Dr. Robert S. Friedman, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,654
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 804
- Part D claims, 2024
- 3,313
- MIPS score, 2024
- 84
- Industry payments
- $21,142
- Practice address
- 6002 Pointe West Blvd, Bradenton, FL 34209
- Practice phone
- Call (813) 792-2020
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
- Get personal email
- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
The Eye Associates Surgery Center Bradenton
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Bradenton, Florida
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Dr. Robert S. Friedman is an ophthalmologist in Bradenton, Florida
Dr. Friedman practices at The Eye Associates Surgery Center Bradenton in Bradenton, Florida.
Dr. Friedman's NPI, 1750327177, was assigned on June 22, 2006. Dr. Friedman graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1987. Dr. Friedman holds Florida license ME0064752.
- NPI
- 1750327177NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8628193026
- NPI enumeration date
- June 22, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (813) 792-2020
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 65
- Medical school graduation
- 1987
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Robert S. Friedman practices at The Eye Associates Surgery Center Bradenton in Bradenton, Florida
Dr. Friedman's primary practice is The Eye Associates Surgery Center Bradenton, at 6002 Pointe West Blvd, Bradenton, FL 34209. The practice phone is (813) 792-2020.
- The Eye Associates Surgery Center Bradenton6002 Pointe West Blvd, Bradenton, FL 34209Phone(813) 792-2020
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Robert S. Friedman is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Friedman's primary practice is The Eye Associates Surgery Center Bradenton in Bradenton, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Friedman to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Friedman's employer is on file too: a surgery center (asc).
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert S. Friedman's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Friedman practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| The Eye Associates Surgery Center Bradenton | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Robert S. Friedman is one of 1,398 ophthalmologists in Florida
Ophthalmology is Dr. Friedman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Friedman is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Friedman's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Louisiana.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, FloridaPrimary
- Louisiana license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists age-related macular degeneration, cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, cold sores or genital herpes, conjunctivitis, eye infection or inflammation, eyelid inflammation and glaucoma among the conditions Dr. Friedman treats.
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Friedman
Counts of ophthalmologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Robert S. Friedman billed Medicare for 3,654 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,654 Medicare services from Dr. Friedman across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 804 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $326,717 for them.
Dr. Friedman's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1,5142024: 1,4623%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,0272024: 1,13310%
- Surgery
- 2023: 7852024: 55529%
- Imaging
- 2023: 1572024: 26468%
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 3202024: 24025%
Where Dr. Friedman's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3,28290%
- In a facility37210%
Dr. Friedman compared with the Florida median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Friedman
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 3,654vs 1,6992.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 804vs 55744% above
- Part D claims
- 3,190vs 8183.9 times
Medians across 1,345 ophthalmologists in Florida 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. Robert S. Friedman treated 804 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 804 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Friedman in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 353 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 5% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.14, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Friedman's median patient age at 76, with 53% women.
Dr. Friedman's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Friedman's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women45557%
- Men34943%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Friedman's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis49%
- Ischemic heart disease33%
- Anxiety23%
- Diabetes22%
- Chronic kidney disease21%
- Osteoporosis21%
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 76
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women53%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Robert S. Friedman wrote 3,313 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Friedman wrote 3,313 Medicare Part D claims for 810 patients. 57% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,190 of them, across 27 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $400,273 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,572 claims across 29 drugs.
Dr. Friedman's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,902 claims57%
- Brand-name1,411 claims43%
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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 4,5722024: 3,19030%
Drugs named by CMS: 27 in 2024, 29 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. Robert S. Friedman scored 84 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 84 out of 100 for Dr. Friedman for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Friedman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 506 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Friedman, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Friedman's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 84of 100Final score
- 81.4of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Friedman ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 95th percentile506 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Robert S. Friedman received $21,142 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 449 general payments to Dr. Friedman from 36 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 76% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $6,908.
General payments to Dr. Friedman by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Friedman by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$16,09976%
- Consulting fees$3,00014%
- Travel and lodging$1,8989%
- Speaker and faculty fees$1000%
- Gifts$450%
Companies that paid Dr. Friedman the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Robert S. Friedman has 3 awards and honors on record
Dmand AI lists 3 awards for Dr. Friedman.
Awards and honors for Dr. Friedman
- Undated
- AAO Fellow
- ACS Fellow
- Member
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Robert S. Friedman graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Dr. Friedman graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1987. Dr. Friedman is a member of AOA, AAO, ACS and American Glaucoma Society.
- Medical school
- Board certified in ophthalmology
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Robert S. Friedman accepts plans from 19 insurance carriers
Dr. Friedman is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Elevance
- Excellus BlueCross BlueShield
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Humana
- +11 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Friedman accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO13
- Medicare12
- HMO11
- EPO5
- POS5
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Robert S. 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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Awards and committee roles | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Robert S. Friedman's NPI number?
Dr. Robert S. Friedman's NPI number is 1750327177. It was assigned on June 22, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert S. Friedman?
Dr. Robert S. Friedman is an ophthalmologist in Bradenton, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. Robert S. Friedman practice?
Dr. Friedman practices at 6002 Pointe West Blvd, Bradenton, FL 34209. Dr. Friedman's primary practice is The Eye Associates Surgery Center Bradenton in Bradenton, Florida. Dmand AI also links Dr. Friedman to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Robert S. Friedman's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Friedman is (813) 792-2020.
What is Dr. Robert S. Friedman's medical license number?
Dr. Friedman holds Florida license ME0064752, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Robert S. Friedman been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Friedman in Florida (1981 to 2026) and Louisiana (1988 to 1992).
Does Dr. Robert S. Friedman accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Friedman billed Medicare for 3,654 services in 2024, and Dr. Friedman accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Robert S. Friedman's MIPS score?
Dr. Friedman's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 84 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert S. Friedman see?
CMS counts 804 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Friedman in 2024, with an average age of 78.
Is Dr. Robert S. Friedman board certified?
Yes. Dr. Friedman is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.
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What services does Dr. Robert S. Friedman bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Friedman's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), eye exam or test (92250) and office visit, new patient (99204).
Where did Dr. Robert S. Friedman go to medical school?
Dr. Friedman graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1987.
What drugs does Dr. Robert S. Friedman prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Friedman's most prescribed drugs by claims were Dorzolamide-Timolol, Latanoprost and Lumigan.
Has Dr. Robert S. Friedman received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $21,142 in general payments to Dr. Friedman from 36 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.
How long has Dr. Robert S. Friedman been practicing?
Dr. Friedman graduated from medical school in 1987, 39 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Robert S. Friedman accept?
Dr. Friedman is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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