What is Robert Friedman's specialty?

Robert Friedman (NPI 1790772499) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Bethlehem, PA.

Where does Robert Friedman practice?

Robert Friedman practices in Bethlehem, PA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1790772499.

How much does Medicare pay Robert Friedman?

Robert Friedman (NPI 1790772499) received approximately $189K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 546 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1790772499

Robert FriedmanMD

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Orthopedic SurgeryBethlehem, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,620

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,972

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$144K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 974 Orthopedic Surgery providers in PA — top quintile (cohort median 1,699).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

374

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

6.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Meloxicam110 claims

Celecoxib79 claims

Prednisone54 claims

Amoxicillin49 claims

Diclofenac Sodium30 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$270

Payment records

By payment type

Education$207

Food and Beverage$63

Top paying entities

Education$207

Food and Beverage$63

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). 30 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
CH HOSPITAL OF ALLENTOWN, LLC	181	1,444
COHEN, KENNETH	44	121
Christopher Ferrante Orthopedic Surgery · Bethlehem, PA	39	114
Joseph Bucich Diagnostic Radiology · Phillipsburg, NJ	38	140
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	37	112
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Norristown, PA	30	93
DAVEY, JANET	27	274
ST LUKES HOSPITAL	25	74
ST LUKES HOSPITAL-ANDERSON CAMPUS	24	68
COORDINATED HEALTH ORTHOPEDIC HOSPITAL, LLC	22	117
PATEL, CHANDULAL	21	53
Navtej Brar Cardiology · Phillipsburg, NJ	19	41

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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