Melinda S. Fritz, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Defiance, OH
Melinda S. Fritz, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Defiance, Ohio, and NPI 1497766679, issued on Aug 11, 2006. Check the license on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melinda S. Fritz
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 01064056A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 N Clinton St Ste B, Defiance, OH 43512
- Phone
- (419) 782-2147
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (419) 782-2157
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100222000881); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Toledo College Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 800 N Clinton St Ste B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sloane Howard, LPNLicensed Practical Nurse1720764459
- Amber Huff, APRN, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1124788534
Verify Melinda S. Fritz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of OhioCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
566 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Eliquis40 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium22 claims
- Spironolactone20 claims
- Furosemide17 claims
- Buspirone Hcl15 claims
- Gabapentin13 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: $360.91
23 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Henry County Hospital IncNapoleon, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melinda S. Fritz among 5,606 family medicine physician records in Ohio
Melinda S. Fritz, MD is one of 5,606 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 18% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2005 among the 3,510 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
17 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Defiance
They are 17 of the 589 NPPES records with a practice address in Defiance, and 5,606 family medicine physician records in Ohio.
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Common questions
What is Melinda S. Fritz, MD's NPI number?
Melinda S. Fritz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497766679, issued on Aug 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melinda S. Fritz, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 N Clinton St Ste B, Defiance, OH, 43512. Phone: (419) 782-2147. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melinda S. Fritz, MD's license?
Search the State Medical Board of Ohio at https://elicense.ohio.gov/oh_verifylicense. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melinda S. Fritz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melinda S. Fritz, MD had 566 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.