Douglas Friedrich, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · New York, NY
Douglas Friedrich, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1548201619, issued on Jun 9, 2006. Check the license (New York 215058, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas Friedrich
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 215058 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 W 57TH St, New York, NY 10019
- Phone
- (917) 771-2468
- Enumerated
- Jun 9, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 17, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (212) 247-8093
- Medicaid ID
- 02391835 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031110000432); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York Medical College, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Douglas Friedrich in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 215058Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
521 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 60% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate247 claims
- Latanoprost124 claims
- Moxifloxacin37 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol36 claims
- Timolol Maleate12 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate11 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Icahn School OF Medicine AT Mount SinaiNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas Friedrich among 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York
Douglas Friedrich, M.D. is one of 1,822 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 1995 among the 1,215 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 71% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in New York
There are 1,822 ophthalmology physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Douglas Friedrich, M.D.'s NPI number?
Douglas Friedrich, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548201619, issued on Jun 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas Friedrich, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 W 57TH St, New York, NY, 10019. Phone: (917) 771-2468. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas Friedrich, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 215058, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Douglas Friedrich, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas Friedrich, M.D. had 521 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.