Sabiha Friedrich, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Albany, NY
Sabiha Friedrich, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Albany, New York, and NPI 1811138845, issued on Mar 21, 2009. Check the license (New York 259506, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sabiha Friedrich
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 259506 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4 Palisades Dr Ste 100, Albany, NY 12205
- Phone
- (518) 446-9545
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2009
- Record last updated
- May 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 03289723 NY
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110401000704); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sabiha Friedrich 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 259506Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,515 Medicare Part D claims for 373 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 57 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium218 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate196 claims
- Losartan Potassium190 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium189 claims
- Omeprazole147 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide126 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: $2,127.50
95 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- St. Peter's Health Partners Medical Associates, P.C.Albany, NY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sabiha Friedrich among 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York
Sabiha Friedrich, MD is one of 12,067 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 60% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2002 among the 7,221 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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 207R00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
158 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Albany
They are 158 of the 8,230 NPPES records with a practice address in Albany, and 12,067 internal medicine physician records in New York.
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Common questions
What is Sabiha Friedrich, MD's NPI number?
Sabiha Friedrich, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811138845, issued on Mar 21, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sabiha Friedrich, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4 Palisades Dr Ste 100, Albany, NY, 12205. Phone: (518) 446-9545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sabiha Friedrich, MD's license?
NPPES lists New York license number 259506, 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 Sabiha Friedrich, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sabiha Friedrich, MD had 3,515 Medicare Part D claims for 373 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.