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Dr. David Ross Fries, MD

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(David Ross Fries, MD)

(130 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease) and General Practice

SUNY at Buffalo (1997)

2365 Clinton Avenue S Suite 100 RRH Sands Constellation Heart Institute
Rochester, NY 14618

(585) 442-5320

Dr. David Ross Fries, MD is a cardiologist in Rochester, NY specializing in cardiology (heart disease) and general practice. He graduated from SUNY at Buffalo in 1997 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. David Ross Fries, MD is affiliated with Rochester Regional Health, UCF Health and RRH Sands Constellation Heart Institute.

Office Locations

2365 Clinton Avenue S Suite 100 RRH Sands Constellation Heart Institute
Rochester, NY 14618

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In The News

“"When the autonomic nervous system is not functioning properly, any or all of those things can go a little haywire," said David R. Fries, a cardiologist and POTS specialist at Rochester Regional...”—"A condition called POTS rose after covid, but patients can't find care", Washington Post, February 2023

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

cardiac imaging

color Doppler echocardiography

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

spectral Doppler echocardiography

stress EKG

transthoracic echocardiography

In 2023, Dr. David Ross Fries, MD had a list price for cardiac imaging, color Doppler echocardiography, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), hospital care, inpatient care, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), spectral Doppler echocardiography, stress EKG, and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within New York. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 10%

By Volume:

cardiac procedures

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

In 2023, Dr. David Ross Fries, MD performed more cardiac procedures, Doppler echocardiography, and echocardiogram (echo) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within New York.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ross Fries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	38
cardiac procedures	358
doctor visit	455
nuclear scan	35
stress testing	98
ultrasound (sonogram)	246

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ross Fries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	39
cardiac procedures	469
doctor visit	622
hospital care	58
inpatient care	58
nuclear scan	55
stress testing	140
ultrasound (sonogram)	319

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	321
Female	335

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	59
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	146
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ross Fries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	55
cardiac procedures	507
doctor visit	626
hospital care	67
inpatient care	67
nuclear scan	69
stress testing	168
ultrasound (sonogram)	315

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	343
Female	348

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	597
Black	64
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	149
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ross Fries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2015 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	19
cardiac procedures	441
doctor visit	526
nuclear scan	37
stress testing	95
ultrasound (sonogram)	346

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	666
Female	690

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1160
Black	108
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	444
From 75 to 84	434
85 and over	274
Less than 65	204

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ross Fries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	455
doctor visit	397
hospital care	76
inpatient care	76
nuclear scan	61
stress testing	151
ultrasound (sonogram)	330

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	347
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	556
Black	66
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	231
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	145
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ross Fries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	544
doctor visit	510
hospital care	109
inpatient care	109
nuclear scan	84
stress testing	198
ultrasound (sonogram)	377

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	428
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	675
Black	81
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	142
Less than 65	143

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ross Fries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	14
cardiac procedures	416
doctor visit	450
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
nuclear scan	60
stress testing	151
ultrasound (sonogram)	278

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	342
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	555
Black	55
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	241
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	124
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ross Fries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	342
doctor visit	468
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
nuclear scan	29
stress testing	92
ultrasound (sonogram)	283

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	529
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	235
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	128
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	34
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ross Fries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	317
doctor visit	325
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
nuclear scan	37
stress testing	106
ultrasound (sonogram)	239

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	315
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	498
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	185
85 and over	111
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ross Fries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	297
doctor visit	353
hospital care	34
inpatient care	34
nuclear scan	41
stress testing	105
ultrasound (sonogram)	215

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	303
Female	274

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	485
Black	47
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	98
Less than 65	85

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Ross Fries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	295
doctor visit	369
nuclear scan	35
stress testing	98
ultrasound (sonogram)	225

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	259
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	434
Black	38
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	174
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	113
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Ross Fries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Rochester, NY were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

ambulatory monitoring	33
cardiac procedures	403
doctor visit	463
hospital care	52
inpatient care	52
nuclear scan	49
stress testing	127
ultrasound (sonogram)	288

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD.

**Gender**
Female	320
Male	330

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	55
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	551
Hispanic	15
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	5

**Age**
85 and over	130
75 to 84	201
Less than 65	94
65 to 74	225

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Ross Fries, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. David Ross Fries, MD graduated from SUNY at Buffalo in 1997. He completed residency at University of Rochester. He is certified by the Echocardiography, National Board of Echocardiography and has a state license in New York.

Medical School: SUNY at Buffalo (1997)

Residency: University of Rochester (2000)

Board Certification: Echocardiography, National Board of Echocardiography

Licensed In: New York

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David Ross Fries, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Rochester Regional Health

UCF Health

RRH Sands Constellation Heart Institute

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. David Ross Fries, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Emblem Health, MVP, Wellcare of New York, Multiplan, Empire Plan, Aetna, Martin's Point - US Family Health Plan, POMCO, Magnacare, United Healthcare, Medicare, NY Medicaid, Humana, Cigna Healthcare, Fidelis Care of NY, TriCare, HealthNow NY, Lifetime Benefits (formerly RMSCO), YourCare Health Plan, ElderONE, MetraComp, North American Administrators, First Niagara Business Works, CareIQ, Excellus BCBS, OneCall Medical, Health Republic, Independent Health, Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, CorVel, Medicare Advantage, Guardian, Molina Healthcare, MetLife Dental, ValueOptions, Health Economics Group Dental, Government Employees Health Association (GEHA) Dental, Univera Healthcare, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS), Veterans Administration (VA), Lifetime Benefits (RMSCO), HealthPlex, DeCare Dental, Independent Health CommercialMedicare, FedMed Dental, DentaQuest, Aetna Healthcare, First Niagara Business Works (Key Insurance), Liberty Dental and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) Dental.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. David Ross Fries, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Emblem Health

MVP

Wellcare of New York

Multiplan

Empire Plan

Aetna

Martin's Point - US Family Health Plan

POMCO

Magnacare

United Healthcare

Medicare

NY Medicaid

Humana

Cigna Healthcare

Fidelis Care of NY

TriCare

HealthNow NY

Lifetime Benefits (formerly RMSCO)

YourCare Health Plan

ElderONE

MetraComp

North American Administrators

First Niagara Business Works

CareIQ

Excellus BCBS

OneCall Medical

Health Republic

Independent Health

Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield

CorVel

Medicare Advantage

Guardian

Molina Healthcare

MetLife Dental

ValueOptions

Health Economics Group Dental

Government Employees Health Association (GEHA) Dental

Univera Healthcare

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS)

Veterans Administration (VA)

Lifetime Benefits (RMSCO)

HealthPlex

DeCare Dental

Independent Health CommercialMedicare

FedMed Dental

DentaQuest

Aetna Healthcare

First Niagara Business Works (Key Insurance)

Liberty Dental

Excellus BlueCross BlueShield (BCBS) Dental

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. David Ross Fries, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.89 out of 5 stars based on 130 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. David Ross Fries, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Rochester, NY.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Abbott Laboratories	$157 Mitra Clip system $116	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev $40
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$149 LEQVIO $138	ENTRESTO $11
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$144 JARDIANCE $144
Amgen Inc.	$126 Repatha $109	$17
Novo Nordisk Inc	$125 Ozempic $125
Other	$714 ELIQUIS $108	ONPATTRO $96	XARELTO $66	VERQUVO $55	Barostim Neo System $34	Other $355

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,309
Education	$106

Biography

Dr. David Fries works as a general practice and cardiology (heart disease). Patients rated Dr. Fries highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He takes UnitedHealthcare, Blue California, and TRICARE, in addition to other insurance carriers. He graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and then he performed his residency at the University of Rochester Medical Center. His hospital/clinic affiliations include UCF Health and Rochester General Hospital (RGH). According to Yext, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Rochester, NY.

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD in 2021

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Ross Fries, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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