Dr. L Don Freeman, MD

Dr. Freeman practices at CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler in Tyler, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health.

Dr. Freeman's NPI, 1265445886, was assigned on August 14, 2006. Dr. Freeman graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 1975. Dr. Freeman's Texas license number on file is G4291.

Dr. Freeman's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler, at 800 East Dawson, Tyler, TX 75701 in Smith County. The practice phone is (903) 593-8441.

Dr. Freeman's primary practice is CHRISTUS Mother Frances Hospital - Tyler in Tyler, Texas, part of CHRISTUS Health. The medical group on file is CHRISTUS Trinity Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Freeman to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Freeman practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Gastroenterology is Dr. Freeman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Freeman is board certified in gastroenterology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Freeman's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, California and Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists acid reflux, chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), colonoscopy, gastroenteritis, gastrointestinal bleeding, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), pancreas or bile duct endoscopy (ERCP) and upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Freeman treats.

CMS data shows 651 Medicare services from Dr. Freeman across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 443 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $70,904 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 443 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Freeman in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 220 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.18, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Freeman's median patient age at 64, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Freeman wrote 2,109 Medicare Part D claims for 588 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,849 of them, across 45 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $273,875 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,763 claims across 48 drugs.

Dr. Freeman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 124 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Freeman, more than 85% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

CMS Open Payments shows 508 general payments to Dr. Freeman from 37 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $3,112.

Dr. Freeman graduated from Tulane School of Medicine in 1975.

Dr. Freeman is in network with 22 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.