Richard D. Fremont, MD
NPI 1528115482ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine· Columbia, TN
Internal Medicine (MD) with Meharry Medical College, practicing in Columbia, Tennessee. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $208,498 for 815 claims, against $4,140 paid for services in 2024. Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. was the largest of 4 companies reporting payments in 2025, $82.70 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Metro Nashville General Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1528115482 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jan 4, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jul 8, 2007 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine Primary | 207R00000X | 39705 | TN |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Pulmonary Disease (TN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 20 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 55 across 11 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $4,140 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 815 · 1,108 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 72 |
| Total drug cost | $208,498 |
| Generic share | 49% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Pulmonary Disease |
Medical group
- Meharry Medical CollegeNashville, TN · 40 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Metro Nashville General HospitalNashville, TN
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$82.70 · 4 payments from 4 companies
- 2024$126.83 · 6 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | $24.23 | 1 |
| Glaxosmithkline, LLC. | $23.39 | 1 |
| Genzyme Corporation | $21.46 | 1 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $13.62 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$82.70 · 4 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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