Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 21,437
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 918
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,099
- MIPS score, 2024
- 25
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 909 Plantation Blvd, Fairhope, AL 36532
- Practice phone
- Call (251) 450-3700
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Coastal Neurological Institute
Fairhope, Alabama
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Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman is a neurologist in Fairhope, Alabama
Dr. Friedman practices at Coastal Neurological Institute in Fairhope, Alabama.
Dr. Friedman's NPI, 1770920365, was assigned on May 23, 2013. Dr. Friedman graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2013. Dr. Friedman holds Alabama license 36348.
- NPI
- 1770920365NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 5890075527
- NPI enumeration date
- May 23, 2013
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (251) 450-3700
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 39
- Medical school graduation
- 2013
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman practices at Coastal Neurological Institute in Fairhope, Alabama
Dr. Friedman's primary practice is Coastal Neurological Institute, at 909 Plantation Blvd, Fairhope, AL 36532 in Baldwin County. The practice phone is (251) 450-3700.
- Coastal Neurological Institute909 Plantation Blvd, Fairhope, AL 36532 · Baldwin CountyPhone(251) 450-3700
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman is affiliated with 9 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Friedman's primary practice is Coastal Neurological Institute in Fairhope, Alabama. Dr. Friedman is also affiliated with Thomas Hospital. The medical group on file is Coastal Neurological Institute. Dmand AI also links Dr. Friedman to 4 more hospitals, 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Friedman practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Coastal Neurological Institute | Available with a free account |
| +8 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman is one of 227 neurologists in Alabama
Neurology is Dr. Friedman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Friedman is licensed in Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurology, AlabamaPrimary
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman billed Medicare for 21,437 services in 2024
CMS data shows 21,437 Medicare services from Dr. Friedman across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 918 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $309,202 for them.
Dr. Friedman's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 16,9002024: 19,30014%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,9552024: 1,9721%
- Surgery
- 2023: 452024: 6749%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 622024: 5413%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 44
Where Dr. Friedman's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office20,85797%
- In a facility5803%
Dr. Friedman compared with the Alabama median for neurologists, 2024
- Dr. Friedman
- Alabama median
- Medicare services
- 21,437vs 42950.0 times
- Medicare patients
- 918vs 2114.4 times
- Part D claims
- 3,666vs 9763.8 times
Medians across 212 neurologists in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Friedman's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman treated 918 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77
CMS counts 918 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Friedman in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 407 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.49, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Friedman's median patient age at 73, with 59% women.
Dr. Friedman's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Friedman's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women53658%
- Men38242%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Friedman's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis62%
- Ischemic heart disease44%
- Mood disorders37%
- Depression35%
- Anxiety33%
- Chronic kidney disease31%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Friedman's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 73
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women59%
- Men40%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman wrote 4,099 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Friedman wrote 4,099 Medicare Part D claims for 780 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,666 of them, across 69 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $866,270 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,812 claims across 68 drugs.
Dr. Friedman's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,493 claims85%
- Brand-name587 claims14%
- Other19 claims0%
Dr. Friedman's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Friedman's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%97 of 4,099 claims
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over5%219 of 4,099 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3,8122024: 3,6664%
Drugs named by CMS: 69 in 2024, 68 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman scored 25 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 25 out of 100 for Dr. Friedman for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Friedman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Friedman as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Friedman's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 25of 100Final score
- 0of 100Quality
- 0of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 0of 100Improvement Activities
- 83of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman received $24,256 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 1,589 general payments to Dr. Friedman from 62 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $5,170.
General payments to Dr. Friedman by program year, 2017 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Friedman by kind, 2017 to 2025
- Food and beverage$24,177100%
- Education$790%
Companies that paid Dr. Friedman the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine
Dr. Friedman graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2013.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman's NPI number?
Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman's NPI number is 1770920365. It was assigned on May 23, 2013, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman?
Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman is a neurologist in Fairhope, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).
Where does Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman practice?
Dr. Friedman practices at 909 Plantation Blvd, Fairhope, AL 36532. Dr. Friedman's primary practice is Coastal Neurological Institute in Fairhope, Alabama. Dmand AI also links Dr. Friedman to 4 hospitals, 1 physician office, 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Friedman is (251) 450-3700.
What is Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman's medical license number?
Dr. Friedman holds Alabama license 36348.
Which hospitals is Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman affiliated with?
Dr. Friedman is affiliated with Thomas Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Friedman to 4 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman part of?
Dr. Friedman is linked to Coastal Neurological Institute.
Does Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Friedman billed Medicare for 21,437 services in 2024, and Dr. Friedman accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Friedman as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman's MIPS score?
Dr. Friedman's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 25 out of 100, reported individually.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman see?
CMS counts 918 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Friedman in 2024, with an average age of 77.
What services does Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Friedman's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J0585), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99215).
Where did Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman go to medical school?
Dr. Friedman graduated from University of South Alabama College of Medicine in 2013.
What drugs does Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Friedman's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin, Pregabalin and Memantine HCl.
Has Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $24,256 in general payments to Dr. Friedman from 62 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.
How long has Dr. Richard Awbrey Friedman been practicing?
Dr. Friedman graduated from medical school in 2013, 13 years ago.
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