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Dr. Darren J. Friedman, MD
NPI1790849925PAC ID1951492156
- Medicare services, 2024
- 286
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 196
- Part D claims, 2024
- 111
- Publications
- 6
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065
- Practice phone
- Call (212) 746-5454
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
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Dr. Darren J. Friedman is an orthopedic surgeon in New York, New York
Dr. Friedman practices at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, New York, part of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.
Dr. Friedman's NPI, 1790849925, was assigned on December 21, 2006. Dr. Friedman graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2002. Dr. Friedman holds Massachusetts license 230526.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1790849925NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1951492156
- NPI enumeration date
- December 21, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (212) 746-5454
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 50
- Medical school graduation
- 2002
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Darren J. Friedman practices at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, New York
Dr. Friedman's primary practice is NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, at 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065 in New York County. The practice phone is (212) 746-5454.
- NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065 · New York CountyPhone(212) 746-5454
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Darren J. Friedman is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Friedman's primary practice is NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, New York, part of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. The medical group on file is New York Downtown Orthopaedic Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Friedman to 2 more clinical labs, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 physician office and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
New York Downtown Orthopaedic Associates2 clinical labsNames with a free account2 group practices and clinicsNames with a free account1 physician officeName with a free account1 medical groupName with a free account
See all 8 affiliations for Dr. FriedmanSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Darren J. Friedman's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Friedman practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Darren J. Friedman is one of 1,151 orthopedic surgeons in New York
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Friedman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Friedman is licensed in Massachusetts.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, MassachusettsPrimary
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Friedman
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
1,151orthopedic surgeons in New York245orthopedic surgeons in New York6orthopedic surgeons at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Darren J. Friedman billed Medicare for 286 services in 2024
CMS data shows 286 Medicare services from Dr. Friedman across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 196 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $23,232 for them.
Medicare services, 2024286
Medicare patients196
Paid by Medicare$23,232
Procedure codes4
Dr. Friedman's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 2062024: 26428%
- Surgery
- 2023: 222024: 22No change
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 212024: 0100%
Where Dr. Friedman's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office26693%
- In a facility207%
Dr. Friedman compared with the New York median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Friedman
- New York median
- Medicare services
- 286vs 72661% below
- Medicare patients
- 196vs 23617% below
- Part D claims
- 81vs 7311% above
Medians across 1,081 orthopedic surgeons in New York with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Friedman's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Darren J. Friedman treated 196 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 196 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Friedman in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 100 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.12, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Friedman's median patient age at 52, with 47% women.
Medicare patients, 2024196
Average age74
Average risk score1.12
Also on Medicaid14%
Dr. Friedman's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Friedman's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women12162%
- Men7538%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Friedman's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure67%
- Diabetes38%
- Ischemic heart disease28%
- Osteoporosis23%
- Anxiety21%
- Mood disorders21%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Friedman's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 52
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women47%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Darren J. Friedman wrote 111 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Friedman wrote 111 Medicare Part D claims for 73 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 81 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $158 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 91 claims across 6 drugs.
Part D claims, 2024111
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$158
Part D patients73
Dr. Friedman's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic110 claims99%
- Brand-name and other1 claims1%
Dr. Friedman's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Friedman's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids26%29 of 111 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 912024: 8111%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 6 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Darren J. Friedman ranks in the 81st percentile for upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) in Medicare
Dr. Friedman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Friedman as offering telehealth. CMS counts 39 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Friedman, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Friedman ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
- 81st percentile39 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Darren J. Friedman has 6 publications on record
Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Friedman, published from 2014 to 2021. Dr. Friedman's most frequent co-authors are Nata Z. Parnes, MD, Wael K. Barsoum, MD and Adam Phillip Breceda, MD.
Papers6
Years published2014 to 2021
Dr. Friedman's papers by year, 2014 to 2021
Dr. Friedman's most frequent co-authors
- Nata Z. Parnes, MD2 shared papers
- Wael K. Barsoum, MD1 shared paper
- Adam Phillip Breceda, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Friedman
Orthopedics
Brachial Plexus NeuritisDiagnosis, DifferentialMuscle Weakness
Acromioclavicular JointArthroplastyArthroscopy
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Darren J. Friedman received $180,073 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 395 general payments to Dr. Friedman from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 55% of the total. Arthrex, Inc. paid the most, $163,162. It also lists 3 research payments totaling $18,254 in 2021.
General payments to Dr. Friedman by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Friedman by kind, 2016 to 2025
$180.1Kin total
- Speaker and faculty fees$99,56555%
- Consulting fees$45,12025%
- Travel and lodging$24,64514%
- Food and beverage$9,3945%
- Education$1,3501%
Companies that paid Dr. Friedman the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Darren J. Friedman graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Dr. Friedman graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2002.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Darren J. Friedman's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Darren J. Friedman's NPI number?
Dr. Darren J. Friedman's NPI number is 1790849925. It was assigned on December 21, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Darren J. Friedman?
Dr. Darren J. Friedman is an orthopedic surgeon in New York, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Darren J. Friedman practice?
Dr. Friedman practices at 525 East 68th Street, New York, NY 10065. Dr. Friedman's primary practice is NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, New York, part of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Friedman to 2 clinical labs, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 physician office and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Darren J. Friedman's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Friedman is (212) 746-5454.
What is Dr. Darren J. Friedman's medical license number?
Dr. Friedman holds Massachusetts license 230526.
Which hospitals is Dr. Darren J. Friedman affiliated with?
Dr. Friedman practices at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York, New York.
What medical group is Dr. Darren J. Friedman part of?
Dr. Friedman is linked to New York Downtown Orthopaedic Associates. Dmand AI links Dr. Friedman to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Darren J. Friedman accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Friedman billed Medicare for 286 services in 2024, and Dr. Friedman accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Darren J. Friedman offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Friedman as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Darren J. Friedman see?
CMS counts 196 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Friedman in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Darren J. Friedman bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Friedman's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, new patient (99203) and surgery: bones and joints (20610).
Where did Dr. Darren J. Friedman go to medical school?
Dr. Friedman graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in 2002.
What drugs does Dr. Darren J. Friedman prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Friedman's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam and Tramadol HCl.
Has Dr. Darren J. Friedman received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $180,073 in general payments to Dr. Friedman from 12 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Arthrex, Inc.
How long has Dr. Darren J. Friedman been practicing?
Dr. Friedman graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.
Does Dr. Darren J. Friedman do research?
Dmand AI links 6 publications to Dr. Friedman, published from 2014 to 2021.
Who does Dr. Darren J. Friedman publish with?
Dr. Friedman's most frequent co-authors are Nata Z. Parnes, MD (2 shared papers), Wael K. Barsoum, MD (1 shared paper) and Adam Phillip Breceda, MD (1 shared paper).
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