Freedom Johnson, M.D.

Primary specialty

Otolaryngology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207Y00000X

License

2025-02580 Issued in NC

Practice address

2209 S Sterling St Ste 300
Morganton, NC 28655-4092

Phone

(828) 580-6410

Fax

(828) 580-4779

NPI assigned

Aug 7, 2007

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in OH, WI, NC3 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 3

Specialty

Otolaryngology

Education

University of California, Davis School of Medicine, 2003

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Southwest General Medical Group IncGroup PAC ID 8527964550, 232 clinicians

Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group IncGroup PAC ID 9436159712, 222 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc Hospital, Morganton, NC, CCN 340075
• Southwest General Health Center Hospital, Middleburg Heights, OH, CCN 360155

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

81.06 of 100Reported as group

Quality

63.56

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

73.3

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: fjohnson1435260@direct.unc.nchie.net
• Direct secure messaging: fjohnson@direct.swgeneral.com

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group, Inc.

  • Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician
  • Connelly Springs, NC
  • NPI 1467993931
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Southwest General Medical Group Inc

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Cleveland, OH
  • NPI 1134239676

  Otolaryngology

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Columbia St. Mary'S Hospital Milwaukee, Inc

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Milwaukee, WI
  • NPI 1023064482
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• The Metrohealth System

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Cleveland, OH
  • NPI 1053353896

  Otolaryngology

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• University Hospitals Medical Group Inc

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Cleveland, OH
  • NPI 1669499414

  Otolaryngology

  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group, Inc.

  • Plastic Surgery within the Head & Neck (Otolaryngology) Physician
  • Morganton, NC
  • NPI 1083854251
  NPD
• Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group, Inc.

  • Internal Medicine Physician
  • Morganton, NC
  • NPI 1578424685
  NPD
• Columbia St. Mary'S Hospital Milwaukee Inc

  • Psychiatric Hospital Unit
  • Mequon, WI
  • NPI 1417600909
  NPD
• Southwest General Medical Group Inc

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Middleburg HTS, OH
  • NPI 1588393979
  NPD
• Southwest General Medical Group, Inc

  • Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
  • Cleveland, OH
  • NPI 1205985967
  NPD
• The Metrohealth System

  • Pharmacy
  • Cleveland, OH
  • NPI 1992529911
  NPD
• Blue Ridge Healthcare Medical Group, Inc.

  • Family Medicine Physician
  • Marion, NC
  • NPI 1679166821
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Rutherford College, NC
  • NPI 1306821798
  Care Compare affiliation
• Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc.

  • Hematology & Oncology Physician
  • Morganton, NC
  • NPI 1417000837

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc.

  • Hematology & Oncology Physician
  • Valdese, NC
  • NPI 1487707964

  Hospital

  Care Compare affiliation
• Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Morganton, NC
  • NPI 1700860491
  Care Compare affiliation
• Southwest General Health Center

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Cleveland, OH
  • NPI 1154353993
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Joe W Middleton
• William Thomas Johanson, M.D
• John a. Spiggle, M.D., P.a.
• Douglas Johnson
• Franklin Wayne Johnson, M.A. HSP-PA
• Holly C Johnson, LPC
• Jennifer Ann Johnson, MSW, PLCSW
• Jordan Patrick Johnson, D.C.
• Julie Duvall Johnson
• Lexi Chimera Johnson, RD

• Otolaryngology Physician in Morganton, NC
• Providers in Morganton, NC by specialty
• Otolaryngology Physician in North Carolina

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 26, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.