Edward Henry Fries, O.D.
Optometrist · Decatur, TX
Edward Henry Fries, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Decatur, Texas, and NPI 1013029198, issued on Aug 31, 2006. Check the license (Texas 5685TG, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edward Henry Fries
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5685TG TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 303 S Washburn St, Decatur, TX 76234
- Phone
- (940) 627-2020
- Enumerated
- Aug 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 7, 2023
- Fax
- (940) 627-1144
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041230000271); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Houston - College Of Optometry, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 303 S Washburn St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Edward Henry Fries in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
Search for license 5685TGCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
631 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost194 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol153 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate57 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate40 claims
- Timolol Maleate34 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone27 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $255.79
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was RxSight Inc. 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.
Edward Henry Fries among 5,006 optometrist records in Texas
Edward Henry Fries, O.D. is one of 5,006 optometrist records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2010 among the 2,894 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% 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 Texas 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 Decatur
They are 6 of the 337 NPPES records with a practice address in Decatur, and 5,006 optometrist records in Texas.
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- Ronald Kautz, O.D.Decatur, TX 762341982922191
- Carroll Dick, O.D.Gainesville, TX 762401003898321
- Jaclynn Fisher, O.D.Gainesville, TX 762401023262102
- Cynthia Fleitman, O.D.Gainesville, TX 762401790762540
Common questions
What is Edward Henry Fries, O.D.'s NPI number?
Edward Henry Fries, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013029198, issued on Aug 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edward Henry Fries, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 303 S Washburn St, Decatur, TX, 76234. Phone: (940) 627-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edward Henry Fries, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number 5685TG, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Edward Henry Fries, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edward Henry Fries, O.D. had 631 Medicare Part D claims for 134 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Edward Henry Fries, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.