Benjamin Tucker Friedman, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Cedar Rapids, IA
Benjamin Tucker Friedman, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and NPI 1942695986, issued on Apr 6, 2015. Check the license (Iowa MD-53058, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Tucker Friedman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- MD-53058 IA
MD60757307 WA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 701 10TH St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
- Phone
- (319) 398-6297
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2024
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Tucker Friedman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license MD-53058Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
274 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Naproxen61 claims
- Prednisone22 claims
- Cephalexin16 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate16 claims
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.
Benjamin Tucker Friedman among 509 emergency medicine physician records in Iowa
Benjamin Tucker Friedman, MD is one of 509 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 65% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 45% of these records are
- Record last updated2024 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
61 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Cedar Rapids
They are 61 of the 2,949 NPPES records with a practice address in Cedar Rapids, and 509 emergency medicine physician records in Iowa.
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- Joshua Eastvold, M.D.Cedar Rapids, IA 524031679738090
- Brian Edeker, MDCedar Rapids, IA 524031619937638
- Pooneh Glascock, M.D.Cedar Rapids, IA 524031457477242
- Justin Hepker, M.D.Cedar Rapids, IA 524031659692853
- Mathew Kemp, M.D.Cedar Rapids, IA 524031275852832
Common questions
What is Benjamin Tucker Friedman, MD's NPI number?
Benjamin Tucker Friedman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942695986, issued on Apr 6, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Tucker Friedman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 10TH St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA, 52403. Phone: (319) 398-6297. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Tucker Friedman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number MD-53058, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Tucker Friedman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Tucker Friedman, MD had 274 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.