Dr. Richard Friedman, MD

  • Abington, PA
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1518958537
Medicare services, 2019
1,816
Part D claims, 2020
398
Publications
86
Industry payments
$2,527
State license
1
Practice address
1200 Old York Rd, Abington, PA 19001
Practice phone
Call (215) 481-2000
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Primary practice

Abington Memorial Hospital

Abington, Pennsylvania

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Dr. Richard Friedman is a gastroenterologist in Abington, Pennsylvania

Dr. Friedman practices at Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Friedman's NPI, 1518958537, was assigned on October 31, 2005. Dr. Friedman holds Georgia license 19382.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
October 31, 2005
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(215) 481-2000
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Sex
Male

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Richard Friedman practices at Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, Pennsylvania

Dr. Friedman's primary practice is Abington Memorial Hospital, at 1200 Old York Rd, Abington, PA 19001 in Montgomery County. The practice phone is (215) 481-2000.

  • Abington Memorial Hospital
    1200 Old York Rd, Abington, PA 19001 · Montgomery CountyPhone(215) 481-2000

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Richard Friedman is affiliated with 1 site of care

Dr. Friedman's primary practice is Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, Pennsylvania.

Abington Memorial HospitalAbington, PennsylvaniaPrimary

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Richard Friedman's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Abington Memorial HospitalAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Richard Friedman is one of 899 gastroenterologists in Pennsylvania

Gastroenterology is Dr. Friedman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Friedman is licensed in Georgia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, GeorgiaPrimaryLicense 19382 · taxonomy 207RG0100X

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Friedman

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899gastroenterologists in Pennsylvania
4gastroenterologists in Abington

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Richard Friedman billed Medicare for 1,816 services in 2019

CMS data shows 1,816 Medicare services from Dr. Friedman across 19 procedure codes in 2019. Medicare paid $139,705 for them.

Medicare services, 20191,816
Paid by Medicare$139,705
Procedure codes19

Dr. Friedman's Medicare services by type, 2018 to 2019

  • 2018
  • 2019
Office and hospital visits
2018: 7772019: 68212%
Lab and pathology
2018: 9092019: 66327%
Surgery
2018: 4332019: 3988%
Other services
2018: 542019: 4713%
Tests and treatments
2018: 492019: 2647%
Drugs given in the office
2018: 8202019: 0100%

Where Dr. Friedman's Medicare services took place, 2019

  • In an office1,33173%
  • In a facility48527%

Dr. Friedman compared with the Pennsylvania median for gastroenterologists, 2019

  • Dr. Friedman
  • Pennsylvania median
Medicare services
1,816vs 4014.5 times
Part D claims
398vs 3756% above

Medians across 899 gastroenterologists in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Friedman's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2019

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Richard Friedman's patients have a median age of 75

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Friedman's median patient age at 75, with 38% women.

Dr. Friedman's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 75

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women38%
  • Men62%

Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data

Dr. Richard Friedman wrote 398 Medicare Part D claims in 2020

In 2020, Dr. Friedman wrote 398 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 6 drugs, with $18,908 in total drug cost. In 2019, CMS named 2,002 claims across 26 drugs.

Part D claims, 2020398
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$18,908

Dr. Friedman's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2020

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, 2019 to 2020

  • 2019
  • 2020
Claims for drugs CMS names
2019: 2,0022020: 39880%

Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2020, 26 in 2019.

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Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026

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Dr. Richard Friedman has 86 publications on record

Dmand AI links 86 papers to Dr. Friedman, published from 2010 to 2025. 2018 was the busiest year, with 7. The most frequent topics are Mice, Inbred C57BL, Electrocardiography and Mice, Knockout. Dr. Friedman has published most often in Gastroenterology. Dr. Friedman's most frequent co-authors are Timothy Cragin Wang, MD, Anil K. Rustgi, MD and Julian Adin Abrams, MD.

Papers86
Years published2010 to 2025

Dr. Friedman's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Friedman writes about most

  • Mice, Inbred C57BL
  • Electrocardiography
  • Mice, Knockout
  • Mice, Transgenic
  • Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products
  • Pancreatic Neoplasms
  • Signal Transduction
  • Arrhythmias, Cardiac

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. Richard Friedman received $2,527 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 160 general payments to Dr. Friedman from 22 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $1,215.

General payments to Dr. Friedman by program year, 2016 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Friedman the most, 2016 to 2025

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

Sources for Dr. Richard 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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice 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 Data
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (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)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Richard Friedman's NPI number?

Dr. Richard Friedman's NPI number is 1518958537. It was assigned on October 31, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Richard Friedman?

Dr. Richard Friedman is a gastroenterologist in Abington, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. Richard Friedman practice?

Dr. Friedman practices at 1200 Old York Rd, Abington, PA 19001. Dr. Friedman's primary practice is Abington Memorial Hospital in Abington, Pennsylvania.

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

The practice phone on file for Dr. Friedman is (215) 481-2000.

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

Dr. Friedman holds Georgia license 19382.

Does Dr. Richard Friedman accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Friedman billed Medicare for 1,816 services in 2019.

What services does Dr. Richard Friedman bill to Medicare?

In 2019, Dr. Friedman's most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (88305), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).

What drugs does Dr. Richard Friedman prescribe most?

In 2020 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Friedman's most prescribed drugs by claims were Pantoprazole Sodium, Famotidine and Omeprazole.

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

CMS Open Payments shows $2,527 in general payments to Dr. Friedman from 22 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Richard Friedman been practicing?

Dr. Friedman's NPI was assigned in 2005.

Does Dr. Richard Friedman do research?

Dmand AI links 86 publications to Dr. Friedman, published from 2010 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Richard Friedman publish with?

Dr. Friedman's most frequent co-authors are Timothy Cragin Wang, MD (6 shared papers), Anil K. Rustgi, MD (5 shared papers) and Julian Adin Abrams, MD (4 shared papers).

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