Co-founded
Launched with Peter Anaradian, MD, around a simple premise: use clinical judgment to pick the problems, then design products that actually address them.
The official site of
Ben
Frederick, MD
Board-certified diagnostic radiologist. Co-founder and CEO of Dr. Frederick’s Original, a physician-founded health and wellness brand based in Columbia, Missouri.
01 Background
A physician who went on to build things.
Benjamin Keith Frederick, MD is a board-certified diagnostic radiologist and a consumer-products entrepreneur based in Columbia, Missouri. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of Missouri–Columbia in 2008, his Doctor of Medicine from Saint Louis University School of Medicine in 2012, and completed his diagnostic radiology residency at the University of Missouri–Columbia in 2017.
He has been certified by the American Board of Radiology in diagnostic radiology since 2017 and maintains continuous certification. He practiced as a diagnostic radiologist with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs at the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans’ Hospital in Columbia through 2026. He holds an active Missouri medical license and is not currently in clinical practice.
Columbia, Missouri
He was still in his radiology residency when the company started. The two ran together for two years.
2015
The turning point
A doctor’s view of the problems medicine tends to skip.
Clinical training makes you fluent in the conditions that are serious. It also makes you aware of a long tail of ordinary complaints — cracked heels, blisters, trigger finger, arthritic hands — that are genuinely miserable to live with and rarely worth an appointment. In 2015, Frederick and fellow physician Peter Anaradian, MD co-founded Dr. Frederick’s Original to design straightforward products for exactly those problems.
02 Dr. Frederick’s Original
Founded 2015 · Columbia, Missouri · Live Fully™
Physician-designed solutions for life without limits.
The company exists against one thing: being held back. Its stated promise is to get people past temporary pain and vanity challenges better than anybody — so they can just get on with it.
Visit Dr. Frederick’s OriginalInc. Regionals: Midwest
Named to Inc.’s 2023 Regionals list of the fastest-growing private companies in the Midwest.
Multi-channel
Sold on Amazon, Walmart.com, TikTok Shop, and drfredericksoriginal.com, plus health practices and boutiques across the United States. Now live in the United Kingdom, with Germany in progress.
By the numbers
- $65M+in cumulative sales since 2015
- 4M+customers served to date
Figures reported by the company.
Structure
Dr. Frederick’s Original is an FDA-registered Class I medical device company. It operates under B&P Trading Company LLC, which Frederick also founded.
The brand experience
Five commitments the brand is built on.
Dr. Frederick’s Original organises every product and every message around five pillars. The fourth is the one this site exists to substantiate.
We Get You
We’re not cold or distant. We’re focused on understanding the real you and what’s holding you back.
Empowering
The core of the mission is to move people forward who are dealing with physical discomfort.
Dynamic
We create products for those who refuse to let aches, pains, or blemishes stop them from doing what they love.
Proven Effective
Dr. Frederick’s Original focuses on our training as physicians to deliver real relief.
Never Compromise
Consumers shouldn’t have to choose between feeling good and looking good. Products combine function with an aesthetically pleasing look.
03 / How he works
Pick the real problem.
Pick the real problem.
Then make the thing.
Start from the complaint
The useful signal is what people quietly put up with, not what the category is already selling.
Let training do the filtering
A clinical background is most valuable for deciding which problems are worth solving and which claims not to make.
Operate the channel
Marketplace businesses are won in the unglamorous work — listings, logistics, and the numbers underneath them.
04 Verification
Credentials, on the record.
Every professional claim on this site can be checked against a primary source.
- Full legal name
- Benjamin Keith Frederick, MD
- NPI
- 1982953378
- Specialty
- Radiology — Diagnostic Radiology
- Board certification
- American Board of Radiology, 2017 — continuous certification maintained
- Medical degree
- Saint Louis University School of Medicine, 2012
- Residency
- University of Missouri–Columbia, 2012–2017
- Undergraduate
- University of Missouri–Columbia, BA Biology, 2008
- Medical license
- State of Missouri, active
05 Coverage
Products in the press.
Products co-designed by Frederick at Dr. Frederick’s Original have been recommended or reviewed by:
- NYT Wirecutter
- Forbes Health
- CNN Underscored
- Good Housekeeping
- Healthline
- Medical News Today
- TODAY
- Real Simple
These are product reviews and recommendations published independently. They cover the company’s products rather than Frederick personally.
07 Now
Build useful products. Keep the claims honest.
Frederick’s work sits at the intersection of clinical training and consumer products: using a physician’s judgment to choose which everyday problems are worth solving, and a marketplace operator’s discipline to get the resulting products in front of the people who have them.
He also founded B&P Trading Company, which operates advertising and marketplace channels for consumer brands, and hosts The Hivemind, a private community of physical-product founders. He lives in Columbia, Missouri.
This site presents the professional background and business record of Benjamin Keith Frederick, MD. Nothing here is medical advice. No statement on this site is intended to describe, diagnose, or treat any medical condition — for care, consult your own physician.
Frequently asked questions
A few things worth
knowing.
Who is Ben Frederick, MD?
Ben Frederick, MD — full legal name Benjamin Keith Frederick — is a board-certified diagnostic radiologist and consumer-products entrepreneur based in Columbia, Missouri. He is the co-founder and CEO of Dr. Frederick’s Original, a physician-founded health and wellness brand he started in 2015 with Peter Anaradian, MD.
Is Ben Frederick, MD the same person as Ben Frederick the Baltimore real estate broker?
No. Ben Frederick III, CCIM, is a commercial real estate broker in Baltimore, Maryland, and is a different person. Ben Frederick, MD is a physician in Columbia, Missouri, identified by NPI 1982953378. The two are unrelated.
Does Ben Frederick, MD practice in Frederick, Maryland?
No. He trained and practiced in Columbia, Missouri. The similarity is a coincidence of naming — “Frederick, MD” in his name refers to the Doctor of Medicine credential, not to the city of Frederick, Maryland.
Where did Ben Frederick go to medical school?
He earned his Doctor of Medicine from Saint Louis University School of Medicine in 2012, after a Bachelor of Arts in Biology from the University of Missouri–Columbia in 2008. He completed his diagnostic radiology residency at the University of Missouri–Columbia in 2017.
Is Ben Frederick board certified?
Yes. He has been certified in diagnostic radiology by the American Board of Radiology since 2017 and maintains continuous certification. He holds an active Missouri medical license. His federal provider record is NPI 1982953378.
Is he currently practicing medicine?
No. He practiced as a diagnostic radiologist with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs through 2026 and remains licensed and board certified, but he is not currently in clinical practice. His work is now focused on Dr. Frederick’s Original and B&P Trading Company.
Does this site provide medical advice?
No. This site documents professional background and business history only. Nothing on it is medical advice, and no product statement here is intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. For medical concerns, consult your own physician.
What is Dr. Frederick’s Original?
Dr. Frederick’s Original provides physician-designed solutions that empower people to embrace life without limits, addressing chronic pain and skin conditions. Founded in 2015 and based in Columbia, Missouri, it is an FDA-registered Class I medical device company making products for foot care, hand and wrist support, arthritis-related discomfort, skin concerns, and oral care. Its tagline is Live Fully.
Did Ben Frederick found Dr. Frederick’s Original alone?
No. He co-founded the company in 2015 with Peter Anaradian, MD, an emergency medicine physician. Frederick serves as CEO.
How large is Dr. Frederick’s Original?
The company reports more than $65 million in cumulative sales since its founding in 2015 and more than 4 million customers served to date. It was named to Inc.’s 2023 Regionals: Midwest list of the fastest-growing private companies in the region.
Where are the products sold?
On Amazon, Walmart.com, TikTok Shop, and drfredericksoriginal.com, as well as through health practices and boutiques across the United States. The brand is live in the United Kingdom, with Germany in progress.
What is B&P Trading Company?
B&P Trading Company LLC is the Columbia, Missouri company Frederick founded that operates advertising and marketplace channels for consumer brands, and under which Dr. Frederick’s Original operates.
Ben Frederick, MD · Columbia, Missouri
Quoted elsewhere.
Selected published commentary on building and operating a consumer-products business. Each piece below has been reviewed by Frederick.