Joseph S. Friedberg, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Philadelphia, PA
Joseph S. Friedberg, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1881634137, issued on Jun 7, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD060224L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph S. Friedberg
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- MD060224L PA
D78952 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3509 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA 19140
- Phone
- (215) 707-8484
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 10, 2022
- Fax
- (215) 707-3946
- Medicaid ID
- 0016036450002 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050211000363); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Harvard Medical School, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph S. Friedberg in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD060224LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
18 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 76.7 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: $10,608.51
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Temple Faculty Practice Plan IncPhiladelphia, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph S. Friedberg among 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania
Joseph S. Friedberg, MD is one of 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 75% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 1998 among the 223 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 377 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Stacey Brann, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401255520664
- Manuel Caceres Polo, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401467470542
- Verdi Disesa, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191401063475234
- Cherie Erkmen, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191401518089325
- Jesus Gomez-Abraham, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191401518160811
- Larry Kaiser, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401043240153
Common questions
What is Joseph S. Friedberg, MD's NPI number?
Joseph S. Friedberg, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881634137, issued on Jun 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph S. Friedberg, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3509 N Broad St, Philadelphia, PA, 19140. Phone: (215) 707-8484. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph S. Friedberg, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD060224L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph S. Friedberg, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph S. Friedberg, MD had 18 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Joseph S. Friedberg, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 76.7 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.