What is Paul Friend's specialty?

Paul Friend (NPI 1740250265) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in West Franklin, NH.

Where does Paul Friend practice?

Paul Friend practices in West Franklin, NH, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1740250265.

How much does Medicare pay Paul Friend?

Paul Friend (NPI 1740250265) received approximately $1K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 18 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1740250265

Paul FriendMD

Family PracticeWest Franklin, NHI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$985

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 441 Family Practice providers in NH — bottom quintile (cohort median 533).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

154

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$17K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

74.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Buprenorphine Hcl/Naloxone Hcl114 claims

Buprenorphine Hcl40 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

89.0

Quality

73.2

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.59%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$61

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$61

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$61

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Paul Friend'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). 11 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CONCORD HOSPITAL-LACONIA	86	552
CONCORD HOSPITAL, INC.	66	279
TUTTLE, BENJAMIN	60	197
KNOLL, ROBERT	27	59
FARMLETT, EDWARD	26	61
Michael Dowe Diagnostic Radiology · Laconia, NH	21	43
MARY HITCHCOCK MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	20	76
Melissa Hanrahan Family Practice · West Franklin, NH	17	34
Billie Anderson Nurse Practitioner · Laconia, NH	17	99
NPI 1073529947	13	24
Kenneth Limburg Podiatry · Laconia, NH	11	24

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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