Dr. Kenneth W. Friar, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 663
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 101
- Part D claims, 2024
- 167
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $739
- Practice address
- 1721 S Stephenson Ave, Iron Mountain, MI 49801
- Practice phone
- Call (906) 774-1313
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Kenneth W. Friar is an internist in Iron Mountain, Michigan
Dr. Friar practices at Marshfield Medical Center - Dickinson in Iron Mountain, Michigan, part of Sanford Health.
Dr. Friar's NPI, 1730184847, was assigned on June 15, 2005. Dr. Friar graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1990. Dr. Friar holds Michigan license 4301056539.
- NPI
- 1730184847NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0143272377
- NPI enumeration date
- June 15, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (906) 774-1313
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 62
- Medical school graduation
- 1990
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Kenneth W. Friar practices at Marshfield Medical Center - Dickinson in Iron Mountain, Michigan
Dr. Friar's primary practice is Marshfield Medical Center - Dickinson, at 1721 S Stephenson Ave, Iron Mountain, MI 49801 in Dickinson County. The practice phone is (906) 774-1313.
- Marshfield Medical Center - Dickinson1721 S Stephenson Ave, Iron Mountain, MI 49801 · Dickinson CountyPhone(906) 774-1313
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Kenneth W. Friar is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Friar's primary practice is Marshfield Medical Center - Dickinson in Iron Mountain, Michigan, part of Sanford Health. The medical group on file is Sound Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Friar to 3 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Kenneth W. Friar's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Friar practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Marshfield Medical Center - Dickinson | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Kenneth W. Friar is one of 4,804 internists in Michigan
Internal medicine is Dr. Friar's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Friar is licensed in Michigan.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, MichiganPrimary
Internists near Dr. Friar
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Kenneth W. Friar billed Medicare for 663 services in 2024
CMS data shows 663 Medicare services from Dr. Friar across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 101 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $68,292 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Friar's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 9722024: 64933%
- Surgery
- 2023: 122024: 1417%
Dr. Friar compared with the Michigan median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Friar
- Michigan median
- Medicare services
- 663vs 42357% above
- Medicare patients
- 101vs 15936% below
- Part D claims
- 34vs 31489% below
Medians across 4,524 internists in Michigan with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Friar's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
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. Kenneth W. Friar treated 101 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 101 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Friar in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 39 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.21, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Friar's median patient age at 72, with 44% women.
Dr. Friar's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Friar's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4949%
- Men5251%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Friar's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Heart failure54%
- Arthritis52%
- Atrial fibrillation49%
- Chronic kidney disease49%
- Ischemic heart disease46%
- Anxiety41%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Friar's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women44%
- Men55%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Kenneth W. Friar wrote 167 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Friar wrote 167 Medicare Part D claims for 64 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 34 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $430 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 41 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Friar's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic156 claims93%
- Brand-name11 claims7%
Dr. Friar's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Friar's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics33%55 of 167 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 412024: 3417%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
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. Kenneth W. Friar offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Friar accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Friar as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Kenneth W. Friar received $739 in industry payments from 2017 to 2019
CMS Open Payments shows 42 general payments to Dr. Friar from 4 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2019. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $375.
General payments to Dr. Friar by program year, 2017 to 2019
General payments to Dr. Friar by kind, 2017 to 2019
- Speaker and faculty fees$37551%
- Food and beverage$36449%
Companies that paid Dr. Friar the most, 2017 to 2019
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Kenneth W. Friar graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine
Dr. Friar graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1990.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Kenneth W. Friar's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Kenneth W. Friar's NPI number?
Dr. Kenneth W. Friar's NPI number is 1730184847. It was assigned on June 15, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Kenneth W. Friar?
Dr. Kenneth W. Friar is an internist in Iron Mountain, Michigan. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Kenneth W. Friar practice?
Dr. Friar practices at 1721 S Stephenson Ave, Iron Mountain, MI 49801. Dr. Friar's primary practice is Marshfield Medical Center - Dickinson in Iron Mountain, Michigan, part of Sanford Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Friar to 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Kenneth W. Friar's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Friar is (906) 774-1313.
What is Dr. Kenneth W. Friar's medical license number?
Dr. Friar holds Michigan license 4301056539.
Which hospitals is Dr. Kenneth W. Friar affiliated with?
Dr. Friar practices at Marshfield Medical Center - Dickinson in Iron Mountain, Michigan.
What medical group is Dr. Kenneth W. Friar part of?
Dr. Friar is linked to Sound Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Friar to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Kenneth W. Friar accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Friar billed Medicare for 663 services in 2024, and Dr. Friar accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Kenneth W. Friar offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Friar as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Kenneth W. Friar see?
CMS counts 101 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Friar in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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What services does Dr. Kenneth W. Friar bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Friar's most billed Medicare services were critical care (99292), critical care (99291) and hospital inpatient care (99233).
Where did Dr. Kenneth W. Friar go to medical school?
Dr. Friar graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1990.
What drugs does Dr. Kenneth W. Friar prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Friar's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone and Cefuroxime.
Has Dr. Kenneth W. Friar received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $739 in general payments to Dr. Friar from 4 companies from 2017 to 2019. The largest total came from Pfizer Inc.
How long has Dr. Kenneth W. Friar been practicing?
Dr. Friar graduated from medical school in 1990, 36 years ago.
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