Physician

Eric S Friedman, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Eric Friedman, MD (NPI: 1538132337) practices ophthalmology in the Lakewood-New Brunswick, NJ market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Somerset, NJ. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is ASSOCIATED RETINAL CONSULTANTS LLC (NPI: 1164578894; TIN: 208346981) and primary practice location at 08807-2943. Friedman is affiliated with the Physician Leaders Direct Contracting Entity, LLC (ACO ID: D0171) and Vytalize Health 9 ACO LLC (ACO ID: D0313), participating under the REACH model.

Friedman's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 843 traditional Medicare patients, billed 23,393 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $2,692,433 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 92014 (Established patient complete exam of visual system). Part D data shows 419 prescription claims across 116 beneficiaries totaling $28,371 in drug costs, led by Nevanac (Nepafenac). Open Payments data shows 6 records totaling $219. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has moved from a higher plateau to a lower plateau, from $4,847,792 to $2,692,433. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs did not follow a clear longitudinal pattern. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$2.4M$4.8M2015 Medicare payment: $4,847,792 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $4,743,557 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $4,314,280 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $4,472,338 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $3,949,806 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $1,306,564 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $2,545,795 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $2,443,735 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $2,410,496 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $2,692,433 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20151,14827,106$4,847,792
20161,16326,423$4,743,557
20171,12224,783$4,314,280
20181,10524,453$4,472,338
201999821,701$3,949,806
20207076,909$1,306,564
202182612,900$2,545,795
202285013,267$2,443,735
202385323,376$2,410,496
202484323,393$2,692,433

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$38K$76K2015 Drug cost: $52,012 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $55,510 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $75,905 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $73,381 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $65,039 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $61,067 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $67,801 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $57,934 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $49,967 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $28,371 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
2015152644$52,012
2016159601$55,510
2017167681$75,905
2018164659$73,381
2019174651$65,039
2020119446$61,067
2021146507$67,801
2022142508$57,934
2023134460$49,967
2024116419$28,371

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system7111,445$106
67028Injection of drug into eye2581,325$98
92012Established patient problem focused exam of visual system248617$72
92134Imaging of retina7552,029$36
92202Extended exam of the back part of the eye with optic nerve drawing5651,250$13

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
NevanacNepafenac13390$5,992
DifluprednateDifluprednate461,124$4,070
ProlensaBromfenac Sodium11325$3,781
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate692,971$3,533
Bromfenac SodiumBromfenac Sodium14313$2,093

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.6$219Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Eric S. Friedman, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Eric S. Friedman, MD (NPI 1538132337), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Eric S. Friedman, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Eric S. Friedman, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for Physician Leaders Direct Contracting Entity, LLC (REACH, ACO ID D0171) and Vytalize Health 9 ACO LLC (REACH, ACO ID D0313).

What billing organization is linked to Eric S. Friedman, MD?

Eric S. Friedman, MD is linked to ASSOCIATED RETINAL CONSULTANTS LLC (billing NPI 1164578894) in the available physician profile data.

Does Eric S. Friedman, MD have Open Payments data?

Eric S. Friedman, MD has 6 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.