Joshua Edward Friend, MD

Primary specialty

Emergency Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207P00000X

License

R3843 Issued in TX

Practice address

2401 S 31St St
Temple, TX 76508-1627

Phone

(254) 724-2111

NPI assigned

Apr 5, 2011

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

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

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in TX, MT, ID3 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

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: jfriend689724@direct.ochin.org
• Direct secure messaging: jfriend839899@direct.multicare.org

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.

• Century Integrated Partners, Inc

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Dallas, TX
  • NPI 1447615711
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Benefis Hospitals Inc

  dba Benefis Medical Group

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Great Falls, MT
  • NPI 1780968974
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Gritman Medical Center Inc

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Moscow, ID
  • NPI 1619988144
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Kootenai Health, Inc.

  • Psychiatry Physician
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID
  • NPI 1174661151
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• St. John's Lutheran Hospital, Inc.

  dba Cabinet Peaks Medical Center

  • Critical Access Hospital
  • Libby, MT
  • NPI 1952312050
  Medicare reassignment
• Gritman Medical Center Inc.

  dba Gritman Internal Medicine Clinic

  • Clinic/Center
  • Moscow, ID
  • NPI 1790182590
  NPD
• Kootenai Health, Inc.

  dba Kootenai Health Pharmacy

  • Community/Retail Pharmacy
  • Hayden, ID
  • NPI 1235986290
  NPD
• Kootenai Health, Inc.

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Coeur d'Alene, ID
  • NPI 1609925023
  NPD

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

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    "created_epoch": "1301961600000",
    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1789430400000",
    "number": "1891084448",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "PO BOX 844658",
            "city": "DALLAS",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "752844658",
            "telephone_number": "254-724-8800"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "2401 S 31ST ST",
            "city": "TEMPLE",
            "state": "TX",
            "postal_code": "765081627",
            "telephone_number": "254-724-2111"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
        {
            "address_1": "2003 Kootenai Health Way",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "city": "Coeur D Alene",
            "state": "ID",
            "postal_code": "838146051",
            "country_code": "US",
            "telephone_number": "208-625-4000",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "FRIEND",
        "first_name": "JOSHUA",
        "middle_name": "EDWARD",
        "name_prefix": "Dr.",
        "credential": "MD",
        "sole_proprietor": "YES",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2011-04-05",
        "last_updated": "2026-09-15",
        "certification_date": "2026-09-15",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "207P00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Emergency Medicine",
            "state": "TX",
            "license": "R3843",
            "primary": true
        },
        {
            "code": "208D00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "General Practice",
            "state": "VA",
            "license": "0101252570",
            "primary": false
        },
        {
            "code": "207P00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Emergency Medicine",
            "state": "ID",
            "license": "M-17062",
            "primary": false
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [
        {
            "endpointType": "DIRECT",
            "endpointTypeDescription": "Direct Messaging Address",
            "endpoint": "benefishealthsystem@direct.summit-healthcare.org",
            "affiliation": "Y",
            "affiliationName": "Benefis Hospitals Inc",
            "address_1": "1101 26th St S",
            "city": "Great Falls",
            "state": "MT",
            "country_code": "US",
            "postal_code": "594055161",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "other_names": []
}

• Rebecca L French, LMT
• Donna Ann Frey, LVN
• Amanda Marie Frias, OTD, OTR
• Gerhard Friehs, MD
• Stefan Friemel, M.D.
• Derek Friesen
• David A. Fritz, M.D.
• Robert Anthony Fritz, LCSW
• Traci Fritz, RN
• Fruit Springs Counseling

• Emergency Medicine Physician in Temple, TX
• Providers in Temple, TX by specialty
• Emergency Medicine Physician in Texas

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 15, 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.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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