Eric G. Friess, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Cleveland, OH
Eric G. Friess, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Cleveland, Ohio, and NPI 1144338930, issued on Aug 29, 2006. Check the license (Ohio 35067824, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Eric G. Friess
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 35067824 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4242 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113
- Phone
- (216) 651-3740
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 0313039 OH
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Eric G. Friess in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35067824Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
938 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate75 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium71 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium71 claims
- Metformin Hcl Er60 claims
- Metformin Hcl35 claims
- Omeprazole29 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: $28.03
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Organon Llc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Eric G. Friess among 5,606 family medicine physician records in Ohio
Eric G. Friess, MD is one of 5,606 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 80% 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 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 63% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Family Medicine Physician providers in Ohio
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Common questions
What is Eric G. Friess, MD's NPI number?
Eric G. Friess, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144338930, issued on Aug 29, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Eric G. Friess, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4242 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44113. Phone: (216) 651-3740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Eric G. Friess, MD's license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35067824, as entered by the provider. Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Eric G. Friess, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Eric G. Friess, MD had 938 Medicare Part D claims for 91 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.