NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard Paul Frieder, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Santa Monica, CA

Richard Paul Frieder, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Santa Monica, California, and NPI 1457360687, issued on Aug 5, 2006. Check the license (California G45278, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1457360687
Name
Richard Paul Frieder
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
License number
G45278 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1245 16TH St, Santa Monica, CA 90404
Phone
(310) 998-1949
Enumerated
Aug 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(310) 829-4942
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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93% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024

12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Richard Frieder12
  2. Specialty average165

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: $5,306.55

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Frieder$5,306.55
  2. Specialty average$1,030.61

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Richard Paul Frieder among 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California

Richard Paul Frieder, MD is one of 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in California. 74% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 53% of these records are
  • Record last updated2007 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in California

There are 5,088 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in California.

The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shamsah Amersi, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041699743112
  2. Tristan Bickman, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041245253210
  3. Yvonne Bohn, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041417058587
  4. Lawrence Bruksch, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041073562203
  5. William Growdon, M.D.Santa Monica, CA 904041427154533
  6. Zeina Hijazi, M.DSanta Monica, CA 904041518920974
  7. Karla Iacampo, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041154339083
  8. Lennard Kessler, MDSanta Monica, CA 904041194733014

Common questions

What is Richard Paul Frieder, MD's NPI number?

Richard Paul Frieder, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457360687, issued on Aug 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard Paul Frieder, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1245 16TH St, Santa Monica, CA, 90404. Phone: (310) 998-1949. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard Paul Frieder, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G45278, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Richard Paul Frieder, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard Paul Frieder, MD had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.