Paul Friedman, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Manasquan, NJ
Paul Friedman, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Manasquan, New Jersey, and NPI 1386646040, issued on Aug 12, 2005. Check the license on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul Friedman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- Practice location
- 2640 Highway 70, Manasquan, NJ 08736
- Phone
- (732) 528-5900
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Paul Friedman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
4,339 Medicare Part D claims for 636 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,498 among the 6,594 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 60% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta918 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa623 claims
- Montelukast Sodium336 claims
- Breo Ellipta292 claims
- Prednisone291 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol220 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 66.1 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: $1,748.39
87 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.. The 4,997 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,850.73 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.
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Shore Pulmonary, PABrick, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
5 pulmonary disease physician records list a Manasquan practice address
They are 5 of the 411 NPPES records with a Manasquan practice address, and 357 pulmonary disease physician records in New Jersey.
All 5 in Manasquan → All 357 in New Jersey → Every provider in Manasquan →
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Common questions
What is Paul Friedman, MD's NPI number?
Paul Friedman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386646040, issued on Aug 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul Friedman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2640 Highway 70, Manasquan, NJ, 08736. Phone: (732) 528-5900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul Friedman, MD's license?
Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Paul Friedman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul Friedman, MD had 4,339 Medicare Part D claims for 636 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,498. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul Friedman, MD's Medicare quality score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 66.1 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.