Richard E. Friedenheim, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Abington, PA
Richard E. Friedenheim, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Abington, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1144238676, issued on Aug 3, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD042408L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard E. Friedenheim
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- MD042408L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1235 Old York Road, Abington, PA 19001
- Phone
- (215) 517-1200
- Enumerated
- Aug 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 517-1219
- Medicaid ID
- 0012148070008 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040112000332); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1235 Old York Road
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Verify Richard E. Friedenheim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD042408LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,404 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate139 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa116 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta97 claims
- Breo Ellipta90 claims
- Modafinil67 claims
- Mometasone Furoate66 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: $160,525.10
169 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genzyme Corporation. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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 2 group practices
- Abington Memorial HospitalAbington, PA
- Amh Medical Staff Service FundAbington, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard E. Friedenheim among 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania
Richard E. Friedenheim, MD is one of 779 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 86% 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, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2003 among the 568 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
15 pulmonary disease physician records list a practice address in Abington
They are 15 of the 1,174 NPPES records with a practice address in Abington, and 779 pulmonary disease physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Bosse, MDAbington, PA 190011609892215
- George Christensen, DOAbington, PA 190011386662864
- Joseph Crocetti, DOAbington, PA 190011003834581
- Paul Dorinsky, MDAbington, PA 190011710050539
- Craig Grossman, M.D.Abington, PA 190011528301751
- Michael Lake, M.D.Abington, PA 190011548503907
- John Madara, M.D.Abington, PA 190011033552112
- Rajesh Patel, MDAbington, PA 190011871678961
Common questions
What is Richard E. Friedenheim, MD's NPI number?
Richard E. Friedenheim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144238676, issued on Aug 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard E. Friedenheim, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1235 Old York Road, Abington, PA, 19001. Phone: (215) 517-1200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard E. Friedenheim, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD042408L, 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 Richard E. Friedenheim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard E. Friedenheim, MD had 1,404 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.