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Dr. Robert Patrick Friday, MD, PhD
NPI1053393074PAC ID6800994047
- Medicare services, 2024
- 7,180
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 559
- Part D claims, 2024
- 5,062
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Practice address
- 2014 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02462
- Practice phone
- Call (617) 243-6000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Robert Patrick Friday is a rheumatologist in Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts
Dr. Friday practices at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham.
Dr. Friday's NPI, 1053393074, was assigned on November 16, 2005. Dr. Friday graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Friday holds Massachusetts license 224215.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1053393074NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 6800994047
- NPI enumeration date
- November 16, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (617) 243-6000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 50
- Medical school graduation
- 2002
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Robert Patrick Friday practices at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts
Dr. Friday's primary practice is Newton-Wellesley Hospital, at 2014 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02462 in Middlesex County. The practice phone is (617) 243-6000.
- Newton-Wellesley Hospital2014 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02462 · Middlesex CountyPhone(617) 243-6000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Robert Patrick Friday is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Friday's primary practice is Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham. Dr. Friday is also affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. The medical group on file is Massachusetts General Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Friday to 3 more hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.
Massachusetts General HospitalMassachusetts General Hospital3 hospitalsNames with a free account2 medical groupsNames with a free account1 hospital outpatient departmentName with a free account
See all 9 affiliations for Dr. FridaySources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert Patrick Friday's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Friday practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Newton-Wellesley Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Robert Patrick Friday is one of 275 rheumatologists in Massachusetts
Rheumatology is Dr. Friday's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RR0500X. Dr. Friday is licensed in Massachusetts.
Specialties and state licenses
- Rheumatology, MassachusettsPrimary
Rheumatologists near Dr. Friday
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275rheumatologists in Massachusetts
3rheumatologists in Newton Lower Falls
3rheumatologists at Newton-Wellesley HospitalSources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Robert Patrick Friday billed Medicare for 7,180 services in 2024
CMS data shows 7,180 Medicare services from Dr. Friday across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 559 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $103,600 for them.
Medicare services, 20247,180
Medicare patients559
Paid by Medicare$103,600
Procedure codes10
Dr. Friday's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 2672024: 5,9172116%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,0012024: 9396%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 208
- Surgery
- 2023: 1372024: 11615%
Where Dr. Friday's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office6,97097%
- In a facility2103%
Dr. Friday compared with the Massachusetts median for rheumatologists, 2024
- Dr. Friday
- Massachusetts median
- Medicare services
- 7,180vs 41217.4 times
- Medicare patients
- 559vs 2092.7 times
- Part D claims
- 4,688vs 5059.3 times
Medians across 268 rheumatologists in Massachusetts with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Friday'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 Patrick Friday treated 559 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 559 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Friday in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 246 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 73% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.44, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Friday's median patient age at 72, with 73% women.
Medicare patients, 2024559
Average age74
Average risk score1.44
Also on Medicaid11%
Dr. Friday's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Friday's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women42676%
- Men13324%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Friday's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High cholesterol73%
- High blood pressure68%
- Osteoporosis36%
- Anxiety31%
- Mood disorders31%
- Depression26%
- Ischemic heart disease25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Friday's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women73%
- Men27%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Robert Patrick Friday wrote 5,062 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Friday wrote 5,062 Medicare Part D claims for 641 patients. 82% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 4,688 of them, across 75 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,452,683 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 4,449 claims across 71 drugs.
Part D claims, 20245,062
Drugs named by CMS75
Total drug cost$5.5M
Part D patients641
Dr. Friday's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic4,155 claims82%
- Brand-name and other907 claims18%
Dr. Friday'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. Friday's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids6%296 of 5,062 claims
- Antibiotics1%53 of 5,062 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: 4,4492024: 4,6885%
Drugs named by CMS: 75 in 2024, 71 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 Patrick Friday offers telehealth to Medicare patients
Dr. Friday accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Friday as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Robert Patrick Friday has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Friday. Dr. Friday's most frequent co-authors are David Judson Browning, MD, PhD, Paul B. Greenberg, MD and Rosalynn M. Nazarian, MD.
Papers2
Dr. Friday's most frequent co-authors
- David Judson Browning, MD, PhD1 shared paper
- Paul B. Greenberg, MD1 shared paper
- Rosalynn M. Nazarian, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Friday
JAMA Ophthalmol
Enzyme InhibitorsHydroxychloroquineRetinal Diseases
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Dr. Robert Patrick Friday received $147 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Friday from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 71% of the total. Celgene Corporation paid the most, $88.
General payments to Dr. Friday by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Friday by kind, 2016 to 2025
$147in total
- Food and beverage$10471%
- Education$4329%
Companies that paid Dr. Friday 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 Patrick Friday graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Dr. Friday graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2002.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Robert Patrick Friday'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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| 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. Robert Patrick Friday's NPI number?
Dr. Robert Patrick Friday's NPI number is 1053393074. It was assigned on November 16, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert Patrick Friday?
Dr. Robert Patrick Friday is a rheumatologist in Newton Lower Falls, Massachusetts. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Rheumatology Physician (taxonomy code 207RR0500X).
Where does Dr. Robert Patrick Friday practice?
Dr. Friday practices at 2014 Washington Street, Newton, MA 02462. Dr. Friday's primary practice is Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts, part of Mass General Brigham. Dmand AI also links Dr. Friday to 3 hospitals, 2 medical groups and 1 hospital outpatient department.
What is Dr. Robert Patrick Friday's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Friday is (617) 243-6000.
What is Dr. Robert Patrick Friday's medical license number?
Dr. Friday holds Massachusetts license 224215.
Which hospitals is Dr. Robert Patrick Friday affiliated with?
Dr. Friday practices at Newton-Wellesley Hospital in Newton, Massachusetts. Dr. Friday is also affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Friday to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Robert Patrick Friday part of?
Dr. Friday is linked to Massachusetts General Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Friday to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Robert Patrick Friday accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Friday billed Medicare for 7,180 services in 2024, and Dr. Friday accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Robert Patrick Friday offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Friday as offering telehealth services.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert Patrick Friday see?
CMS counts 559 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Friday in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Robert Patrick Friday bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Friday's most billed Medicare services were injected or infused drug (J1010), office visit, established patient (99214) and medicare service (G2211).
Where did Dr. Robert Patrick Friday go to medical school?
Dr. Friday graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in 2002.
What drugs does Dr. Robert Patrick Friday prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Friday's most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisone, Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate and Methotrexate.
Has Dr. Robert Patrick Friday received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $147 in general payments to Dr. Friday from 3 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Celgene Corporation.
How long has Dr. Robert Patrick Friday been practicing?
Dr. Friday graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.
Does Dr. Robert Patrick Friday do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Friday.
Who does Dr. Robert Patrick Friday publish with?
Dr. Friday's most frequent co-authors are David Judson Browning, MD, PhD (1 shared paper), Paul B. Greenberg, MD (1 shared paper) and Rosalynn M. Nazarian, MD (1 shared paper).
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