What is Neil Friedman's specialty?

Neil Friedman (NPI 1477644334) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Palo Alto, CA.

Where does Neil Friedman practice?

Neil Friedman practices in Palo Alto, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1477644334.

How much does Medicare pay Neil Friedman?

Neil Friedman (NPI 1477644334) received approximately $167K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 758 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1477644334

Neil FriedmanMD

OphthalmologyPalo Alto, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,673

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,963

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$159K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 2,144 Ophthalmology providers in CA — above median (cohort median 1,859).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

307

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$87K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

51.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost77 claims

Bimatoprost42 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate30 claims

Cyclosporine25 claims

Timolol Maleate25 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

79.7

Quality

67.2

Cost

76.2

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.20%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$446

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$446

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$446

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Neil 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). 5 inbound referrers · 7 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
EL CAMINO AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER LLC	31	64
Jon Keller Pathology · Palo Alto, CA	25	70
Judith Nevitt Ophthalmology · Redwood City, CA	12	15
Robert Chang Ophthalmology · Stanford, CA	12	21
EL CAMINO HOSPITAL	11	22

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
STANFORD HEALTH CARE	109	266
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · San Jose, CA	33	83
EL CAMINO AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER LLC	30	53
Jon Keller Pathology · Palo Alto, CA	24	64
DIGNITY COMMUNITY CARE	16	35
Steven Xanthopoulos Anesthesiology · Menlo Park, CA	14	42
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · San Diego, CA	11	14

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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