NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ray Friedman Aronowitz, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Dallas, TX

Ray Friedman Aronowitz, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Dallas, Texas, and NPI 1275508756, issued on Feb 20, 2006. Check the license (Texas K4856, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275508756
Name
Ray Friedman Aronowitz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
K4856 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
810 N Zang Blvd, Dallas, TX 75208
Phone
(214) 941-4243
Enumerated
Feb 20, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 20, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100723000698); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 1993
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 810 N Zang Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Meagan Barry, PA-CPhysician Assistant1093348237
  2. Phil Berry, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1437121845
  3. Tiffany Boone, PTPhysical Therapist1154988806
  4. Alexander Cho, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1356516793
  5. Joshua Elorreaga, PA-CPhysician Assistant1902567167
  6. John Harris, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1962794354

Verify Ray Friedman Aronowitz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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25% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

258 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 210 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ray Aronowitz258
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen162 claims
  2. Tramadol Hcl37 claims
  3. Meloxicam14 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: $893.96

24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ray Aronowitz$894
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. MedhealthMansfield, TX

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Ray Friedman Aronowitz among 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas

Ray Friedman Aronowitz, MD is one of 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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 18% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 18% of these records are older, 46% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1993 · median 2003 among the 1,016 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 1,514 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Texas.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Antonio Arazoza, M.D.Dallas, TX 752081154393577
  2. Phil Berry, M.D.Dallas, TX 752081437121845
  3. Alexander Cho, MDDallas, TX 752081356516793
  4. John Harris, M.D.Dallas, TX 752081962794354
  5. Miguel Hernandez, MDDallas, TX 752081174598635
  6. Edward Mairura, M.D.Dallas, TX 752081295027340
  7. Michael Rimlawi, DODallas, TX 752081851367692
  8. Derek Lance, MDDallas, TX 752051639794811

Common questions

What is Ray Friedman Aronowitz, MD's NPI number?

Ray Friedman Aronowitz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275508756, issued on Feb 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ray Friedman Aronowitz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 810 N Zang Blvd, Dallas, TX, 75208. Phone: (214) 941-4243. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ray Friedman Aronowitz, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K4856, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Ray Friedman Aronowitz, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ray Friedman Aronowitz, MD had 258 Medicare Part D claims for 147 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.