Dr. Scott Roy Friedstrom, MD

Dr. Friedstrom practices at Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, part of TriHealth.

Dr. Friedstrom's NPI, 1679538698, was assigned on April 20, 2006. Dr. Friedstrom graduated from OHSU School of Medicine in 1979. Dr. Friedstrom holds Ohio license 3575686.

Dr. Friedstrom's primary practice is Bethesda North Hospital, at 10500 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati, OH 45242 in Hamilton County. The practice phone is (513) 865-5544.

Dr. Friedstrom's primary practice is Bethesda North Hospital in Cincinnati, Ohio, part of TriHealth. Dr. Friedstrom is also affiliated with TriHealth's Good Samaritan Hospital. The medical group on file is TriHealth. Dmand AI also links Dr. Friedstrom to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Friedstrom practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Infectious disease is Dr. Friedstrom's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Dr. Friedstrom is board certified in infectious disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Friedstrom's licenses on file in 4 states: Ohio, Oregon, Washington and Minnesota.

Dmand AI lists acute skin infection, hiv/aids, joint or bone infection, lyme disease, pneumonia, UTI and yeast infection among the conditions Dr. Friedstrom treats.

CMS data shows 738 Medicare services from Dr. Friedstrom across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 257 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $48,708 for them.

CMS counts 257 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Friedstrom in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 109 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 19% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.98, 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. Friedstrom's median patient age at 72, with 51% women.

In 2024, Dr. Friedstrom wrote 865 Medicare Part D claims for 176 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 703 of them, across 23 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $266,584 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 686 claims across 24 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Friedstrom for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Friedstrom accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Friedstrom as offering telehealth.

Dmand AI links 5 papers to Dr. Friedstrom in 2017. Dr. Friedstrom's most frequent co-authors are Stephen Patrick Blatt, MD, Amit Govil, MD and Matthew E. Kelleher, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 200 general payments to Dr. Friedstrom from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 92% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $34,179.

Dmand AI lists 1 award for Dr. Friedstrom, most recently ACP Fellow in 1999.

Dr. Friedstrom graduated from OHSU School of Medicine in 1979. Dr. Friedstrom is a member of ACP.

Dr. Friedstrom is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.