Richard Bruce Fries, M.D.
Vascular Surgery Physician · Cincinnati, OH
Richard Bruce Fries, M.D. is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Cincinnati, Ohio, and NPI 1033321567, issued on May 4, 2007. Check the license (Ohio 35084724, as entered in NPPES) on the State Medical Board of Ohio; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Bruce Fries
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License number
- 35084724 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4030 Smith RD, Cincinnati, OH 45209
- Phone
- (513) 421-3494
- Enumerated
- May 4, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2025
- Fax
- (513) 345-2606
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090621000006); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4030 Smith RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alan Annenberg, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1891729158
- Todd Bayer, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1356343008
- Stacey Blume-Soper, DMDGeneral Practice Dentistry1558467399
- Donald Buckley, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1386678647
- Ilmar Ezis, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1295835809
- Charles Mesh, M.D.Vascular Surgery Physician1598799959
Verify Richard Bruce Fries in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersState Medical Board of Ohio
Search for license 35084724Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
60% more Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
322 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims. 128 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl125 claims
- Clopidogrel120 claims
- Cilostazol37 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: $7,530.97
14 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AngioDynamics, Inc. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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
- Fresenius Vascular Care Cincinnati LLCNorwood, OH
- Mercy Health Physicians Cincinnati Specialty Care LLCFairfield, OH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Bruce Fries among 241 vascular surgery physician records in Ohio
Richard Bruce Fries, M.D. is one of 241 vascular surgery physician records with a practice address in Ohio. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2005 among the 167 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0129X and a Ohio practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Ohio
There are 241 vascular surgery physician records in Ohio.
All 241 in Ohio → Every provider in Cincinnati → Vascular Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 vascular surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Alan Annenberg, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452091891729158
- Todd Bayer, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452091356343008
- Charles Mesh, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452091598799959
- Robert Cranley, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452111770558058
- Joann Lohr, MDCincinnati, OH 452111205802808
- Louis Roedersheimer, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452111528033206
- Geoffrey AnswiniCincinnati, OH 452191043297831
- Luke Brewster, MD PHD MACincinnati, OH 452191174783450
Common questions
What is Richard Bruce Fries, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Bruce Fries, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033321567, issued on May 4, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Bruce Fries, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4030 Smith RD, Cincinnati, OH, 45209. Phone: (513) 421-3494. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Bruce Fries, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Ohio license number 35084724, as entered by the provider. 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 Richard Bruce Fries, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Bruce Fries, M.D. had 322 Medicare Part D claims for 169 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. 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.