NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Daniel Friederich, O.D.

Optometrist · Saint Louis, MO

John Daniel Friederich, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Saint Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1871755280, issued on Jun 26, 2008. Check the license (Missouri 2008017083, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1871755280
Name
John Daniel Friederich
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
2008017083 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
12121 Tesson Ferry Professional Ctr, Saint Louis, MO 63128
Phone
(314) 843-5700
Enumerated
Jun 26, 2008
Record last updated
Jan 25, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080905000345); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri St Louis - School Of Optometry, 2008
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 12121 Tesson Ferry Professional Ctr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Marie Wehner, O.D.Optometrist1295046175

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

258 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.

  1. John Friederich258
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Lumigan58 claims
  2. Tobramycin-Dexamethasone30 claims
  3. Doxycycline Monohydrate25 claims
  4. Travoprost25 claims
  5. Brimonidine Tartrate-Timolol21 claims
  6. Latanoprost17 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: $920.33

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Menicon. 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.

  1. John Friederich$920.33
  2. Specialty average$769.99

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

  1. Vision Care Consultants IncSaint Louis, MO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

John Daniel Friederich among 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri

John Daniel Friederich, O.D. is one of 1,242 optometrist records with a practice address in Missouri. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 58% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2007 among the 768 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 67% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Optometrist providers in Missouri

There are 1,242 optometrist records in Missouri.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Craig Brawley, O.D.St Louis, MO 631281558360644
  2. Jessica Jones, O.D.Saint Louis, MO 631281922395854
  3. Michael Katich, O.D.Saint Louis, MO 631281669449765
  4. Naba Khan, ODSaint Louis, MO 631281114579554
  5. William Kiefer, ODSaint Louis, MO 631281588627400
  6. Michael Kline, O.D.Saint Louis, MO 631281689680886
  7. Elisabeth Knibb, O.D.Saint Louis, MO 631281912278060
  8. Kristin McMurry, O.D.Saint Louis, MO 631281003885278

Common questions

What is John Daniel Friederich, O.D.'s NPI number?

John Daniel Friederich, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871755280, issued on Jun 26, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Daniel Friederich, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12121 Tesson Ferry Professional Ctr, Saint Louis, MO, 63128. Phone: (314) 843-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Daniel Friederich, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2008017083, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does John Daniel Friederich, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Daniel Friederich, O.D. had 258 Medicare Part D claims for 83 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.