Physician

Derek Lee Frieden, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Derek Frieden, MD (NPI: 1528059201) practices interventional pain management (ipm) in the St. George, UT market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Washington, UT. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is SOUTHWEST SPINE AND PAIN CARE SPECIALISTS, LLC (NPI: 1144509985; TIN: 27-3995478) and primary practice location at 84790-7077.

Frieden's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 451 traditional Medicare patients, billed 5,772 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $318,307 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 62323 (Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance). Part D data shows 514 prescription claims across 169 beneficiaries totaling $13,657 in drug costs, led by Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen). Open Payments data shows 39 records totaling $2,022. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has fallen sharply in recent years, from $945,604 to $318,307. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved from a higher plateau to a lower plateau, from $30,956 to $13,657. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$558K$1.1M2015 Medicare payment: $945,604 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $1,115,574 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $862,062 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $852,731 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $856,950 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $576,146 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $517,609 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $520,571 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $355,289 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $318,307 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,82222,399$945,604
20162,62512,060$1,115,574
20172,51310,525$862,062
20182,07712,740$852,731
20192,32112,675$856,950
20201,5688,888$576,146
20211,0519,137$517,609
202291811,058$520,571
20235376,257$355,289
20244515,772$318,307

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$27K$54K2015 Drug cost: $30,956 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $40,646 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $53,694 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $51,170 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $29,237 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $8,267 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $12,147 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $16,534 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $16,993 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $13,657 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015179597$30,956
2016199663$40,646
2017193738$53,694
2018192719$51,170
2019116381$29,237
202091264$8,267
2021104378$12,147
2022168597$16,534
2023169556$16,993
2024169514$13,657

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
62323Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance142186$183
27096Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance97130$138
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more143251$92
99213Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more165318$63
J3301Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg3192,385$1

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Hydrocodone-AcetaminophenHydrocodone/Acetaminophen1032,566$2,120
GabapentinGabapentin822,804$992
Oxycodone-AcetaminophenOxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen28610$861
Oxycodone HclOxycodone Hcl30769$537
Cyclobenzaprine HclCyclobenzaprine Hcl451,120$520

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.39$2,022Boston Scientific Corporation
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Derek Lee Frieden, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Derek Lee Frieden, MD (NPI 1528059201), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Derek Lee Frieden, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Derek Lee Frieden, MD?

Derek Lee Frieden, MD is linked to SOUTHWEST SPINE AND PAIN CARE SPECIALISTS, LLC (billing NPI 1144509985) in the available physician profile data.

Does Derek Lee Frieden, MD have Open Payments data?

Derek Lee Frieden, MD has 39 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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