NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Cardiovascular Disease Physician NPI 1649279902 MD
Verify on CMS → Mark Friedman, MD
Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Tucson, Arizona.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 25,298 in Cardiovascular Disease Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
42
Medicare Part D claims · Cardiovascular Disease Physician avg: 3K
Industry payments
$137.39
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Mark Friedman, MD filed 42 Medicare Part D claims in 2024 as a Cardiovascular Disease Physician in Tucson, Arizona.
- 42
- Part D claims, 2024
- $137.39
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥0th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Mark Friedman, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with Medicare Part D prescribing activity — verifiable registry data, not a proprietary rating.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1649279902), first enumerated 07/19/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 42 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
Board certification signal
Practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty; board certification not confirmed in federal records.
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$137.39 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1649279902 · Cardiovascular Disease Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · RX-TRACE · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1649279902
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-MID 25K Cardiovascular Disease
- RX-TRACE 42
- BOOK-LIGHT 521 in Arizona
- PHOTO-ENUM Willard Kennedy · 2005
Mark Friedman, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2024, across all CMS prescribers nationally
42 ≥ 0th percentile 0% of 1,416,883 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2024
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Board-eligible specialty (heuristic, not verified)
Mark Friedman, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty but we don't have enough CMS-participation signals to confirm active board-certified status. Consult CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Mark Friedman, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Cardiovascular Disease Physician
Medicare Part D claims
42 99% vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Arizona
How Cardiovascular Disease Physician compares to other specialties among Arizona providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Cardiovascular Disease Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1649279902 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Cardiovascular Disease Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/19/2005 |
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Mark Friedman, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$137
Largest payer
Inari Medical, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
42
Total Claims
$577
Total Drug Cost
N/A
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 101.633
- Total Day Supply
- 2,882
- Generic Drug Cost
- $562
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 79.5 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 0.47
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Overview
How Mark Friedman, MD fits within the Cardiovascular Disease Physician landscape nationally.
25,298
Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in US
54
States with Cardiovascular Disease Physician
3,149
Avg Claims per Provider
Mark Friedman, MD's 42 claims are below the specialty average of 3,149.
Nationwide Cardiovascular Disease Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Friedman, both outside Arizona so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Cardiovascular Disease Physician Providers in Arizona
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Arizona, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Friedman.
One of 521 Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers enrolled in Arizona, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Mahmoud Abdelnabi
MD
Scottsdale, AZ
Dr. Kanaan Abow Alkhier
MD, RPVI, RCS, RVS
Lake Havasu City, AZ
Dr. Anas Abudan
MD
Yuma, AZ
Dr. Tushar Acharya
M.D.
Tucson, AZ
Dr. Ashim Aggarwal
MD
Peoria, AZ
Compare Cardiovascular Disease Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Mark Friedman, MD's specialty? ▼
Mark Friedman, MD specializes in Cardiovascular Disease Physician and practices in Tucson, Arizona. Credentials: MD.
How much does Mark Friedman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Mark Friedman, MD wrote 42 Medicare Part D claims totaling $577 in drug costs for N/A beneficiaries.
Where is Mark Friedman, MD located? ▼
Mark Friedman, MD is located at UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA HEALTH NETWORK, Tucson, AZ, 85724. Phone: (520) 629-2763.
What is Mark Friedman, MD's NPI number? ▼
Mark Friedman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649279902, issued on 07/19/2005.
How many Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 25,298 Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Cardiovascular Disease Physician provider writes 3,149 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Mark Friedman, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Mark Friedman, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 42 Part D claims and N/A Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Mark Friedman, MD's credentials? ▼
Mark Friedman, MD's NPI is 1649279902 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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