Douglas M. Freedman, MD
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Santa Monica, CA
Douglas M. Freedman, MD is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1801846423, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (California G076414, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas M. Freedman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License number
- G076414 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2021 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 530E, Santa Monica, CA 90404
- Phone
- (310) 828-2042
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 20, 2026
- Fax
- (310) 828-9581
- Medicaid ID
- 00G764140 CA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050125000999); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest orthopaedic hand surgery physician records → All 288 in California → Look up another NPI →
Verify Douglas M. Freedman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G076414Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
76 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Acetaminophen-Codeine32 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $19.50
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Lightforce Orthodontics, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 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.
Douglas M. Freedman among 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California
Douglas M. Freedman, MD is one of 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2004 among the 214 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 207XS0106X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 288 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in California.
All 288 in California → Every provider in Santa Monica → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Lawrence, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041346399466
- M Modabber, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041922198092
- Lacey Pflibsen, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041750735718
- Meera Reghunathan, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041942866785
- Ronald Freund, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904011326399247
- Nicholas Halikis, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031285676395
- Jennifer Hsu, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031558521104
- Avreeta Singh, M.D.Torrance, CA 905031508294232
Common questions
What is Douglas M. Freedman, MD's NPI number?
Douglas M. Freedman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801846423, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas M. Freedman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2021 Santa Monica Blvd Ste 530E, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 828-2042. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas M. Freedman, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G076414, 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 Douglas M. Freedman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas M. Freedman, MD had 76 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Douglas M. Freedman, MD'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.