Erich Richard Fruehling, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Grand Island, NE
Erich Richard Fruehling, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Grand Island, Nebraska, and NPI 1831270404, issued on Oct 18, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 21568, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erich Richard Fruehling
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 21568 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3515 Richmond Cir, Grand Island, NE 68803
- Phone
- (308) 381-8636
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 18, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (308) 381-8622
- Medicaid IDs
- 0787986 IA
200533510A KS
47070592301 NE
47070592302 NE - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050221000358); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Nebraska College Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3515 Richmond Cir
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Chelsie Doane, PA-CPhysician Assistant1043496243
Verify Erich Richard Fruehling in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
Search for license 21568Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
5,629 Medicare Part D claims for 710 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate441 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium399 claims
- Carvedilol368 claims
- Eliquis346 claims
- Ezetimibe310 claims
- Clopidogrel309 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 17.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $408.36
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was United Therapeutics Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Chi Health Clinic Specialty LLCSaint Paul, NE
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Erich Richard Fruehling among 53 interventional cardiology physician records in Nebraska
Erich Richard Fruehling, M.D. is one of 53 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 94% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 51% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2002 among the 45 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in Nebraska
There are 53 interventional cardiology physician records in Nebraska.
All 53 in Nebraska → Every provider in Grand Island → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Douglas Kosmicki, M.D.Grand Island, NE 688031295840130
- Zachary Oman, D.O.Grand Island, NE 688031326492802
- Sean Denney, MDKearney, NE 688451710979950
- James Hall, M.D.Kearney, NE 688451336437359
- Vinayak Nagaraja, MBBS MS MMED FRACPKearney, NE 688451174185607
- Panayotis-Alain Efstratiou, MDKearney, NE 688471083623706
- Ahmed Kutty, MDKearney, NE 688471629089164
- Daniel McGowan, M.D.Kearney, NE 688471780667931
Common questions
What is Erich Richard Fruehling, M.D.'s NPI number?
Erich Richard Fruehling, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831270404, issued on Oct 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erich Richard Fruehling, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3515 Richmond Cir, Grand Island, NE, 68803. Phone: (308) 381-8636. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erich Richard Fruehling, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Nebraska license number 21568, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Erich Richard Fruehling, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Erich Richard Fruehling, M.D. had 5,629 Medicare Part D claims for 710 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Erich Richard Fruehling, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 17.4 of 100. 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.