Edward John Fricker, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Valdosta, GA
Edward John Fricker, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Valdosta, Georgia, and NPI 1316933823, issued on Sep 21, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 038487, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward John Fricker
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 038487 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3207 Country Club Dr, Valdosta, GA 31605
- Phone
- (229) 242-8480
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (229) 247-7539
- Medicaid ID
- 00610915A GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050104000215); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Edward John Fricker in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 038487Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
3,510 Medicare Part D claims for 903 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium948 claims
- Famotidine637 claims
- Sutab201 claims
- Lubiprostone147 claims
- Sucralfate132 claims
- Linzess124 claims
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: $1,095.26
47 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Southwell Ambulatory IncAdel, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edward John Fricker among 530 gastroenterology physician records in Georgia
Edward John Fricker, MD is one of 530 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2001 among the 397 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 530 gastroenterology physician records in Georgia.
All 530 in Georgia → Every provider in Valdosta → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jeff Anucha, M.D.Valdosta, GA 316021942652524
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- Madeline Culpepper, FNP-BCValdosta, GA 316021811850373
- Amrendra MandalValdosta, GA 316021518480250
- Eric Ward, M.D.Valdosta, GA 316021699703041
- David Whitehead, M.D.Jesup, GA 315451962403766
- Sudhakar Jonnalagadda, MDDouglas, GA 315331043203011
- Abhishek Bhurwal, MDBrunswick, GA 315201184011991
Common questions
What is Edward John Fricker, MD's NPI number?
Edward John Fricker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316933823, issued on Sep 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward John Fricker, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3207 Country Club Dr, Valdosta, GA, 31605. Phone: (229) 242-8480. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward John Fricker, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 038487, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Edward John Fricker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward John Fricker, MD had 3,510 Medicare Part D claims for 903 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.