What is Robert Friedman's specialty?

Robert Friedman (NPI 1750327177) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Sarasota, FL.

Where does Robert Friedman practice?

Robert Friedman practices in Sarasota, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1750327177.

How much does Medicare pay Robert Friedman?

Robert Friedman (NPI 1750327177) received approximately $359K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 804 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1750327177

Robert FriedmanMD

PRACTICEROBERT L. KANTOR, MD,PASee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologySarasota, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,956

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,654

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$327K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,263 Ophthalmology providers in FL — above median (cohort median 2,598).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,190

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$400K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

55.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat578 claims

Latanoprost515 claims

Bimatoprost450 claims

Timolol Maleate272 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate/Timolol247 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.2

Quality

81.4

Cost

73.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.39%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Robert 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). 31 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SARASOTA COUNTY PUBLIC HOSPITAL DISTRICT	278	581
Karen Brafford Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Saint Petersburg, FL	73	138
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Tampa, FL	48	72
Lori Long Optometry · Englewood, FL	27	38
SUNCOAST DIAGNOSTIC INC	23	40
SARASOTA DOCTORS HOSPITAL INC	21	28
Gregg Baran Diagnostic Radiology · Pensacola, FL	19	25
Ameripath Florida Llc Clinical Laboratory · Tampa, FL	19	27
Maria Finazzo Diagnostic Radiology · Bangor, ME	19	29
John Foster Ophthalmology · Bradenton, FL	18	33
MODY, TEJAL	17	21
Hakim Morsli Cardiology · Sarasota, FL	16	23

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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