Jeffrey E. Friedman, MD
Surgery Physician · Lakeland, FL
Jeffrey E. Friedman, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Lakeland, Florida, and NPI 1336160274, issued on Jul 23, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME96345, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jeffrey E. Friedman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- ME96345 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3003 S Florida Ave Ste 101, Lakeland, FL 33803
- Phone
- (800) 991-6117
- Enumerated
- Jul 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 13, 2025
- Fax
- (888) 812-8191
- Medicaid ID
- 276537300 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070913000539); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jeffrey E. Friedman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME96345Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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): 78.2 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: $2,853.48
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- Wazni PLLCLakeland, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jeffrey E. Friedman among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
Jeffrey E. Friedman, MD is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.
All 1,887 in Florida → Every provider in Lakeland → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Juan Barrios, M.D.Lakeland, FL 338031306059092
- Diana Burgueno Vega, M.D.Lakeland, FL 338031114127560
- Diana LaneLakeland, FL 338031992233936
- Debra Seoane, M.D.Lakeland, FL 338031619962289
- Olumide Sobowale, M.D.Lakeland, FL 338031508851197
- Ward Wall, M.D.Lakeland, FL 338031437145083
- Elisabeth Dupont, MDLakeland, FL 338051831161793
- John Hower, MDLakeland, FL 338051417928680
Common questions
What is Jeffrey E. Friedman, MD's NPI number?
Jeffrey E. Friedman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336160274, issued on Jul 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jeffrey E. Friedman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3003 S Florida Ave Ste 101, Lakeland, FL, 33803. Phone: (800) 991-6117. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jeffrey E. Friedman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME96345, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jeffrey E. Friedman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jeffrey E. Friedman, MD had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Jeffrey E. Friedman, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 78.2 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.