Dr. Charles M. Friel, MD

Dr. Friel practices at UVA University Medical Center in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Dr. Friel's NPI, 1356410971, was assigned on November 7, 2006. Dr. Friel graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1993. Dr. Friel holds Virginia license 0101231279.

Dr. Friel's primary practice is UVA University Medical Center, at 1215 Lee St, Charlottesville, VA 22908 in Charlottesville City. The practice phone is (434) 760-3439.

Dr. Friel's primary practice is UVA University Medical Center in Charlottesville, Virginia. Dr. Friel is also affiliated with University Medical Center. The medical group on file is UVA Physicians Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Friel to 1 more home health agency, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Friel practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

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

CMS data shows 328 Medicare services from Dr. Friel across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 260 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $21,534 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 260 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Friel in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 139 patients. 68% of them have high blood pressure, and 67% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.60, 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. Friel's median patient age at 59, with 42% women.

In 2024, Dr. Friel wrote 295 Medicare Part D claims for 122 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 262 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,866 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 163 claims across 6 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 out of 100 for Dr. Friel for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Friel accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 82 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Friel, more than 75% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 59 papers to Dr. Friel, published from 2010 to 2024. 2017 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Postoperative Complications, Elective Surgical Procedures and Colectomy. Dr. Friel has published most often in Dis Colon Rectum. Dr. Friel's most frequent co-authors are Traci L. Hedrick, MD, Taryn E. Hassinger, MD and Sook C. Hoang, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. Friel to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Rectal Neoplasms and Rectal Diseases.

CMS Open Payments shows 32 general payments to Dr. Friel from 2 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 68% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $12,830.

Dr. Friel graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1993.