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Edward Henry Fries, O.D.

NPI 1013029198ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Decatur, TX

Optometrist (O.D.) in Decatur, Texas, trained at University of Houston - College of Optometry (class of 1998). In 2024 Medicare paid $62,440 for 338 patients, and Part D covered 631 of their prescriptions, 71% of them generic. Glaukos Corporation was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $305.74 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1013029198
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialO.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedAug 31, 2006
Last updated in NPPESMar 7, 2023

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X5685TGTX

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (TX)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients338
Services billed1,083 across 19 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$62,440

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)631 · 1,242 30-day fills
Patients134
Total drug cost$38,484
Generic share71% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolUniversity of Houston - College of Optometry
Graduation year1998
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$305.74 · 3 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$255.79 · 2 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Glaukos Corporation$163.321
Abbvie Inc.$124.401
Oyster Point Pharma, Inc.$18.021

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$305.74 · 3 payments

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

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