Samuel David Friedel, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Baltimore, MD
Samuel David Friedel, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1417973785, issued on Jul 13, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D0020950, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel David Friedel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- D0020950 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 827 Linden Ave, Baltimore, MD 21201
- Phone
- (410) 225-8077
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 26, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (410) 225-8785
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041123000240); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Samuel David Friedel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D0020950Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
47% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
811 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 25% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost230 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl91 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol65 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate63 claims
- Brinzolamide62 claims
- Timolol Maleate54 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: $175.10
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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
- University OF Maryland Eye Associates, P.A.Baltimore, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Samuel David Friedel among 588 ophthalmology physician records in Maryland
Samuel David Friedel, M.D. is one of 588 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1977 · median 2002 among the 369 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 207W00000X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Maryland
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Common questions
What is Samuel David Friedel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Samuel David Friedel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417973785, issued on Jul 13, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel David Friedel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 827 Linden Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21201. Phone: (410) 225-8077. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel David Friedel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D0020950, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Samuel David Friedel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel David Friedel, M.D. had 811 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. 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.