Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Gordon Fried, D.O.
Optician · East Stroudsburg, PA
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Speaking/Promotional
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
This page presents federal public records about Dr. Fried from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Fried
Dr. Gordon Fried is an optician specialist in East Stroudsburg, PA, with 21 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Fried performed 4,523 Medicare services across 3,450 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Fried received a total of $112,524 from 44 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 1282 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in optician. The majority of payments are for speaking programs and promotional activities, reflecting participation in industry-sponsored events. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Fried is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 21 years in practice
▲ Top 6% volume in PA
$112,524 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗4,523
Medicare services
Top 6% in PA for optician
3,450
Unique beneficiaries
$67
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~215 Medicare services per year of practice
Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
1,177 | $85 | $140 |
| EKG interpretation and report A standard electrocardiogram test that records the heart's electrical activity using at least 12 leads. The service includes a professional interpretation of the results and a written report. |
1,090 | $6 | $35 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead A standard heart rhythm test using at least 12 leads to record electrical activity. A healthcare provider interprets the results and provides a written report. |
584 | $10 | $82 |
| Echocardiogram, transthoracic An ultrasound of the heart that uses color to show blood flow, rate, direction, and valve function. |
515 | $129 | $894 |
| Ultrasound of head and neck blood flow, bilateral An ultrasound exam that uses sound waves to visualize and assess blood flow in the vessels of both the head and the neck. |
320 | $126 | $473 |
| Adenosine injection, 1 mg Administration of a 1 mg dose of adenosine medication. This code is specifically for adenosine and excludes adenosine phosphate compounds. |
134 | $0 | $140 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
97 | $124 | $190 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with ECG A heart stress test performed using exercise or medication while monitoring the electrocardiogram under physician supervision and review. |
86 | $47 | $389 |
| Technetium Tc-99m sestamibi diagnostic injection A diagnostic injection of technetium Tc-99m sestamibi used for imaging studies. |
79 | $166 | $789 |
| Nuclear stress test of heart muscle A nuclear medicine imaging test that evaluates blood flow to the heart muscle at rest and during stress using a special camera. |
78 | $317 | $1,209 |
| Intravenous infusion, 1 hour or less Administration of medication or fluid directly into a vein for therapeutic, preventive, or diagnostic purposes. The procedure lasts one hour or less. |
78 | $47 | $125 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
52 | $64 | $95 |
| Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service. |
52 | $60 | $112 |
| Stress echocardiogram with ECG monitoring An ultrasound of the heart performed while monitoring heart rhythm during rest, exercise, or medication-induced stress, followed by a review and report of the findings. |
50 | $164 | $1,235 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 43 | $148 | $260 |
| Pacemaker programming, dual lead system Adjustment and configuration of a dual-lead pacemaker device to ensure proper operation and settings. |
31 | $55 | $100 |
| Initial hospital admission, high complexity Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter. |
30 | $129 | $286 |
| 2-day continuous ECG with review and report A two-day continuous electrocardiogram recording that includes a professional review and written report of the results. |
16 | $48 | $422 |
| Sedation by physician, initial 15 minutes Administration of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by the physician performing a procedure. This code covers the initial 15 minutes of sedation for patients aged 5 years or older. |
11 | $10 | $125 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
13.8% high complexity
16.5% medium
69.7% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$112,524
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $16,075/year across 7 years
Top 3% in PA for optician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
44
Companies
1,282
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$94,289 (83.8%)
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$18,234 (16.2%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$6,234
2023
$8,066
2022
$16,116
2021
$14,215
2020
$5,109
2019
$42,956
2018
$19,827
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$4,341
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$387
Amgen Inc.
$226
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$191
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$172
Novo Nordisk Inc
$169
PFIZER INC.
$165
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$112
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$98
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$93
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$83
ABIOMED
$44
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$32
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$30
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$28
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$25
Abbott Laboratories
$23
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 79.5% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$91,856
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$3,723
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$2,182
Amgen Inc.
$2,154
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$1,961
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.
$1,191
PFIZER INC.
$1,171
Boston Scientific Corporation
$1,109
Amarin Pharma Inc.
$976
Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.
$788
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC
$499
Abbott Laboratories
$486
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$483
ABIOMED
$386
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$307
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$295
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$293
Novo Nordisk Inc
$283
Allergan Inc.
$281
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
$228
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$226
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$208
Relypsa, Inc.
$188
ATRICURE, INC.
$179
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
$166
SCPHARMACEUTICALS INC.
$128
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.
$107
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals International, plc
$98
Vifor Pharma, Inc.
$83
Genentech USA, Inc.
$74
Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$69
Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd.
$50
Akcea Therapeutics, Inc.
$49
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$33
Baxter Healthcare
$33
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$32
ARALEZ PHARMACEUTICALS US INC.
$27
Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
$25
Medtronic, Inc.
$22
Sobi, Inc
$19
GENZYME CORPORATION
$16
iRhythm Technologies, Inc.
$14
Allergan, Inc.
$13
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 86.9% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
ASSURITY · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · AVYCAZ · Activase · Arcalyst · Assurity Pacemaker · BRILINTA · BYSTOLIC · BYVALSON · CAMZYOS · CHANTIX · CONFIRM RX · Circulatory Support · Confirm Rx · Connectivity and Remote care · Corlanor · DALVANCE · ELIQUIS · ENTRESTO · FARXIGA · FUROSCIX · HeartMate · Hillrom - Carnation Ambulatory Monitor · INSPIRE · INTELLIS ADAPTIVESTIM · INVOKANA · Impella · JARDIANCE · Kerendia · LEQVIO · LifeVest · Livalo · MULTAQ · Merlin Connectivity and Remote · Mitra Clip system · NEXLETOL · NEXLIZET · ONPATTRO · OPSUMIT · Ozempic · PRADAXA · PRALUENT · PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION · Perclose ProGlide suture mediated closure system · Quadra Assura CRT Defibrillator · RESONATE · Repatha · Rybelsus · SAMSCA · TEFLARO · TEGSEDI · THORATEC HEARTMATE 3 LVAS IMPLANT KIT · UPTRAVI · VERQUVO · VOQUEZNA · VYNDAQEL · Vascepa · Veltassa · WATCHMAN · XARELTO · ZIO Patch · ZONTIVITY
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
The majority of payments (84%) are for speaking programs and promotional activities, which reflect participation in industry-sponsored educational or marketing events. This is common in optician and does not inherently indicate bias, but patients may wish to be aware. Total industry engagement is in the top 3% for optician in PA.
Geographic Context
Opticians within 10 mi
58
Per 100K population
34.6
County median income
$82,374
Nearest hospital
LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL - POCONO
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Fried is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 6% in PA), with speaking/promotional industry engagement in the top 3% of PA peers, with 21 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Fried experienced with office visit, established patient (30-39 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Fried performed 1,177 office visit, established patient (30-39 min) services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Fried receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Fried received a total of $112,524 from 44 companies across 1,282 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Fried's costs compare to other opticians in East Stroudsburg?
Dr. Fried's average Medicare payment per service is $67. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Fried) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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About this page
All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.
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