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Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD

(Christopher J. Friend, MD)

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Specializes in: Radiology (X-Ray and Medical Imaging), General Practice and Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology (IR/DR)

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Professional interests include: arterial embolization, venous disease, bone tumor, and more.

9300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

(858) 249-0460

Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD is a radiologist in San Diego, CA specializing in radiology (x-ray and medical imaging), general practice and interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (ir/dr). He graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD is affiliated with Sharp Grossmont Hospital, UC San Diego Health, Sharp Coronado Hospital, Sharp HealthCare, Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Sharp Memorial Hospital, Regents of the University of California and UC San Diego Health.

Office Locations

9300 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

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11301 Wilshire Boulevard Greater Los Angeles Vahcs (691)
Los Angeles, CA 90073

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4250 First Avenue
San Diego, CA 92103

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2012 were catheterization, vascular procedures, X-rays and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	30
catheterization	87
dialysis access procedures	27
minimally invasive procedures	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	13
vascular procedures	46
X-rays	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2013 were catheterization, X-rays, vascular procedures and angioplasty.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	24
catheterization	78
device removal	12
dialysis access procedures	20
minimally invasive procedures	11
thoracic (chest) imaging	16
vascular procedures	31
X-rays	36

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	184
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	35
Less than 65	72

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	50
Dementia	18
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2014 were catheterization, angioplasty, X-rays and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	13
catheterization	99
device removal	12
dialysis access procedures	13
vascular procedures	13
X-rays	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	24
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	51
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	52
Dementia	20
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2015 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, musculoskeletal imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	69
aspiration	18
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	11
catheterization	30
CT scan	134
dialysis access procedures	18
hip imaging	77
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	28
musculoskeletal imaging	171
pelvic imaging	80
thoracic (chest) imaging	357
vascular procedures	18
X-rays	475

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD.

**Gender**
Male	880
Female	1258

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1804
Black	124
Hispanic	176
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	970
From 75 to 84	594
85 and over	250
Less than 65	324

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2016 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, musculoskeletal imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	132
angioplasty	19
aspiration	88
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	26
catheterization	14
CT scan	232
diagnostic procedures	56
dialysis access procedures	23
doctor visit	67
hip imaging	72
image guided procedures	50
injections	12
minimally invasive procedures	68
minor procedures	56
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	138
musculoskeletal imaging	242
pain management	12
pelvic imaging	132
pleural drainage	16
spinal procedures	28
thoracic (chest) imaging	611
ultrasound (sonogram)	29
vascular procedures	90
X-rays	680

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD.

**Gender**
Male	728
Female	1006

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1489
Black	70
Hispanic	134
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	752
From 75 to 84	540
85 and over	238
Less than 65	204

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	31
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2017 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, musculoskeletal imaging and CT scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	48
aspiration	88
bone marrow tests	26
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	11
catheterization	28
CT scan	93
diagnostic procedures	65
doctor visit	73
hip imaging	34
image guided procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	39
minor procedures	39
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	55
musculoskeletal imaging	101
pelvic imaging	48
pleural drainage	26
thoracic (chest) imaging	359
ultrasound (sonogram)	16
vascular procedures	88
X-rays	371

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD.

**Gender**
Male	481
Female	661

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	976
Black	54
Hispanic	92
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	506
From 75 to 84	367
85 and over	147
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	32
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2018 were CT scan, pelvic imaging, thoracic (chest) imaging and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	75
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	18
CT scan	168
hip imaging	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
musculoskeletal imaging	57
pelvic imaging	75
thoracic (chest) imaging	75
vascular procedures	38
X-rays	44

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD.

**Gender**
Male	462
Female	619

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	893
Black	47
Hispanic	112
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	454
From 75 to 84	350
85 and over	143
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2019 were CT scan, X-rays, brain imaging (neuroimaging) and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	37
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	47
CT scan	83
musculoskeletal imaging	30
pelvic imaging	33
spinal procedures	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	30
vascular procedures	14
X-rays	57

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD.

**Gender**
Male	355
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	516
Black	50
Hispanic	113
Asian	31
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	300
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	115
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	36
Dementia	24
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2020 were CT scan and brain imaging (neuroimaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD for Medicare patients.

brain imaging (neuroimaging)	23
CT scan	23

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	104
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	20
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	51
Dementia	34
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2021 were CT scan, brain imaging (neuroimaging), pelvic imaging and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	14
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	20
CT scan	45
pelvic imaging	14
spinal procedures	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	117
Black	0
Hispanic	40
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	27
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	30
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA during 2022 were CT scan, pelvic imaging and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
CT scan	16
pelvic imaging	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	13
Hispanic	35
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	19
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	41
Dementia	18
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD treated as a radiologist in San Diego, CA were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and CT scan.

abdominal imaging	55
angioplasty	21
aspiration	64
bone marrow tests	26
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	22
catheterization	56
CT scan	99
device removal	12
diagnostic procedures	60
dialysis access procedures	20
doctor visit	70
hip imaging	49
image guided procedures	37
injections	12
minimally invasive procedures	34
minor procedures	47
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	58
musculoskeletal imaging	120
pain management	12
pelvic imaging	56
pleural drainage	21
spinal procedures	23
thoracic (chest) imaging	238
ultrasound (sonogram)	25
vascular procedures	42
X-rays	214

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	405

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	32
Asian / Pacific Islander	6
Non-Hispanic White	578
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	67
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	208
85 and over	92
Less than 65	107
65 to 74	304

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	18
Dementia	18
Cancer	17

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD graduated from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He completed residency at Allegheny General Hospital. He is certified by the Radiology and has a state license in Texas.

Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Residency: Allegheny General Hospital

Board Certification: Radiology

Licensed In: Texas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sharp Grossmont Hospital

UC San Diego Health

Sharp Coronado Hospital

Sharp HealthCare

Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Sharp Memorial Hospital

Regents of the University of California

UC San Diego Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Cook Medical LLC	$2,176 Cook Medical Zilver PTX $645	Cook Medical Embolization $268	Zilver PTX $160	Cook Medical GI Products $135	Cook Medical Coda $131	Other $838
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$1,710 KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $1,492	OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION $218
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,329 OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION SYSTEM $637	KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $438	KYPHON EXPRESS II KYPHOPAK TRAY $146	Abre $108
Merit Medical Systems Inc	$1,162 Performa Catheters $1,142	StabiliT Vertebral Augmentation System $14	Microsphere Embospheres $6
Stryker Corporation	$1,002 SPINEJACK $362	IVAS $181	IVS - Bone Cements- VertaPlex, VertaPlex HV, Spineplex $108	OPTABLATE $95	IVS Vertebral Augmentation Products $66	Other $191
Other	$5,319 Indigo System $595	Cook Medical Zilver PTX $406	THERASPHERE-BIO $405	CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT $310	THERASPHERE - BIO $292	Other $3,312

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$10,185
Travel and Lodging	$2,462
Consulting Fee	$38
Education	$14

Research Payments

Dr. Christopher J. Friend, MD has received 11 research payments totaling $21,401.

Biography

Dr. Christopher Friend's medical specialty is general practice and interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (IR/DR). His areas of expertise consist of prostate problems, bone tumor, and image guided procedures. He is affiliated with Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center, UC San Diego Health, and Sharp Coronado Hospital. Dr. Friend is a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and a graduate of Allegheny General Hospital's residency program.