Miriam Ruth Friedman, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Chicago, IL
Miriam Ruth Friedman, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1811489396, issued on May 31, 2018. Check the license (Illinois 036.166933, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Miriam Ruth Friedman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 036.166933 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1801 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 413-5569
- Enumerated
- May 31, 2018
- Record last updated
- Nov 13, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231208000994); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Miriam Ruth Friedman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.166933Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
114 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone24 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $55.78
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- The Board OF Trustees OF The University OF IllinoisChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Miriam Ruth Friedman among 340 rheumatology physician records in Illinois
Miriam Ruth Friedman, MD is one of 340 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 87% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 87% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 244 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 340 rheumatology physician records in Illinois.
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- Paul Glickman, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121801829510
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Common questions
What is Miriam Ruth Friedman, MD's NPI number?
Miriam Ruth Friedman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811489396, issued on May 31, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Miriam Ruth Friedman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 413-5569. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Miriam Ruth Friedman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.166933, 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 Miriam Ruth Friedman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Miriam Ruth Friedman, MD had 114 Medicare Part D claims for 35 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.