Dr. David Aaron Edelman, MD

Dr. Edelman practices at DMC Harper University Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, part of Tenet Healthcare.

Dr. Edelman's NPI, 1568663508, was assigned on May 29, 2007. Dr. Edelman graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Edelman holds Michigan license 4301079980.

Dr. Edelman's primary practice is DMC Harper University Hospital, at 3990 John R Street, Detroit, MI 48201 in Wayne County. The practice phone is (313) 745-6211.

Dr. Edelman's primary practice is DMC Harper University Hospital in Detroit, Michigan, part of Tenet Healthcare. Dr. Edelman is also affiliated with Karmanos Cancer Center. The medical group on file is Wayne Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Edelman to 3 more group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.

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

Surgery is Dr. Edelman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Edelman is licensed in Michigan.

CMS data shows 88 Medicare services from Dr. Edelman across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 75 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $4,552 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 75 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Edelman in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 32 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 69% have high cholesterol. 61% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.83, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Edelman's median patient age at 57, with 57% women.

In 2024, Dr. Edelman wrote 143 Medicare Part D claims for 116 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 100 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,475 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 56 claims across 2 drugs.

Dr. Edelman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 13 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Edelman, more than 43% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 23 papers to Dr. Edelman, published from 2007 to 2023. 2016 was the busiest year, with 4. The most frequent topics are Internship and Residency, Clinical Competence and Laparoscopy. Dr. Edelman has published most often in J Surg Res. Dr. Edelman's most frequent co-authors are David Lee Bouwman, MD, Asra Hashmi, MBBS and Faraz Khan, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 278 general payments to Dr. Edelman from 23 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $63,394.

Dr. Edelman graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 2002.