Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Dr. Stuart Friedman, MD

Individual provider Nephrology Physician · NPI 1679585715

Dr. Stuart Friedman, MD practises Nephrology in Los Angeles, California. Graduated from New York Medical College in 1976, 50 years ago. Practices with Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation, a 1,696-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in California.

Years since qualifying
50
Trained at
New York Medical College
Licensed in
CA
In the registry since
2006
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

8635 W 3rd St
Los Angeles, CA 90048-6101 Not confirmed with CMS for 12 years — call before visiting
Phone: (310) 659-4320
Fax: (310) 659-3508
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Specialties & licences

Nephrology Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RN0300X · Licence G35132 (CA)

Record details

NPI number1679585715
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedAugust 13, 2006
Last updated in NPPESAugust 14, 2014

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyNEPHROLOGY
Medical schoolNEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE
Graduated 1976 (50 years in practice)
Group practice Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation — 1696 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations4 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients573
Services billed 8,933 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age76

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $22 1 payment · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Cedars-Sinai Medical Care Foundation

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 1696 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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