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James Andrew Froelich, M.D.

NPI 1487647830ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Baton Rouge, LA

Surgery (M.D.) in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, trained at Tulane University School of Medicine (class of 1997). 146 Medicare patients in 2024, $81,462 paid; nearly all of their 275 Part D prescriptions were generic (92%). Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC reported $1,500 in payments in 2025, mostly speaking and faculty fees.

Overview

NPI1487647830
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 31, 2005
Last updated in NPPESMar 2, 2017

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000X023655LA

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (LA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients146
Services billed642 across 89 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$81,462

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)275 · 304 30-day fills
Patients159
Total drug cost$2,502
Generic share92% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolTulane University School of Medicine
Graduation year1997
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Medical group

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$1,500 · 1 payment from 1 company
  • 2024$5,756 · 11 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC$1,5001

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$1,500 · 1 payment

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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