James Morley Friedman, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Stockton, CA
James Morley Friedman, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Stockton, California, and NPI 1184063265, issued on Jun 21, 2013. Check the license (California A160382, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Morley Friedman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- A160382 CA
MT205257 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2488 N California St, Stockton, CA 95204
- Phone
- (209) 948-3333
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2013
- Record last updated
- Jul 23, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200826001651); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Duke University School Of Medicine, 2013
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2488 N California St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Morley Friedman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A160382Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
265 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries, 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. 87 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam83 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl32 claims
- Gabapentin27 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen22 claims
- Tramadol Hcl20 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): 80.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,582.22
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Linvatec Corporation. 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Alpine Orthopaedic Medical Group IncStockton, CA
- Sutter Valley Medical FoundationStockton, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Morley Friedman among 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California
James Morley Friedman, MD is one of 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 80% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 1,347 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 66% 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 California 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 California
There are 2,276 orthopaedic surgery physician records in California.
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- Gary MurataStockton, CA 952041134174287
- Peter Salamon, MDStockton, CA 952041851381131
- Jaspreet Sidhu, DOStockton, CA 952041396023032
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Common questions
What is James Morley Friedman, MD's NPI number?
James Morley Friedman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184063265, issued on Jun 21, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Morley Friedman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2488 N California St, Stockton, CA, 95204. Phone: (209) 948-3333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Morley Friedman, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A160382, 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 James Morley Friedman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Morley Friedman, MD had 265 Medicare Part D claims for 86 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Morley Friedman, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.2 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.