Richard Lee Friedman, M.D.
Obstetrics Physician · Burbank, CA
Richard Lee Friedman, M.D. is an obstetrics physician with a practice address in Burbank, California, and NPI 1285641837, issued on Aug 2, 2006. Check the license (California G623510, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Lee Friedman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics Physician 207VX0000X
- License number
- G623510 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 181 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA 91505
- Phone
- (818) 847-4436
- Enumerated
- Aug 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 17, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (818) 847-8832
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051229000814); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Southern California Keck School Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 181 South Buena Vista Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Lee Friedman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G623510Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics physician in 2024
204 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 218 among the 863 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol27 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate23 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Ibuprofen18 claims
- Dotti16 claims
- Estradiol (Twice Weekly)15 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: $358.56
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 679 providers of this specialty with any payment received $826.19 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
- Providence Medical InstituteLaguna Niguel, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Lee Friedman among 174 obstetrics physician records in California
Richard Lee Friedman, M.D. is one of 174 obstetrics physician records with a practice address in California. 67% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 52% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2002 among the 91 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207VX0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics Physician providers in California
There are 174 obstetrics physician records in California.
All 174 in California → Every provider in Burbank → Obstetrics Physician nationwide →
The 8 obstetrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Payman Joseph, M.D.Van Nuys, CA 914051184736589
- Rebecca Perlow, D.O.Tarzana, CA 913561346235157
- Maryam Ardalan, MDSanta Clarita, CA 913551396936217
- Ming-Kong Chen, M.D.Valencia, CA 913551316276942
- Don Nishiguchi, M.D.Valencia, CA 913551043368277
- Robert Grossman, MDThousand Oaks, CA 913201053462606
- Joie Russo, M.D.Encino, CA 913161619988532
- Kamaya Killebrew, PA-CChino, CA 917101659217586
Common questions
What is Richard Lee Friedman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Lee Friedman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285641837, issued on Aug 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Lee Friedman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 181 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, CA, 91505. Phone: (818) 847-4436. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Lee Friedman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number G623510, 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 Lee Friedman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Lee Friedman, M.D. had 204 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics physician prescribers was 218. 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.