Dr. Eli Meyer Friedman, MD

Dr. Friedman practices at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Cedars-Sinai Health System.

Dr. Friedman's NPI, 1780973644, was assigned on March 31, 2011. Dr. Friedman graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 2011. Dr. Friedman holds Florida license ME130566.

Dr. Friedman's primary practice is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, at 8700 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90048 in Los Angeles County. The practice phone is (310) 423-5000.

Dr. Friedman's primary practice is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, California, part of Cedars-Sinai Health System. Dr. Friedman is also affiliated with Cedars-Sinai Marina Hospital. The medical group on file is Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Friedman to 4 more medical groups and 2 group practices and clinics, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Friedman practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Cardiovascular disease is Dr. Friedman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RC0000X. Dr. Friedman is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Friedman's licenses on file in 3 states: Florida, California and Pennsylvania.

Dmand AI lists aneurysm, arterial blot clot /embolism, atrial fibrillation and flutter, cardiomyopathy, chronic hypertension, coronary artery disease, heart blockage and heart failure among the conditions Dr. Friedman treats.

CMS data shows 2,025 Medicare services from Dr. Friedman across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,093 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $112,990 for them.

CMS counts 1,093 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Friedman in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 412 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 27% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.03, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Friedman's median patient age at 66, with 44% women.

In 2024, Dr. Friedman wrote 2,243 Medicare Part D claims for 359 patients. 79% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,972 of them, across 36 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $478,874 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,335 claims across 30 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 99 out of 100 for Dr. Friedman for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Friedman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Friedman as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Friedman, published from 2022 to 2024. Dr. Friedman's most frequent co-authors are Eugene Ho-Joon Chung, MD and Jonathan H. Kim, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 27 general payments to Dr. Friedman from 9 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 57% of the total. Viz.ai, Inc. paid the most, $3,167.

Dr. Friedman graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 2011.

Dr. Friedman is in network with 11 carriers, including Elevance, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.