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Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD

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Specializes in: Vitreoretinal Diseases (Retina and Vitreous)

Brown University, Alpert Medical School

Professional interests include: macular degeneration

1200 Us-22 E 1st Floor
Bridgewater Township, NJ 08807

(908) 218-4303

Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD is a retina specialist in New Brunswick, NJ specializing in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). He graduated from Brown University, Alpert Medical School. Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD is affiliated with RWJBarnabas Health and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH).

Office Locations

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH)

10 Plum Street Suite 600
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

(732) 220-1600

(732) 220-1603

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1200 Route 22 E 1st Floor
Bridgewater, NJ 08807

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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH)

1200 Us-22 E 1st Floor
Bridgewater Township, NJ 08807

(908) 218-4303

(908) 218-4307

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Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH)

140 Fanklin Corner Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

(609) 896-3655

(609) 895-0853

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

eye procedures

SCODI of the posterior segment

By Affordability:

anterior segment surgery

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within New Jersey, Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD performed more eye procedures, and SCODI of the posterior segment (SCODI-P) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for anterior segment surgery that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

anterior chamber paracentesis

injections

In 2012, Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD performed more anterior chamber paracentesis, and injections procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within New Jersey.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD treated as a retina specialist in New Brunswick, NJ during 2012 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
diagnostic imaging	61
doctor visit	179
eye procedures	8668
injections	2036
nerve block	26
photocoagulation	49
ultrasound (sonogram)	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD treated as a retina specialist in New Brunswick, NJ during 2013 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic imaging	56
doctor visit	169
eye procedures	10064
injections	2517
nerve block	14
photocoagulation	34
ultrasound (sonogram)	56

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	515
Female	743

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1130
Black	41
Hispanic	32
Asian	31
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	391
From 75 to 84	416
85 and over	391
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD treated as a retina specialist in New Brunswick, NJ during 2014 were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
diagnostic imaging	56
doctor visit	179
eye procedures	10491
injections	2716
photocoagulation	65
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	56

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	466
Female	710

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1060
Black	37
Hispanic	28
Asian	28
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	407
85 and over	362
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD treated as a retina specialist in New Brunswick, NJ during 2015 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
diagnostic imaging	65
doctor visit	243
eye procedures	10334
injections	2731
photocoagulation	28
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	65

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	896
Female	1400

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2032
Black	76
Hispanic	66
Asian	68
Other	54
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	766
From 75 to 84	744
85 and over	704
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD treated as a retina specialist in New Brunswick, NJ during 2016 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
diagnostic imaging	59
doctor visit	146
eye procedures	10408
injections	2677
photocoagulation	13
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	59

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	466
Female	697

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1027
Black	39
Hispanic	31
Asian	37
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	379
From 75 to 84	379
85 and over	356
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD treated as a retina specialist in New Brunswick, NJ during 2017 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
diagnostic imaging	66
doctor visit	141
eye procedures	9627
injections	2490
photocoagulation	15
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	66

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	462
Female	660

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	966
Black	45
Hispanic	41
Asian	38
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	366
From 75 to 84	388
85 and over	324
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD treated as a retina specialist in New Brunswick, NJ during 2018 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
diagnostic imaging	50
doctor visit	134
eye procedures	9622
injections	2590
photocoagulation	11
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	50

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	461
Female	644

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	960
Black	44
Hispanic	30
Asian	46
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	378
From 75 to 84	370
85 and over	318
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD treated as a retina specialist in New Brunswick, NJ during 2019 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
diagnostic imaging	32
doctor visit	101
eye procedures	8622
injections	2390
ultrasound (sonogram)	32

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	413
Female	585

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	859
Black	40
Hispanic	28
Asian	39
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	341
From 75 to 84	313
85 and over	303
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD treated as a retina specialist in New Brunswick, NJ during 2020 were eye procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	54
eye procedures	3122
injections	797

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	440

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	610
Black	21
Hispanic	20
Asian	30
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	220
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD treated as a retina specialist in New Brunswick, NJ during 2021 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
diagnostic imaging	52
doctor visit	101
eye procedures	6016
injections	1531
ultrasound (sonogram)	52

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	324
Female	502

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	700
Black	25
Hispanic	23
Asian	40
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	302
From 75 to 84	273
85 and over	224
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	34
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD treated as a retina specialist in New Brunswick, NJ during 2022 were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
diagnostic imaging	46
doctor visit	115
eye procedures	6246
injections	1574
photocoagulation	19
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	19
ultrasound (sonogram)	46

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	347
Female	503

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	721
Black	26
Hispanic	17
Asian	44
Other	42
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	296
85 and over	219
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	36
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD treated as a retina specialist in New Brunswick, NJ were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

aspiration	17
diagnostic imaging	54
doctor visit	142
eye procedures	8474
injections	2186
nerve block	20
photocoagulation	29
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	54

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	419
Female	625

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	35
Asian / Pacific Islander	36
Non-Hispanic White	915
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	28
Other	29

**Age**
75 to 84	347
85 and over	311
Less than 65	40
65 to 74	346

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD graduated from Brown University, Alpert Medical School. He completed residency at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC). He has a state license in New Jersey.

Medical School: Brown University, Alpert Medical School

Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)

Licensed In: New Jersey

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

RWJBarnabas Health

Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH)

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in New Brunswick, NJ.

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Overall Rating: 5.0 2019-06-27

NJ Retina has the BEST doctors .  DR Friedman and Dr Wheatley are the BEST.

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$295 Eylea $234	EYLEA aflibercept injection $47	EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection $14
Genentech USA, Inc.	$266 LUCENTIS $266
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$149 Durezol $124	Systane $25
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$130 EYLEA aflibercept injection $130
NotalVision	$90 ForeseeHome $90
Other	$303 ILUVIEN $74	Radio Frequency Products $68	JETREA $64	PROLENSA $55	OZURDEX $30	Other $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,120
Entertainment	$68
Education	$45

Biography

Dr. Eric Friedman is a specialist in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). He works in New Brunswick, NJ, Bridgewater, NJ, and Bridgewater Township, NJ. Dr. Friedman's areas of expertise include macular degeneration. He is affiliated with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH). He attended medical school at Brown University, Alpert Medical School. He completed his residency training at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD in 2020

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric S. Friedman, MD From 2012 - 2022

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