Ellis Franklin Friedman, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Tucson, AZ
Ellis Franklin Friedman, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1710178272, issued on Aug 8, 2007. Check the license (Arizona 29271, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ellis Franklin Friedman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 29271 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5279 N Sunset Shadows Place, Tucson, AZ 85750
- Phone
- (520) 615-1245
- Enumerated
- Aug 8, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ellis Franklin Friedman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 29271Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $13.28
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Davol Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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.
Ellis Franklin Friedman among 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arizona
Ellis Franklin Friedman, MD is one of 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Arizona. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 49% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 61% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207X00000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Arizona
There are 462 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Arizona.
All 462 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Antony Denard, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857481831416411
- Anthony Arnold, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857451427027705
- Annie-Lourdes Francois, MDTucson, AZ 857451376791178
- Suezie Kim, M.D.Tucson, AZ 857451336345792
- John Medlen, MDTucson, AZ 857451902871585
- Nicholas Ransom, MDTucson, AZ 857451356316111
- Kimberly Tucker, M.D.Oro Valley, AZ 857551295906790
- Nathan Sherman, MD, MBATucson, AZ 857411417410432
Common questions
What is Ellis Franklin Friedman, MD's NPI number?
Ellis Franklin Friedman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710178272, issued on Aug 8, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ellis Franklin Friedman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5279 N Sunset Shadows Place, Tucson, AZ, 85750. Phone: (520) 615-1245. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ellis Franklin Friedman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 29271, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ellis Franklin Friedman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ellis Franklin Friedman, MD had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.