Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey, MD

  • Birmingham, AL
  • General surgeon
NPI1821100413PAC ID3072541259
Medicare services, 2018
29
Medicare patients, 2024
13
Part D claims, 2024
13
MIPS score, 2024
85
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
3690 Grandview Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35243
Practice phone
Call (205) 971-1000
Professional email
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Mobile number
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Primary practice

Grandview Medical Center

Hospital · Birmingham, Alabama

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Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey is a general surgeon in Birmingham, Alabama

Dr. Frey practices at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, part of Community Health.

Dr. Frey's NPI, 1821100413, was assigned on August 31, 2006. Dr. Frey graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1983. Dr. Frey holds Alabama license 11671.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3072541259
NPI enumeration date
August 31, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(205) 971-1000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
69
Medical school graduation
1983

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey practices at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama

Dr. Frey's primary practice is Grandview Medical Center, at 3690 Grandview Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35243 in Jefferson County. The practice phone is (205) 971-1000.

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Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Frey's primary practice is Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, part of Community Health. The medical group on file is Baptist Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Frey to 1 more hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Frey practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Grandview Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey is one of 387 general surgeons in Alabama

Surgery is Dr. Frey's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Frey is licensed in Alabama.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, AlabamaPrimaryLicense 11671 · taxonomy 208600000X

General surgeons near Dr. Frey

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey billed Medicare for 29 services in 2018

CMS data shows 29 Medicare services from Dr. Frey across 1 procedure code in 2018, for 13 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,515 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 201829
Medicare patients13
Paid by Medicare$1,515
Procedure codes1

Dr. Frey's Medicare services by type, 2017 to 2018

  • 2017
  • 2018
Office and hospital visits
2017: 452018: 2936%

Dr. Frey compared with the Alabama median for general surgeons, 2018

  • Dr. Frey
  • Alabama median
Medicare services
29vs 22087% below
Medicare patients
13vs 13490% below
Part D claims
12vs 9087% below

Medians across 365 general surgeons in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Frey's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2018

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey treated 13 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 13 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Frey in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 0 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.84, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Frey's median patient age at 65, with 64% women.

Medicare patients, 202413
Average age73
Average risk score0.84

Dr. Frey's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Chronic conditions among Dr. Frey's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Frey's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 65

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women64%
  • Men36%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey wrote 13 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Frey wrote 13 Medicare Part D claims. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 12 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $2,734 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 202413
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$2,734

Dr. Frey's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2017

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey scored 85 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Frey for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Frey accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Frey's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 85of 100Final score
  • 80.6of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 70of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey received $7,555 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 97 general payments to Dr. Frey from 29 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 84% of the total. Davol Inc. paid the most, $2,541.

General payments to Dr. Frey by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Frey by kind, 2016 to 2025

$7.6Kin total
  • Food and beverage$6,32284%
  • Travel and lodging$80611%
  • Education$3054%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$1222%

Companies that paid Dr. Frey the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine

Dr. Frey graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1983.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Alabama School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey's NPI number?

Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey's NPI number is 1821100413. It was assigned on August 31, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey?

Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey is a general surgeon in Birmingham, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey practice?

Dr. Frey practices at 3690 Grandview Parkway, Birmingham, AL 35243. Dr. Frey's primary practice is Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama, part of Community Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Frey to 1 hospital, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Frey is (205) 971-1000.

What is Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey's medical license number?

Dr. Frey holds Alabama license 11671.

Which hospitals is Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey affiliated with?

Dr. Frey practices at Grandview Medical Center in Birmingham, Alabama. Dmand AI links Dr. Frey to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey part of?

Dr. Frey is linked to Baptist Health Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Frey to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Frey billed Medicare for 29 services in 2018, and Dr. Frey accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey's MIPS score?

Dr. Frey's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 85 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey see?

CMS counts 13 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Frey in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey bill to Medicare?

In 2018, Dr. Frey's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232).

Where did Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey go to medical school?

Dr. Frey graduated from University of Alabama School of Medicine in 1983.

What drugs does Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey prescribe most?

In 2017 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Frey's most prescribed drugs by claims were Paroxetine Cr.

Has Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $7,555 in general payments to Dr. Frey from 29 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Davol Inc.

How long has Dr. Edgar Sheilds Frey been practicing?

Dr. Frey graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.

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