Dr. David Freeman, MD

Dr. Freeman practices at Jewish Hospital and St Mary's Healthcare - HOPD in Louisville, Kentucky.

Dr. Freeman's NPI, 1669850418, was assigned on May 13, 2015. Dr. Freeman graduated from Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 2015. Dr. Freeman holds Kentucky license 57824.

Dr. Freeman's primary practice is Jewish Hospital and St Mary's Healthcare - HOPD, at 200 Abraham Flexner Way, Louisville, KY 40202.

Dr. Freeman's primary practice is Jewish Hospital and St Mary's Healthcare - HOPD in Louisville, Kentucky. Dr. Freeman is also affiliated with UofL Health - Jewish Hospital. The medical group on file is UofL Physicians, Radiology. Dmand AI also links Dr. Freeman to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Freeman practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. Freeman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Freeman's licenses on file in 3 states: Kentucky, Florida and Minnesota.

CMS data shows 181 Medicare services from Dr. Freeman across 7 procedure codes in 2024, for 125 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $20,073 for them.

CMS counts 125 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Freeman in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 60 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 18% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.29, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Freeman's median patient age at 67, with 46% women.

In 2024, Dr. Freeman wrote 354 Medicare Part D claims for 127 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 327 of them, across 7 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,142 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 90 claims across 4 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 79 out of 100 for Dr. Freeman for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Freeman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Freeman as offering telehealth. CMS counts 91 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Freeman, more than 71% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Freeman, published from 2019 to 2022. 2020 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Epidural Space, Spinal Cord and Spinal Cord Injuries. Dr. Freeman has published most often in World Neurosurg. Dr. Freeman's most frequent co-authors are David Patrick Darrow, MD, Ann M. Parr, FRCSC, MD, PhD and Uzma Samadani, MD, PhD.

CMS Open Payments shows 159 general payments to Dr. Freeman from 16 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Alphatec Spine, Inc paid the most, $4,581.

Dr. Freeman graduated from Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 2015.