Dr. Darren Fred, MD

  • Friendswood, TX
  • Psychiatrist
NPI1447609052PAC ID0446545362
Medicare services, 2024
239
Medicare patients, 2024
52
Part D claims, 2024
870
Industry payments
$905
Affiliated sites
1
Practice address
308 S Friendswood Dr Suite 200 Suite 200, Friendswood, TX 77546-3989
Practice phone
Call (844) 824-8775
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Primary practice

Lifestance Health

Behavioral health practice · Friendswood, Texas

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Dr. Darren Fred is a psychiatrist in Friendswood, Texas

Dr. Fred practices at Lifestance Health in Friendswood, Texas.

Dr. Fred's NPI, 1447609052, was assigned on June 6, 2016. Dr. Fred graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2015. Dr. Fred holds Texas license S6398.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0446545362
NPI enumeration date
June 6, 2016
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(844) 824-8775
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
37
Medical school graduation
2015

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

Dr. Darren Fred practices at Lifestance Health in Friendswood, Texas

Dr. Fred's primary practice is Lifestance Health, at 308 S Friendswood Dr Suite 200 Suite 200, Friendswood, TX 77546-3989. The practice phone is (844) 824-8775.

  • Lifestance Health
    308 S Friendswood Dr Suite 200 Suite 200, Friendswood, TX 77546-3989Phone(844) 824-8775

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Dr. Darren Fred is affiliated with 1 site of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Fred's primary practice is Lifestance Health in Friendswood, Texas. The medical group on file is LifeStance Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fred to 1 more medical group, named with a free account.

Lifestance HealthBehavioral health practice · Friendswood, TexasPrimary
LifeStance HealthBehavioral and mental health group, Friendswood, TX1 medical groupName with a free account
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Darren Fred's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Lifestance HealthAvailable with a free account
+1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Darren Fred is one of 2,406 psychiatrists in Texas

Psychiatry is Dr. Fred's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Fred is licensed in Texas.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Psychiatry, TexasPrimaryLicense S6398 · taxonomy 2084P0800X

Psychiatrists near Dr. Fred

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2,406psychiatrists in Texas
6psychiatrists in Friendswood

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

Dr. Darren Fred billed Medicare for 239 services in 2024

CMS data shows 239 Medicare services from Dr. Fred across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 52 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $17,715 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024239
Medicare patients52
Paid by Medicare$17,715
Procedure codes3

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1072024: 13021%
Tests and treatments
2023: 232024: 109374%

Dr. Fred compared with the Texas median for psychiatrists, 2024

  • Dr. Fred
  • Texas median
Medicare services
239vs 1102.2 times
Medicare patients
52vs 4321% above
Part D claims
728vs 1634.5 times

Medians across 2,341 psychiatrists in Texas with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

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

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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

Dr. Darren Fred treated 52 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69

CMS counts 52 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fred in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 26 patients. 75% of them have anxiety, and 75% have depression. Their average risk score is 1.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Fred's median patient age at 42, with 59% women.

Medicare patients, 202452
Average age69
Average risk score1.15

Dr. Fred's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Fred's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3262%
  • Men2038%

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

  1. Anxiety75%
  2. Depression75%
  3. Mood disorders75%
  4. High blood pressure65%
  5. High cholesterol63%
  6. Arthritis48%
  7. Bipolar disorder37%
  8. Diabetes25%

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

Dr. Fred's patients across all payers

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

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 42

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women59%
  • Men39%

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

Dr. Darren Fred wrote 870 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Fred wrote 870 Medicare Part D claims for 113 patients. 93% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 728 of them, across 24 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $266,709 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 131 claims across 7 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024870
Drugs named by CMS24
Total drug cost$266,709
Part D patients113

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

  • Generic813 claims93%
  • Brand-name57 claims7%

Dr. Fred'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.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Fred's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over3%24 of 870 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1312024: 728456%

Drugs named by CMS: 24 in 2024, 7 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

Dr. Darren Fred offers telehealth to Medicare patients

Dr. Fred accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Fred as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Darren Fred received $905 in industry payments from 2019 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 41 general payments to Dr. Fred from 11 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. paid the most, $159.

General payments to Dr. Fred by program year, 2019 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Fred the most, 2019 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. Darren Fred graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Dr. Fred graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2015.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of Texas Medical School at Houston

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Darren Fred'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation 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)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Darren Fred's NPI number?

Dr. Darren Fred's NPI number is 1447609052. It was assigned on June 6, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Darren Fred?

Dr. Darren Fred is a psychiatrist in Friendswood, Texas. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Psychiatry Physician (taxonomy code 2084P0800X).

Where does Dr. Darren Fred practice?

Dr. Fred practices at 308 S Friendswood Dr Suite 200 Suite 200, Friendswood, TX 77546-3989. Dr. Fred's primary practice is Lifestance Health in Friendswood, Texas. Dmand AI also links Dr. Fred to 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Darren Fred's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Fred is (844) 824-8775.

What is Dr. Darren Fred's medical license number?

Dr. Fred holds Texas license S6398.

What medical group is Dr. Darren Fred part of?

Dr. Fred is linked to LifeStance Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Fred to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Darren Fred accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Fred billed Medicare for 239 services in 2024, and Dr. Fred accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Darren Fred offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Fred as offering telehealth services.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Darren Fred see?

CMS counts 52 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Fred in 2024, with an average age of 69.

What services does Dr. Darren Fred bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Fred's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), psychiatric service (90833) and psychiatric service (90792).

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Where did Dr. Darren Fred go to medical school?

Dr. Fred graduated from University of Texas Medical School at Houston in 2015.

What drugs does Dr. Darren Fred prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Fred's most prescribed drugs by claims were Buspirone HCl, Bupropion XL and Trazodone HCl.

Has Dr. Darren Fred received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $905 in general payments to Dr. Fred from 11 companies from 2019 to 2025. The largest total came from Axsome Therapeutics, Inc.

How long has Dr. Darren Fred been practicing?

Dr. Fred graduated from medical school in 2015, 11 years ago.

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