Gray W. Friedrichs, O.D.
Optometrist · Martinsville, VA
Gray W. Friedrichs, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Martinsville, Virginia, and NPI 1174526008, issued on May 24, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0618000917, as entered in NPPES) with the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gray W. Friedrichs
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 0618000917 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1975 Virginia Ave, Martinsville, VA 24112
- Phone
- (276) 647-3937
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 30, 2023
- Fax
- (276) 647-3990
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100826000185); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern College Of Optometry, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1975 Virginia Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- G. Butterworth, ODCorneal and Contact Management Optometrist1114928934
- Jill Christian-Friedrichs, O.D.Optometrist1093800781
- Michael Ford, O.D.Optometrist1922008952
- Michael Jennings, ODOptometrist1104410927
- Casey Ramirez Cortes, ODOptometrist1609440502
- Mary Kathryn Zak, O.D.Optometrist1821543836
Verify Gray W. Friedrichs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Virginia board licenses this profession
Search for license 0618000917Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
780 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost409 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol69 claims
- Timolol Maleate51 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate43 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate35 claims
- Restasis30 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): 91.3 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: $103.89
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Friedrichs Family Eye Center PCMartinsville, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gray W. Friedrichs among 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia
Gray W. Friedrichs, O.D. is one of 1,460 optometrist records with a practice address in Virginia. 70% 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, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2007 among the 885 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 64% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 optometrist records list a practice address in Martinsville
They are 9 of the 499 NPPES records with a practice address in Martinsville, and 1,460 optometrist records in Virginia.
All 1,460 in Virginia → Every provider in Martinsville → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Theresa Bechtel, ODMartinsville, VA 241121932291416
- Jill Christian-Friedrichs, O.D.Martinsville, VA 241121093800781
- Douglas Christman, O.D.Martinsville, VA 241121588776785
- Morgan ClemonsMartinsville, VA 241121336034883
- Michael Ford, O.D.Martinsville, VA 241121922008952
- Michael Jennings, ODMartinsville, VA 241121104410927
- Casey Ramirez Cortes, ODMartinsville, VA 241121609440502
- Mary Kathryn Zak, O.D.Martinsville, VA 241121821543836
Common questions
What is Gray W. Friedrichs, O.D.'s NPI number?
Gray W. Friedrichs, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174526008, issued on May 24, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gray W. Friedrichs, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1975 Virginia Ave, Martinsville, VA, 24112. Phone: (276) 647-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gray W. Friedrichs, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0618000917, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Gray W. Friedrichs, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gray W. Friedrichs, O.D. had 780 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gray W. Friedrichs, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.3 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.