Physician

Richard Awbrey Friedman, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Richard Friedman, M.D. (NPI: 1770920365) practices neurology in the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Baldwin, AL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is COASTAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE P.C. (NPI: 1740212174; TIN: 63-0782200) and primary practice location at 36532-2949.

Friedman's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 918 traditional Medicare patients, billed 21,537 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $317,361 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99205 (New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more). Part D data shows 4,099 prescription claims across 780 beneficiaries totaling $1,400,031 in drug costs, led by Nuplazid (Pimavanserin Tartrate). 2021 DME data shows 12 claims. Open Payments data shows 263 records totaling $4,289. 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 lower plateau to a higher plateau, from $102,107 to $317,361. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $1,795 to $1,400,031. In contrast, DME billing represents a smaller volume and moved sharply higher in recent years, from $1,538 to $7,354.

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$159K$317K2018 Medicare payment: $102,107 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $205,531 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $137,991 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $226,804 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $244,150 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $298,349 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $317,361 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
20183892,929$102,107
20196908,004$205,531
20205985,654$137,991
202165012,870$226,804
202271512,566$244,150
202383219,059$298,349
202491821,537$317,361

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$791K$1.6M2015 Drug cost: $1,795 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $2,039 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $31,280 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $162,656 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $1,060,724 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $1,466,618 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $1,581,677 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $1,434,829 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $1,011,393 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $1,400,031 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
20151131$1,795
20161461$2,039
201733147$31,280
20182811,447$162,656
20194592,791$1,060,724
20204643,025$1,466,618
20215263,546$1,581,677
20226393,599$1,434,829
20237774,181$1,011,393
20247804,099$1,400,031

DME Billing Trend

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

DME Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare DME, Devices & Supplies by Referring Provider.0$1.3K$2.5K2018 Medicare payment: $432 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $2,523 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $544 (USD; DME_Suplr_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsPayment
2015N/RN/RN/R
2016N/RN/RN/R
2017N/RN/RN/R
2018N/R35$432
2019N/RN/RN/R
2020N/R17$2,523
2021N/R12$544
2022N/RN/RN/R
2023N/RN/RN/R
2024N/RN/RN/R

* / # = 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
99205New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more155155$146
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes166177$125
99215Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more341517$123
99214Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more456704$83
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes109167$57

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
NuplazidPimavanserin Tartrate471,650$264,027
Nurtec OdtRimegepant Sulfate571,726$109,506
Emgality PenGalcanezumab-Gnlm1223,931$92,934
QuliptaAtogepant481,800$65,289
BotoxOnabotulinumtoxina433,858$60,919

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.263$4,289ABBVIE 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 Richard Awbrey Friedman, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Richard Awbrey Friedman, M.D. (NPI 1770920365), 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 Richard Awbrey Friedman, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Richard Awbrey Friedman, M.D.?

Richard Awbrey Friedman, M.D. is linked to COASTAL NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE P.C. (billing NPI 1740212174) in the available physician profile data.

Does Richard Awbrey Friedman, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Richard Awbrey Friedman, M.D. has 263 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.