Heather Marie French Friedrich, O.D.
Optometrist · Medford, OR
Heather Marie French Friedrich, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Medford, Oregon, and NPI 1871976233, issued on Jul 2, 2015. Check the license (Oregon 3656AT, as entered in NPPES) with the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather Marie French Friedrich
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 3656AT OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1333 E Barnett RD, Medford, OR 97504
- Phone
- (541) 779-4711
- Enumerated
- Jul 2, 2015
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (541) 210-8710
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160816003065); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California - School Of Optometry, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1333 E Barnett RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Abby Coats, P.A.Physician Assistant1548341738
- Elizabeth Echalier, M.D.Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Physician1811316144
- Stacey Hoins, O.D.Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist1598147100
- Paul Imperia, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1487722179
Verify Heather Marie French Friedrich in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Oregon board licenses this profession
Search for license 3656ATCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average optometrist in 2024
935 Medicare Part D claims for 339 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluorometholone124 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate89 claims
- Latanoprost68 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth68 claims
- Restasis66 claims
- Cyclosporine53 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): 87.9 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: $231.99
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Medical Eye Center IncMedford, OR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather Marie French Friedrich among 944 optometrist records in Oregon
Heather Marie French Friedrich, O.D. is one of 944 optometrist records with a practice address in Oregon. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 71% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2010 among the 552 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 65% 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 Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Oregon
There are 944 optometrist records in Oregon.
All 944 in Oregon → Every provider in Medford → Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Barnes, O.D.Medford, OR 975041659491777
- Jacqueline Clair-Horn, O.D.Medford, OR 975041619082062
- Barry Clegg, O.D.Medford, OR 975041578625612
- Russell Horn, ODMedford, OR 975041942211792
- Tessa Johnston, O. D.Medford, OR 975041174620835
- Dennis Kantor, O.D.Medford, OR 975041316901952
- George Lam, O.D.Medford, OR 975041861495970
- Brian Mitchell, O. D.Medford, OR 975041417998006
Common questions
What is Heather Marie French Friedrich, O.D.'s NPI number?
Heather Marie French Friedrich, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871976233, issued on Jul 2, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather Marie French Friedrich, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1333 E Barnett RD, Medford, OR, 97504. Phone: (541) 779-4711. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather Marie French Friedrich, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number 3656AT, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Heather Marie French Friedrich, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather Marie French Friedrich, O.D. had 935 Medicare Part D claims for 339 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather Marie French Friedrich, O.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.9 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.