Dr. Robert Friedman, MD

  • New York, NY
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1336161157PAC ID2860650744
Medicare services, 2024
5,882
Medicare patients, 2024
1,409
Part D claims, 2024
1,047
Publications
3
MIPS score, 2024
83
Practice address
1001 Park Ave, New York, NY 10028-0935
Practice phone
Call (212) 772-6202
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Primary practice

Robert Friedman, M.D.

Physician office · New York, New York

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Dr. Robert Friedman is an ophthalmologist in New York, New York

Dr. Friedman practices at Robert Friedman, M.D. in New York, New York.

Dr. Friedman's NPI, 1336161157, was assigned on July 24, 2006. Dr. Friedman graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1983. Dr. Friedman holds New York license 160281.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
2860650744
NPI enumeration date
July 24, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(212) 772-6202
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
69
Medical school graduation
1983

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Robert Friedman practices at Robert Friedman, M.D. in New York, New York

Dr. Friedman's primary practice is Robert Friedman, M.D., at 1001 Park Ave, New York, NY 10028-0935. The practice phone is (212) 772-6202.

  • Robert Friedman, M.D.
    1001 Park Ave, New York, NY 10028-0935Phone(212) 772-6202

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Dr. Robert Friedman is affiliated with 1 site of care

Dr. Friedman's primary practice is Robert Friedman, M.D. in New York, New York.

Robert Friedman, M.D.Physician office · New York, New YorkPrimary

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SiteEHR vendor and product
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Dr. Robert Friedman is one of 1,467 ophthalmologists in New York

Ophthalmology is Dr. Friedman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Friedman is licensed in New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, New YorkPrimaryLicense 160281 · taxonomy 207W00000X

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Friedman

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Dr. Robert Friedman billed Medicare for 5,882 services in 2024

CMS data shows 5,882 Medicare services from Dr. Friedman across 14 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,409 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $732,070 for them.

Medicare services, 20245,882
Medicare patients1,409
Paid by Medicare$732,070
Procedure codes14

Dr. Friedman's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 4,9402024: 4,8731%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 5372024: 5252%
Surgery
2023: 4422024: 4655%
Imaging
2023: 242024: 1921%

Where Dr. Friedman's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office5,74398%
  • In a facility1392%

Dr. Friedman compared with the New York median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Friedman
  • New York median
Medicare services
5,882vs 1,2584.7 times
Medicare patients
1,409vs 4363.2 times
Part D claims
912vs 64741% above

Medians across 1,557 ophthalmologists in New York 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 Friedman treated 1,409 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 1,409 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Friedman in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 630 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 55% have high blood pressure. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.91, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Friedman's median patient age at 67, with 56% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,409
Average age77
Average risk score0.91
Also on Medicaid2%

Dr. Friedman's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Friedman's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women86061%
  • Men54939%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Friedman's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure55%
  3. Arthritis49%
  4. Ischemic heart disease28%
  5. Osteoporosis28%
  6. Diabetes24%
  7. Cancer20%
  8. Anxiety18%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Friedman's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women56%
  • Men40%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Robert Friedman wrote 1,047 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Friedman wrote 1,047 Medicare Part D claims for 347 patients. 57% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 912 of them, across 13 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $83,707 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 793 claims across 14 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,047
Drugs named by CMS13
Total drug cost$83,707
Part D patients347

Dr. Friedman's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic598 claims57%
  • Brand-name449 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.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Friedman's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics6%61 of 1,047 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: 7932024: 91215%

Drugs named by CMS: 13 in 2024, 14 in 2023.

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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 Friedman scored 83 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 83 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 counts 169 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Friedman, more than 81% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Friedman's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 83of 100Final score
  • 65.9of 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
81st percentile169 procedures

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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 Friedman has 3 publications on record

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Friedman, published from 2010 to 2012. The most frequent topics are Melanoma, Skin Neoplasms and Self-Examination. Dr. Friedman's most frequent co-authors are Darrell Spencer Rigel, MD, Edward R. Heilman, MD and Ryan M. Svoboda, MD.

Papers3
Years published2010 to 2012

Topics Dr. Friedman writes about most

  • Melanoma
  • Skin Neoplasms
  • Self-Examination

Dr. Friedman's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Friedman

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Robert Friedman received $3,821 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 113 general payments to Dr. Friedman from 27 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $596.

General payments to Dr. Friedman by program year, 2017 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Friedman by kind, 2017 to 2025

$3.8Kin total
  • Food and beverage$3,78499%
  • Gifts$191%
  • Education$180%

Companies that paid Dr. Friedman the most, 2017 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Robert Friedman graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

Dr. Friedman graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1983.

  1. Medical schoolAlbert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University

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Sources for Dr. Robert Friedman's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Robert Friedman's NPI number?

Dr. Robert Friedman's NPI number is 1336161157. It was assigned on July 24, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert Friedman?

Dr. Robert Friedman is an ophthalmologist in New York, New York. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Robert Friedman practice?

Dr. Friedman practices at 1001 Park Ave, New York, NY 10028-0935. Dr. Friedman's primary practice is Robert Friedman, M.D. in New York, New York.

What is Dr. Robert Friedman's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Friedman is (212) 772-6202.

What is Dr. Robert Friedman's medical license number?

Dr. Friedman holds New York license 160281.

Does Dr. Robert Friedman accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Friedman billed Medicare for 5,882 services in 2024, and Dr. Friedman accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Robert Friedman's MIPS score?

Dr. Friedman's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 83 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Robert Friedman see?

CMS counts 1,409 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Friedman in 2024, with an average age of 77.

What services does Dr. Robert Friedman bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Friedman's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92134), eye exam or test (92014) and eye exam or test (92012).

Where did Dr. Robert Friedman go to medical school?

Dr. Friedman graduated from Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University in 1983.

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What drugs does Dr. Robert Friedman prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Friedman's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Tobramycin-Dexamethasone and Prednisolone Acetate.

Has Dr. Robert Friedman received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $3,821 in general payments to Dr. Friedman from 27 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.

How long has Dr. Robert Friedman been practicing?

Dr. Friedman graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.

Does Dr. Robert Friedman do research?

Dmand AI links 3 publications to Dr. Friedman, published from 2010 to 2012.

Who does Dr. Robert Friedman publish with?

Dr. Friedman's most frequent co-authors are Darrell Spencer Rigel, MD (2 shared papers), Edward R. Heilman, MD (1 shared paper) and Ryan M. Svoboda, MD (1 shared paper).

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