Fred E. Hardwicke, M.D.
Medical Oncology Physician · Childress, TX
Fred E. Hardwicke, M.D. is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Childress, Texas, and NPI 1194713248, issued on Oct 12, 2005. Check the license (Texas H0428, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fred E. Hardwicke
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- H0428 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 US Highway 83 N, Childress, TX 79201
- Phone
- (940) 937-3636
- Enumerated
- Oct 12, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 24, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (940) 937-9615
- Medicaid IDs
- 135619803 TX
63916 NM
114565101 TX
135619804 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090608000368); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1001 US Highway 83 N
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Verify Fred E. Hardwicke in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license H0428Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
565 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 83 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen46 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium37 claims
- Imbruvica34 claims
- Prednisone31 claims
- Tamoxifen Citrate22 claims
- Letrozole19 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: $70.15
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 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
- Childress County Hospital DistrictChildress, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Fred E. Hardwicke among 547 medical oncology physician records in Texas
Fred E. Hardwicke, M.D. is one of 547 medical oncology 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2000 among the 414 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 medical oncology physician record lists a practice address in Childress
They are 1 of the 54 NPPES records with a practice address in Childress, and 547 medical oncology physician records in Texas.
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Common questions
What is Fred E. Hardwicke, M.D.'s NPI number?
Fred E. Hardwicke, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194713248, issued on Oct 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fred E. Hardwicke, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 US Highway 83 N, Childress, TX, 79201. Phone: (940) 937-3636. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fred E. Hardwicke, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number H0428, 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.
How much does Fred E. Hardwicke, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fred E. Hardwicke, M.D. had 565 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. 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.