Total Payments
$83,419
2024 Payments
$479.74
Companies
14
Transactions
123
Medicare Patients
886
Medicare Billing
$129,147
Payment Breakdown by Category
Consulting$63,166 (75.7%)
Royalty/License$12,987 (15.6%)
Food & Beverage$4,927 (5.9%)
Travel$2,338 (2.8%)
Education$0.96 (0.0%)
Payments by Nature
| Nature of Payment | Amount | Transactions | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consulting Fee | $63,166 | 8 | 75.7% |
| Royalty or License | $12,987 | 17 | 15.6% |
| Food and Beverage | $4,927 | 91 | 5.9% |
| Travel and Lodging | $2,338 | 6 | 2.8% |
| Education | $0.96 | 1 | 0.0% |
Top Paying Companies
| Company | Total | Records | Latest Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otonomy, Inc. | $37,987 | 21 | $0 (2021) |
| Stryker Corporation | $24,600 | 23 | $0 (2022) |
| Medical Device Business Services, Inc. | $13,192 | 16 | $0 (2019) |
| DePuy Synthes Products, Inc. | $3,520 | 1 | $0 (2022) |
| Cochlear Americas | $1,504 | 25 | $0 (2024) |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | $1,021 | 16 | $0 (2023) |
| MED-EL Corporation | $422.60 | 1 | $0 (2019) |
| Ethicon US, LLC | $311.80 | 4 | $0 (2023) |
| Oticon Medical, LLC | $294.81 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
| Advanced Bionics, LLC | $259.73 | 4 | $0 (2024) |
Payment History by Year
| Year | Amount | Transactions | Top Company |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $479.74 | 7 | Cochlear Americas ($205.72) |
| 2023 | $409.62 | 7 | Cochlear Americas ($177.19) |
| 2022 | $12,145 | 18 | Stryker Corporation ($8,084) |
| 2021 | $1,129 | 12 | Otonomy, Inc. ($713.83) |
| 2020 | $1,699 | 9 | Otonomy, Inc. ($1,546) |
| 2019 | $17,496 | 26 | Medical Device Business Services, Inc. ($13,192) |
| 2018 | $21,359 | 29 | Stryker Corporation ($16,436) |
| 2017 | $28,702 | 15 | Otonomy, Inc. ($28,098) |
All Payment Transactions
123 individual payment records from CMS Open Payments — Page 1 of 5
| Date | Company | Product | Nature | Form | Amount | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/18/2024 | Cochlear Americas | COCHLEAR NUCLEUS CI632 COCHLEAR IMPLANT WITH SLIM MODIOLAR ELECTRODE (Device), BAHA, OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $92.04 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 09/09/2024 | iotaMotion, Inc. | iotaSOFT (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $110.68 | General |
| Category: Implantable Hearing Device | ||||||
| 08/01/2024 | Advanced Bionics, LLC | HIRES ULTRA CI HIFOCUS MS ELECTRODE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $47.49 | General |
| Category: OTOLARYNGOLOGY | ||||||
| 05/31/2024 | Oticon Medical, LLC | PONTO BONE ANCHORED HEARING SYSTEM (Device) | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $42.20 | General |
| Category: Medical Device | ||||||
| 03/27/2024 | Advanced Bionics, LLC | HIRES ULTRA CI HIFOCUS MS ELECTRODE (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $73.65 | General |
| Category: OTOLARYNGOLOGY | ||||||
| 03/20/2024 | Cochlear Americas | COCHLEAR NUCLEUS CI632 COCHLEAR IMPLANT WITH SLIM MODIOLAR ELECTRODE (Device), BAHA, OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $97.06 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 03/05/2024 | Cochlear Americas | COCHLEAR NUCLEUS CI632 COCHLEAR IMPLANT WITH SLIM MODIOLAR ELECTRODE (Device), BAHA, OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $16.62 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 11/07/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix (Device), Echelon Flex | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $11.88 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 10/27/2023 | Cochlear Americas | COCHLEAR NUCLEUS CI632 COCHLEAR IMPLANT WITH SLIM MODIOLAR ELECTRODE (Device), BAHA, OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $46.92 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 08/18/2023 | Ethicon US, LLC | SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $146.33 | General |
| Category: Biosurgical | ||||||
| 08/08/2023 | Integra LifeSciences Corporation | Integra (Device), Integra, Integra | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $25.99 | General |
| Category: Recon-Skin and Wound | ||||||
| 07/07/2023 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Anspach Helix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $48.23 | General |
| Category: Power Tools | ||||||
| 04/04/2023 | Cochlear Americas | COCHLEAR NUCLEUS CI632 COCHLEAR IMPLANT WITH SLIM MODIOLAR ELECTRODE (Device), BAHA, OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $48.82 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 03/09/2023 | Cochlear Americas | COCHLEAR NUCLEUS CI632 COCHLEAR IMPLANT WITH SLIM MODIOLAR ELECTRODE (Device), BAHA, OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $81.45 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 12/15/2022 | Stryker Corporation | SONOPET IQ (Device), CORE | Consulting Fee | Cash or cash equivalent | $7,800.00 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 10/25/2022 | Cochlear Americas | Cochlear (Device), BAHA, COCHLEAR | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $31.68 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 10/15/2022 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $118.79 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 10/14/2022 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $29.35 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 10/14/2022 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $16.73 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 10/13/2022 | Cochlear Americas | Cochlear (Device), BAHA, COCHLEAR | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $42.48 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 10/13/2022 | Cochlear Americas | Cochlear (Device), BAHA, COCHLEAR | Food and Beverage | Cash or cash equivalent | $21.89 | General |
| Category: Implantable hearing solution | ||||||
| 10/13/2022 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $5.75 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 10/10/2022 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $24.97 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 10/10/2022 | Stryker Corporation | N/A (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $18.96 | General |
| Category: NEURO SPINE ENT | ||||||
| 08/20/2022 | DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. | Anspach Helix (Device) | Food and Beverage | In-kind items and services | $46.49 | General |
| Category: Power Tools | ||||||
Medicare Billing by Year
| Year | Procedures | Beneficiaries | Services | Submitted | Medicare Paid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 6 | 148 | 166 | $315,524 | $32,652 |
| 2022 | 12 | 315 | 345 | $362,645 | $58,693 |
| 2021 | 8 | 217 | 233 | $58,469 | $19,512 |
| 2020 | 8 | 206 | 224 | $57,793 | $18,290 |
Total Patients
886
Total Services
968
Medicare Billing
$129,147
Procedure Codes
34
All Medicare Procedures & Services
34 procedure records from CMS Medicare Utilization — Page 1 of 2
| HCPCS | Description | Setting | Year | Patients | Services | Charges | Medicare Paid | Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61616 | Removal of growth or tissue of skull base within brain membrane | Facility | 2023 | 12 | 12 | $272,605 | $19,482 | 7.1% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2023 | 39 | 43 | $12,792 | $4,434 | 34.7% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2023 | 22 | 22 | $14,538 | $4,046 | 27.8% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2023 | 33 | 43 | $6,987 | $3,125 | 44.7% |
| 69210 | Removal of impacted ear wax | Office | 2023 | 29 | 29 | $6,931 | $930.39 | 13.4% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2023 | 13 | 17 | $1,671 | $635.57 | 38.0% |
| 61616 | Removal of growth or tissue of skull base within brain membrane | Facility | 2022 | 14 | 14 | $206,577 | $23,277 | 11.3% |
| 61596 | Removal of skull bone behind ear to approach growth of brain through the ear | Facility | 2022 | 11 | 11 | $69,060 | $7,135 | 10.3% |
| 99214 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | Office | 2022 | 48 | 56 | $12,880 | $5,954 | 46.2% |
| 99205 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | Office | 2022 | 31 | 31 | $17,329 | $5,602 | 32.3% |
| 15769 | Self soft tissue graft | Facility | 2022 | 17 | 17 | $17,417 | $3,462 | 19.9% |
| 99204 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | Office | 2022 | 22 | 22 | $7,744 | $3,116 | 40.2% |
| 99213 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 32 | 40 | $6,120 | $2,916 | 47.7% |
| 99212 | Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | Office | 2022 | 39 | 46 | $4,433 | $2,065 | 46.6% |
| 69210 | Removal of impacted ear wax | Office | 2022 | 48 | 51 | $12,189 | $1,913 | 15.7% |
| 99202 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 15-29 minutes | Office | 2022 | 28 | 28 | $4,424 | $1,660 | 37.5% |
| 99203 | New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | Office | 2022 | 12 | 12 | $2,772 | $1,154 | 41.6% |
| 92504 | Exam of ear using a microscope | Office | 2022 | 13 | 17 | $1,700 | $438.29 | 25.8% |
| 99205 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 60-74 minutes | Office | 2021 | 30 | 30 | $16,770 | $5,706 | 34.0% |
| 99214 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 30-39 minutes | Office | 2021 | 41 | 45 | $10,472 | $4,938 | 47.2% |
| 69210 | Removal of impact ear wax, one ear | Office | 2021 | 53 | 59 | $14,101 | $2,391 | 17.0% |
| 99213 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 20-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 21 | 26 | $3,978 | $1,693 | 42.6% |
| 99202 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 15-29 minutes | Office | 2021 | 28 | 28 | $4,424 | $1,534 | 34.7% |
| 99204 | New patient outpatient visit, total time 45-59 minutes | Office | 2021 | 11 | 11 | $3,872 | $1,443 | 37.3% |
| 99212 | Established patient outpatient visit, total time 10-19 minutes | Office | 2021 | 22 | 23 | $2,311 | $1,063 | 46.0% |
About Rick Friedman, MD, PHD
Rick Friedman, MD, PHD is a Otolaryngology healthcare provider based in La Jolla, California. This provider has been registered with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) since 09/12/2006. The National Provider Identifier (NPI) number assigned to this provider is 1982708558.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments database, Rick Friedman, MD, PHD has received a total of $83,419 in payments from pharmaceutical and medical device companies, with $479.74 received in 2024. These payments were reported across 123 transactions from 14 companies. The most common payment nature is "Consulting Fee" ($63,166).
As a Medicare-enrolled provider, Friedman has provided services to 886 Medicare beneficiaries, totaling 968 services with total Medicare billing of $129,147. Data is available for 4 years (2020–2023), covering 34 distinct procedure/service records.
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Practice Information
- Specialty Otolaryngology
- Other Specialties Otology & Neurotology
- Location La Jolla, CA
- Active Since 09/12/2006
- Last Updated 08/30/2024
- Taxonomy Code 207Y00000X
- Entity Type Individual
- NPI Number 1982708558
Products in Payments
- OTIPRIO (Drug) $31,630
- NSE - C2 NERVE MONITOR (Device) $15,400
- CMF INSTRUMENTS (Device) $11,503
- SONOPET IQ (Device) $7,836
- NA (Device) $3,520
- ANSPACH (Device) $864.73
- Nucleus (Device) $763.24
- NSE - CORE CONSOLE (Device) $752.83
- VIBRANT Soundbridge Middle Ear Implant and BONEBRIDGE System (Device) $422.60
- COCHLEAR NUCLEUS CI632 COCHLEAR IMPLANT WITH SLIM MODIOLAR ELECTRODE (Device) $382.91
- Anspach Helix (Device) $334.21
- SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix (Device) $311.80
- PONTO BONE ANCHORED HEARING SYSTEM (Device) $294.81
- Cochlear (Device) $217.25
- N/A (Device) $214.55
- HIRES ULTRA CI HIFOCUS MS ELECTRODE (Device) $199.56
- Cochlear Nucleus CI632 cochlear implant with Slim Modiolar electrode (Device) $140.28
- FLOSEAL (Biological) $133.85
- iotaSOFT (Device) $110.68
- NSE - ATTACHMENTS (Device) $100.00
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Data Sources
Provider data from NPPES. Payment data from CMS Open Payments. Medicare data from CMS Medicare Provider Utilization. All data is public and updated periodically.
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