Benet Michael Friederichs, OD
Optometrist · Buffalo, MN
Benet Michael Friederichs, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Buffalo, Minnesota, and NPI 1720820624, issued on Jun 11, 2024. Check the license (Minnesota 3935, as entered in NPPES) with the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benet Michael Friederichs
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3935 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 103 Center Dr Ste 100, Buffalo, MN 55313
- Phone
- (763) 682-1282
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2024
- Record last updated
- Jul 5, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20241016002898); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benet Michael Friederichs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Minnesota board licenses this profession
Search for license 3935Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
30 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $29.29
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Eagan Eye Clinic LLCBuffalo, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benet Michael Friederichs among 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota
Benet Michael Friederichs, OD is one of 1,142 optometrist records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2024, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2024 · 95% of these records are older, 3% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated2024 · median 2008 among the 778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 optometrist records list a practice address in Buffalo
They are 6 of the 462 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo, and 1,142 optometrist records in Minnesota.
All 1,142 in Minnesota → Every provider in Buffalo → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gayle Dramen, O.D.Buffalo, MN 553131215030341
- Ronald Mathisen, ODBuffalo, MN 553131437188182
- Rodney Melgard, O.D.Buffalo, MN 553131710922679
- Warren Stoltman, O.D.Buffalo, MN 553131811939838
- David TurnerBuffalo, MN 553131588077473
- Londa Fischer, O.D.Maple Grove, MN 553111942401039
- Scott Frick, ODMaple Grove, MN 553111043214091
- Rebecca Loerzel, O.D.Maple Grove, MN 553111396848206
Common questions
What is Benet Michael Friederichs, OD's NPI number?
Benet Michael Friederichs, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720820624, issued on Jun 11, 2024. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benet Michael Friederichs, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 103 Center Dr Ste 100, Buffalo, MN, 55313. Phone: (763) 682-1282. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benet Michael Friederichs, OD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 3935, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Benet Michael Friederichs, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benet Michael Friederichs, OD had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.