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David L. Friedrich, MD

NPI 1841288131ActiveIndividual· Ophthalmology· Chattanooga, TN

Ophthalmology (MD) in Chattanooga, Tennessee, trained at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (class of 1979). In 2024 Medicare paid $172,278 for 768 patients, and Part D covered 1,473 of their prescriptions, 54% of them generic. Abbvie Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $126.39 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1841288131
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedOct 11, 2005
Last updated in NPPESFeb 27, 2017

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Ophthalmology Primary207W00000XMD0000028873TN
Ophthalmology207W00000X049535GA

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Ophthalmology (TN)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients768
Services billed2,799 across 41 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$172,278

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)1,473 · 2,052 30-day fills
Patients323
Total drug cost$184,190
Generic share54% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolIcahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Graduation year1979
Medicare specialtyOphthalmology

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$126.39 · 5 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$166.43 · 7 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Abbvie Inc.$75.603
Dompe US, Inc.$25.451
Oyster Point Pharma, Inc.$25.341

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$126.39 · 5 payments

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

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