NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Harvey Friedman, MD

General Practice Physician · Melrose Park, IL

Harvey Friedman, MD is a general practice physician with a practice address in Melrose Park, Illinois, and NPI 1881676625, issued on Nov 17, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036069202, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881676625
Name
Harvey Friedman
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Physician 208D00000X
License numbers
036069202 IL
036069202 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
675 W North Ave, Melrose Park, IL 60160
Phone
(708) 450-4557
Enumerated
Nov 17, 2005
Record last updated
Jan 19, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(708) 338-0200
Medicaid ID
036069202 1 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070817000156); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Js Weill Medical College, Cornell University, 1981
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 675 W North Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Aakash Ahuja, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1275572331
  2. Stephen Amesbury, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1811987647
  3. Pantaleo Amoroso, M.D.Specialist1376594655
  4. Brad Anstadt, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1235134727
  5. Susan Balverde, M.D.Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine & OMM Physician1760567192
  6. Elizabeth BojarskyjPharmacist1538577754

Verify Harvey Friedman in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice physician in 2024

560 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,030 among the 8,395 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 67% of claims.

  1. Harvey Friedman560
  2. Specialty average3,030

Most prescribed

  1. Trelegy Ellipta110 claims
  2. Breo Ellipta75 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa58 claims
  4. Azithromycin53 claims
  5. Anoro Ellipta43 claims
  6. Prednisone39 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score89.7
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%58.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%93.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Pulmonary Medicine Associates SCMelrose Park, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Harvey Friedman among 291 general practice physician records in Illinois

Harvey Friedman, MD is one of 291 general practice physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 42% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 42% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 18% of these records are
  • Graduated1981 · median 1998 among the 52 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208D00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

General Practice Physician providers in Illinois

There are 291 general practice physician records in Illinois.

The 8 general practice physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kaitlyn Vesevick, AGPCNP-BC, DNPNorthlake, IL 601641548101843
  2. Amitha Avasarala, M.D.Maywood, IL 601531104388024
  3. Faith Buchanan, MDMaywood, IL 601531659625390
  4. Malgorzata Hasek, MD, MPHMaywood, IL 601531508181173
  5. Ayman Mahdi, MDMaywood, IL 601531497331847
  6. Brian PowellMaywood, IL 601531225422330
  7. Veronica Whittington, MDMaywood, IL 601531902300155
  8. Gloria Millare, MDHoffman Estates, IL 601691407922628

Common questions

What is Harvey Friedman, MD's NPI number?

Harvey Friedman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881676625, issued on Nov 17, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Harvey Friedman, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 675 W North Ave, Melrose Park, IL, 60160. Phone: (708) 450-4557. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Harvey Friedman, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036069202, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Harvey Friedman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Harvey Friedman, MD had 560 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among general practice physician prescribers was 3,030. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Harvey Friedman, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.4 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.