Richard Alan Friedman, MD
Psychiatry Physician · New York, NY
Richard Alan Friedman, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in New York, New York, and NPI 1891717252, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (New York 162351, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Alan Friedman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 162351 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 525 E 68TH St, New York, NY 10021
- Phone
- (212) 746-5775
- Enumerated
- Jul 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140130000151); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard Alan Friedman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 162351Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
360 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Bupropion Xl34 claims
- Sertraline Hcl33 claims
- Aripiprazole30 claims
- Lorazepam26 claims
- Clonazepam25 claims
- Lamotrigine24 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Weill Medical College OF CornellNew York, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Alan Friedman among 6,589 psychiatry physician records in New York
Richard Alan Friedman, MD is one of 6,589 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in New York. 72% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 65% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 39% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2002 among the 2,559 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,604 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in New York
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Common questions
What is Richard Alan Friedman, MD's NPI number?
Richard Alan Friedman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891717252, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Alan Friedman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 525 E 68TH St, New York, NY, 10021. Phone: (212) 746-5775. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Alan Friedman, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 162351, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Alan Friedman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Alan Friedman, MD had 360 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Alan Friedman, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.