What is David Friedrich's specialty?

David Friedrich (NPI 1841288131) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Chattanooga, TN.

Where does David Friedrich practice?

David Friedrich practices in Chattanooga, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1841288131.

How much does Medicare pay David Friedrich?

David Friedrich (NPI 1841288131) received approximately $172K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 768 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1841288131

David FriedrichMD

OphthalmologyChattanooga, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,421

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,743

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$161K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 326 Ophthalmology providers in TN — above median (cohort median 2,504).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,410

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$173K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

35.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost320 claims

Bimatoprost194 claims

Ketorolac Tromethamine163 claims

Prednisolone Acetate131 claims

Ofloxacin115 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

92.8

Quality

99.1

Cost

77.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.75%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$126

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$126

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$126

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where David Friedrich'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). 17 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC.	120	198
Christy Ridner Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Harrison, TN	94	442
MEMORIAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM INC.	80	115
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	30	43
Kilton Kingsman Diagnostic Radiology · Chattanooga, TN	27	34
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	24	74
Pathgroup Labs, Llc Clinical Laboratory · Nashville, TN	18	31
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS	17	23
Giang Nguyen Podiatry · Hixson, TN	16	30
Van Monroe Cardiology · Chattanooga, TN	16	45
George Ozborn Internal Medicine · Chattanooga, TN	13	36
PARKRIDGE MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	13	25

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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