John Henry Friend, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Mobile, AL
John Henry Friend, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1265063556, issued on Jan 27, 2020. Check the license (Alabama 50985, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Henry Friend
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 50985 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2880 Dauphin St, Mobile, AL 36606
- Phone
- (251) 473-1900
- Enumerated
- Jan 27, 2020
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2025
- Fax
- (251) 470-8943
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250815000391); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2020
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2880 Dauphin St
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Verify John Henry Friend in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 50985Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
578 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost105 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate100 claims
- Moxifloxacin93 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine61 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate59 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol44 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: $259.53
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Glaukos Corporation. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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 2 group practices
- Premier Health Management IncMobile, AL
- University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center AT DallasDallas, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Henry Friend among 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama
John Henry Friend, MD is one of 234 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 93% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 93% of these records are older, 5% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207W00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 234 ophthalmology physician records in Alabama.
All 234 in Alabama → Every provider in Mobile → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stuart Ball, M.D.Mobile, AL 366061548263577
- Stuart Ball, M.D.Mobile, AL 366061528479987
- Jay Brown, M.D.Mobile, AL 366061538167143
- Ryan Burton, MDMobile, AL 366061578854766
- Sean Carter, MDMobile, AL 366061750812012
- Mark Douglas, M.D.Mobile, AL 366061679576516
- Richard Duffey, M.D.Mobile, AL 366061053314997
- Henry Faulkner, M.D.Mobile, AL 366061578593653
Common questions
What is John Henry Friend, MD's NPI number?
John Henry Friend, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265063556, issued on Jan 27, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Henry Friend, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2880 Dauphin St, Mobile, AL, 36606. Phone: (251) 473-1900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Henry Friend, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 50985, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Henry Friend, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Henry Friend, MD had 578 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.