Alexander Friedman, MD
Surgery Physician · Watsonville, CA
Alexander Friedman, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Watsonville, California, and NPI 1205332079, issued on Apr 2, 2018. Check the license (California A196994, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Friedman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A196994 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1931 Main St, Watsonville, CA 95076
- Phone
- (831) 768-6600
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 6, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20260318003085); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Georgetown University School Of Medicine, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander Friedman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A196994Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $2,356.71
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Permanente Medical Group IncSanta Clara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Friedman among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Alexander Friedman, MD is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 89% of these records are older, 9% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
All 3,118 in California → Every provider in Watsonville → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Allen, M.D.Watsonville, CA 950761730610403
- Philip Gilman, M.D.Watsonville, CA 950761568708469
- Ryan Nolan, M.D.Watsonville, CA 950761265832950
- Howard Taekman, MDLa Selva Beach, CA 950761790825032
- Joel Weinstein, M.D.Watsonville, CA 950761023004116
- George Muhawi, M.D.Saratoga, CA 950701003161621
- Isaac Chankai, MDSanta Cruz, CA 950651922259720
- Christopher Desimone, D.O.Santa Cruz, CA 950651942620067
Common questions
What is Alexander Friedman, MD's NPI number?
Alexander Friedman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205332079, issued on Apr 2, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Friedman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1931 Main St, Watsonville, CA, 95076. Phone: (831) 768-6600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Friedman, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A196994, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alexander Friedman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Friedman, MD had 14 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.