What is Bruce Friedman's specialty?

Bruce Friedman (NPI 1457345225) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Allergy/ Immunology in Fountain Valley, CA.

Where does Bruce Friedman practice?

Bruce Friedman practices in Fountain Valley, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1457345225.

How much does Medicare pay Bruce Friedman?

Bruce Friedman (NPI 1457345225) received approximately $140K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 247 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1457345225

Bruce FriedmanMD

Allergy/ ImmunologyFountain Valley, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

687

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

14,212

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$139K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 329 Allergy/ Immunology providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 4,377).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,070

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$281K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

36.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Azelastine Hcl166 claims

Fluticasone Propionate131 claims

Ipratropium Bromide121 claims

Albuterol Sulfate121 claims

Montelukast Sodium98 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

78.4

Quality

49.6

Cost

87.3

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.14%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Bruce Friedman's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 2 inbound referrers · 8 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	68	332
ORANGE COAST MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	11	29

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	65	360
HOAG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL PRESBYTERIAN	51	268
CALIFORNIA LABORATORY SCIENCES LLC	44	235
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	31	133
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE	17	75
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINE	17	98
ORANGE COAST MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	14	44
Evelyne Llorente Internal Medicine · Huntington Beach, CA	11	61

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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