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Joseph Lawrence Frenkel, M.D.

NPI 1679765804ActiveIndividual· Colon & Rectal Surgery· Suffolk, VA

Colon & Rectal Surgery (M.D.) in Suffolk, Virginia, trained at George Washington University School of Medicine (class of 2002). 166 Medicare patients in 2024, $56,486 paid; nearly all of their 133 Part D prescriptions were generic (98%). Edwards Lifesciences Corporation reported $20.60 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1679765804
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 12, 2007
Last updated in NPPESJun 20, 2016

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Colon & Rectal Surgery Primary208C00000X0101257817VA

About license numbers in NPPES

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 - Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) (MD); Practitioner - Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) (VA)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients166
Services billed385 across 51 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$56,486

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)133 · 135 30-day fills
Patients67
Total drug cost$1,356
Generic share98% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolGeorge Washington University School of Medicine
Graduation year2002
Medicare specialtyColorectal Surgery (Proctology)

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$20.60 · 1 payment from 1 company
  • 2024$180.26 · 5 payments from 4 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation$20.601

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$20.60 · 1 payment

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

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