Charles A. Fries, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician · San Antonio, TX
Charles A. Fries, MD is a plastic and reconstructive surgery physician with a practice address in San Antonio, Texas, and NPI 1801491311, issued on Dec 2, 2020. Check the license (Texas 47133, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Charles A. Fries
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician 2086S0122X
- License number
- 47133 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8300 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX 78229
- Phone
- (210) 450-9000
- Enumerated
- Dec 2, 2020
- Record last updated
- Dec 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20201207001049); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 8300 Floyd Curl Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Charles A. Fries in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license 47133Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $2,921.68
27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tela Bio, Inc. The 2,042 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,814.09 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 2 group practices
- Plastic Reconstructive And Microsurgical Associates OF South Texas PllSan Antonio, TX
- University OF Texas Health Science Center AT San AntonioBoerne, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Charles A. Fries among 392 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in Texas
Charles A. Fries, MD is one of 392 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 92% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 213 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0122X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 392 plastic and reconstructive surgery physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Charles A. Fries, MD's NPI number?
Charles A. Fries, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801491311, issued on Dec 2, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Charles A. Fries, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8300 Floyd Curl Dr, San Antonio, TX, 78229. Phone: (210) 450-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Charles A. Fries, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 47133, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
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.