What is Edward Friedman's specialty?

Edward Friedman (NPI 1659558260) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Memphis, TN.

Where does Edward Friedman practice?

Edward Friedman practices in Memphis, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1659558260.

How much does Medicare pay Edward Friedman?

Edward Friedman (NPI 1659558260) received approximately $144K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 778 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1659558260

Edward FriedmanMD

GastroenterologyMemphis, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,340

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,809

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$140K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 258 Gastroenterology providers in TN — top quintile (cohort median 809).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,040

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$202K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

43.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Peg3350/Sod Sulf,bicarb,cl/Kcl190 claims

Omeprazole163 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium144 claims

Famotidine71 claims

Sucralfate64 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

95.3

Quality

90.5

Cost

85.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.85%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

105

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Edward 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). 128 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Kenneth Fields Gastroenterology · Memphis, TN	359	5,192
Paul Bierman Gastroenterology · Harvey, IL	318	5,042
WARR, OTIS	227	862
Ellis Reef Cardiology · Memphis, TN	219	955
John Ellzey Diagnostic Radiology · Memphis, TN	199	1,183
Daniel Craven Diagnostic Radiology · Memphis, TN	179	1,309
TONKIN, ALLEN	167	903
Paul Tanner Diagnostic Radiology · Memphis, TN	164	821
Keith Tonkin Diagnostic Radiology · Memphis, TN	160	859
MCLEOD, ALAN	151	776
Craig Lipman Diagnostic Radiology · Memphis, TN	150	876
Randy Horras Diagnostic Radiology · Memphis, TN	131	624

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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