Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling, MD

  • Lincoln, NE
  • Interventional cardiologist
NPI1831270404PAC ID3375595143
Medicare services, 2024
5,276
Medicare patients, 2024
2,133
Part D claims, 2024
5,629
Hospital affiliations
5
Industry payments
$5,544
Practice address
7440 S 91st St, Lincoln, NE 68526
Practice phone
Call (402) 219-8000
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Primary practice

Chi Health Clinic Specialty

Lincoln, Nebraska

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Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling is an interventional cardiologist in Lincoln, Nebraska

Dr. Fruehling practices at Chi Health Clinic Specialty in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Dr. Fruehling's NPI, 1831270404, was assigned on October 18, 2006. Dr. Fruehling graduated from UNMC in 1999. Dr. Fruehling holds Nebraska license 21568.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3375595143
NPI enumeration date
October 18, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(402) 219-8000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
53
Medical school graduation
1999

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling practices at Chi Health Clinic Specialty in Lincoln, Nebraska

Dr. Fruehling's primary practice is Chi Health Clinic Specialty, at 7440 S 91st St, Lincoln, NE 68526 in Lancaster County. The practice phone is (402) 219-8000.

  • Chi Health Clinic Specialty
    7440 S 91st St, Lincoln, NE 68526 · Lancaster CountyPhone(402) 219-8000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Fruehling's primary practice is Chi Health Clinic Specialty in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dr. Fruehling is also affiliated with CHI Health Nebraska Heart. The medical group on file is CHI Health Clinic Heart Institute (Lincoln - Nebraska Heart). Dmand AI also links Dr. Fruehling to 4 more hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Fruehling practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Chi Health Clinic SpecialtyAvailable with a free account
+6 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling is one of 59 interventional cardiologists in Nebraska

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Fruehling's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Fruehling is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Fruehling's licenses on file in 2 states: Nebraska and Kansas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Interventional cardiology, NebraskaPrimaryLicense 21568 · 2000 to 2026 · taxonomy 207RI0011X
  • Kansas license2014 to 2016

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists angioplasty, cardiac catheterization and pacemaker replacement among the conditions Dr. Fruehling treats.

Interventional cardiologists near Dr. Fruehling

Counts of interventional cardiologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling billed Medicare for 5,276 services in 2024

CMS data shows 5,276 Medicare services from Dr. Fruehling across 30 procedure codes in 2024, for 2,133 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $200,780 for them.

Medicare services, 20245,276
Medicare patients2,133
Paid by Medicare$200,780
Procedure codes30

Dr. Fruehling's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 3,5742024: 3,2509%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,6552024: 1,5168%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 2842024: 31310%
Other services
2023: 1942024: 1972%

Where Dr. Fruehling's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office3,56268%
  • In a facility1,71432%

Dr. Fruehling compared with the Nebraska median for interventional cardiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Fruehling
  • Nebraska median
Medicare services
5,276vs 2,4042.2 times
Medicare patients
2,133vs 1,13887% above
Part D claims
5,437vs 2,4802.2 times

Medians across 57 interventional cardiologists in Nebraska with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Fruehling's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling treated 2,133 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78

CMS counts 2,133 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fruehling in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 797 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.46, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Fruehling's median patient age at 72, with 49% women.

Medicare patients, 20242,133
Average age78
Average risk score1.46
Also on Medicaid9%

Dr. Fruehling's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Fruehling's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women1,08151%
  • Men1,05249%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Fruehling's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis53%
  4. Ischemic heart disease46%
  5. Atrial fibrillation41%
  6. Diabetes36%
  7. Heart failure33%
  8. Chronic kidney disease32%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Fruehling's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 72

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women49%
  • Men51%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling wrote 5,629 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Fruehling wrote 5,629 Medicare Part D claims for 710 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 5,437 of them, across 51 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $681,653 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 5,941 claims across 58 drugs.

Part D claims, 20245,629
Drugs named by CMS51
Total drug cost$681,653
Part D patients710

Dr. Fruehling's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic4,718 claims84%
  • Brand-name911 claims16%

Dr. Fruehling's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 5,9412024: 5,4378%

Drugs named by CMS: 51 in 2024, 58 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

How Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling takes part in Medicare

Dr. Fruehling accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Coronary angioplasty and stenting: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling received $5,544 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 333 general payments to Dr. Fruehling from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 97% of the total. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP paid the most, $964.

General payments to Dr. Fruehling by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Fruehling by kind, 2016 to 2025

$5.5Kin total
  • Food and beverage$5,35897%
  • Education$1863%

Companies that paid Dr. Fruehling the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Fruehling, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Fruehling

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. 2012
    • ACC Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling graduated from UNMC

Dr. Fruehling graduated from UNMC in 1999. Dr. Fruehling is a member of ACC and ACP.

  1. Medical schoolUNMC
  2. Board certified in cardiovascular diseaseAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in interventional cardiologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling accepts plans from 17 insurance carriers

Dr. Fruehling is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Medica
  • Aetna
  • HCSC
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • +9 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Fruehling accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO13
  2. Medicare10
  3. HMO8
  4. POS4
  5. EPO3
  6. Medicaid2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling's NPI number?

Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling's NPI number is 1831270404. It was assigned on October 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling?

Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling is an interventional cardiologist in Lincoln, Nebraska. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Interventional Cardiology Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0011X).

Where does Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling practice?

Dr. Fruehling practices at 7440 S 91st St, Lincoln, NE 68526. Dr. Fruehling's primary practice is Chi Health Clinic Specialty in Lincoln, Nebraska. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fruehling to 4 hospitals and 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Fruehling is (402) 219-8000.

What is Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling's medical license number?

Dr. Fruehling holds Nebraska license 21568, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Fruehling in Nebraska (2000 to 2026) and Kansas (2014 to 2016).

Which hospitals is Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling affiliated with?

Dr. Fruehling is affiliated with CHI Health Nebraska Heart. Dmand AI links Dr. Fruehling to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling part of?

Dr. Fruehling is linked to CHI Health Clinic Heart Institute (Lincoln - Nebraska Heart).

Does Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Fruehling billed Medicare for 5,276 services in 2024, and Dr. Fruehling accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling see?

CMS counts 2,133 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fruehling in 2024, with an average age of 78.

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Is Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling board certified?

Yes. Dr. Fruehling is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

What services does Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Fruehling's most billed Medicare services were heart test or procedure (93010), office visit, established patient (99213) and heart test or procedure (93306).

Where did Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling go to medical school?

Dr. Fruehling graduated from UNMC in 1999.

What drugs does Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Fruehling's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Succinate, Atorvastatin Calcium and Carvedilol.

Has Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $5,544 in general payments to Dr. Fruehling from 33 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP.

How long has Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling been practicing?

Dr. Fruehling graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.

What insurance does Dr. Erich Richard Fruehling accept?

Dr. Fruehling is in network with 17 carriers, including Elevance, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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