David B. Friedman, M.D.
Procedural Dermatology Physician · Anaheim, CA
David B. Friedman, M.D. is a procedural dermatology physician with a practice address in Anaheim, California, and NPI 1629141866, issued on Nov 16, 2006. Check the license (California G57885, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David B. Friedman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Procedural Dermatology Physician 207NS0135X
- License number
- G57885 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1165 N Euclid St, Anaheim, CA 92801
- Phone
- (714) 991-9990
- Enumerated
- Nov 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Fax
- (714) 991-9496
- Medicaid ID
- G57885 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101113000123); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Irvine, California College Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1165 N Euclid St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Sam Samimi, M.D.Dermatology Physician1093813347
- Nicole Smith, PA-CPhysician Assistant1902818412
- Sabrina UddinDermatology Physician1407275217
Verify David B. Friedman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G57885Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average procedural dermatology physician in 2024
2,111 Medicare Part D claims for 599 beneficiaries, against an average of 713 among the 446 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Triamcinolone Acetonide329 claims
- Ketoconazole281 claims
- Betamethasone Diprop Augmented220 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate152 claims
- Hydrocortisone122 claims
- Fluocinonide116 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $777.62
45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Dermavant Sciences, Inc. The 377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,439.11 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
- Csi Medical GroupAnaheim, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Procedural Dermatology Physician providers in California
There are 120 procedural dermatology physician records in California.
Other procedural dermatology physician records in California
- Harvey Abrams, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1992867758
- Salman Alsaad, MDSan Diego, CA1205090826
- Marylee Amerian, M.D.Santa Monica, CA1972597607
- George Anterasian, MDSanta Monica, CA1427101443
- Jay Applebaum, M.D.Tustin, CA1740214618
- Suzanne Berkman, M.D.Beverly Hills, CA1235388828
- Julie Billings, MDOakland, CA1801957584
- Jeanette Black, M.D.Los Angeles, CA1497070510
- Laura Blumenthal, MDThousand Oaks, CA1912369950
- Patricia BrennIrvine, CA1609281328
Common questions
What is David B. Friedman, M.D.'s NPI number?
David B. Friedman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629141866, issued on Nov 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David B. Friedman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1165 N Euclid St, Anaheim, CA, 92801. Phone: (714) 991-9990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David B. Friedman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G57885, 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 David B. Friedman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David B. Friedman, M.D. had 2,111 Medicare Part D claims for 599 beneficiaries; the average among procedural dermatology physician prescribers was 713. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is David B. Friedman, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.