Dr. Jeffrey D. Friedman, MD

Dr. Friedman practices at Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD in Houston, Texas.

Dr. Friedman's NPI, 1942235114, was assigned on July 12, 2006. Dr. Friedman graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1985. Dr. Friedman holds Texas license J4811.

Dr. Friedman's primary practice is Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD, at 6550 Fannin St, Houston, TX 77030.

Dr. Friedman's primary practice is Texas Children's Hospital - Mfm the Methodist Hospital - HOPD in Houston, Texas. Dr. Friedman is also affiliated with Houston Methodist Hospital. The medical group on file is Houston Methodist Institute for Reconstructive Surgery. Dmand AI also links Dr. Friedman to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Friedman practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Plastic and reconstructive surgery is Dr. Friedman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0122X. Dr. Friedman is board certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Friedman's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Colorado and Illinois.

Dmand AI lists breast reconstruction and cancerous skin growth removal among the conditions Dr. Friedman treats.

CMS data shows 28 Medicare services from Dr. Friedman across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 52 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,898 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 52 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Friedman in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 32 patients. 73% of them have high cholesterol, and 58% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 0.94, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Friedman's median patient age at 65, with 82% women.

In 2024, Dr. Friedman wrote 103 Medicare Part D claims for 39 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 71 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $764 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 90 claims across 3 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 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 12 procedures of melanoma (skin cancer) excision by Dr. Friedman, more than 66% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Removal or shaving of skin growth: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 36 papers to Dr. Friedman, published from 2012 to 2024. 2017 was the busiest year, with 5. The most frequent topics are Postoperative Complications, Plastic Surgery Procedures and Breast Neoplasms. Dr. Friedman has published most often in Plast Reconstr Surg. Dr. Friedman's most frequent co-authors are Anthony Echo, MD, Jeffrey Friedman, DO and Adam Bryce Weinfeld, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 103 general payments to Dr. Friedman from 32 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 64% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $1,866. It also lists 1 research payment totaling $460 in 2016.

Dr. Friedman graduated from Baylor College Of Medicine in 1985.

Dr. Friedman is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.