Natalie Kay Friend, FNP-BC
NPI 1144986506ActiveIndividual· Nurse Practitioner· Greenville, NC
Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC) with Vidant Medical Group LLC, practicing in Greenville, North Carolina. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $15,194 for 263 claims, against $7,781 paid for services in 2024. Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $330.95 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Ecu Health Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1144986506 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | FNP-BC |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Nov 10, 2021 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Nov 10, 2021 |
| Certified by provider | Nov 10, 2021 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nurse Practitioner Primary | 363L00000X | FRIE-2E9EN | NC |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner (NC) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 72 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 146 across 7 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $7,781 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 263 · 328 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 90 |
| Total drug cost | $15,194 |
| Generic share | 86% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Nurse Practitioner |
Medical group
- Vidant Medical Group LLCAhoskie, NC · 1,012 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Ecu Health Medical CenterGreenville, NC
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$330.95 · 14 payments from 9 companies
- 2024$229.87 · 12 payments from 6 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Salix Pharmaceuticals, A Division of Bausch Health US, LLC | $64.02 | 3 |
| Stryker Corporation | $53.08 | 2 |
| Insmed, Inc. | $50.45 | 2 |
| Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $38.03 | 2 |
| Melinta Therapeutics, LLC | $30.93 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$330.95 · 14 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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