician assistant records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Susan Friar, P.A.'s NPI number?
Susan Friar, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083642821, issued on Jun 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Susan Friar, P.A. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1105 Sixth St, Traverse City, MI, 49684. Phone: (231) 922-9270. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Susan Friar, P.A.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 004062, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Susan Friar, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Susan Friar, P.A. had 215 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.