Physician Profile
Based in New York, NY, Sanford J. Friedman, MD is listed in the NPI registry under cardiovascular disease (cardiology). Sanford trained at Tufts University School of Medicine. Sanford is also listed as specializing in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease. According to Medicare claims data, Sanford cared for 560 Medicare patients across 723 services. The services billed most often include established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more, routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report, and established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more. NPI 1154335222 identifies this record in the national registry.
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35 E 85TH ST OFC 2
New York, NY 10028
Within Cardiovascular Disease generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Most searched conditions
Coronary and ischemic heart disease
Heart failure and cardiomyopathy
Heart rhythm
Symptoms and functional disorders
Valve and structural heart
Vascular and risk factors
Artery & vascular
Heart inflammation
Heart muscle
Heart valves
Vascular disease
Most searched procedures
Office and noninvasive testing
Advanced imaging
Consultations
Diagnostic testing
Diagnostics
Heart devices
Heart imaging
Heart procedures
Heart rhythm procedures
Imaging
Implants
Recovery & rehabilitation
Vascular imaging
723 services · 560 patients · 12 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | Treatment | 93000 |
174 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow | Treatment | 93880 |
19 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | Treatment | 93306 |
11 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Heart rhythm recording, analysis, report, review, and interpretation of continous external ekg over more than 48 hours up to 7 days | Treatment | 93241 |
11 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more | Office visit | 99214 |
251 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more | Office visit | 99213 |
91 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 5-10 minutes | Office visit | 99441 |
34 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more | Office visit | 99212 |
34 | As often as other peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit | Billing code | G0439 |
32 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more | Office visit | 99215 |
25 | Less often than most peers in Cardiovascular Disease… |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Dr. Friedman is a cardiovascular disease (cardiology) in New York, NY. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry.
NPI registry
Dr. Friedman is listed at 35 E 85Th St Ofc 2, New York, NY 10028. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
The number on file is (212) 988-3772. Contact the office directly to confirm availability and scheduling.
NPI registry
Dr. Friedman's National Provider Identifier is 1154335222. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Dr. Friedman attended Tufts University School of Medicine. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
Dr. Friedman has 20+ years experience. Registered with an NPI since 2006. National Provider Identifiers only began in 2005, so a provider who qualified earlier may have practiced for longer than this.
NPI registry
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Friedman provides treatments such as routine electrocardiogram using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report and ultrasound of both sides of head and neck blood flow, alongside routine visits and testing. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
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