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Dr. Eric Scott Friedman, MD

(Dr. Eric S. Friedman, M.D.)

(14 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery

University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

14100 Parkway C Ommons Drive Suite 100
Oklahoma City, OK 73134

(405) 748-3300

Dr. Eric Scott Friedman, MD is a neurosurgeon in Oklahoma City, OK specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. Dr. Eric Scott Friedman, MD is affiliated with Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City and Mercy Health System.

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14100 Parkway C Ommons Drive Suite 100
Oklahoma City, OK 73134

(405) 748-3300

(405) 748-2920

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Mercy Health System

4120 W. Memorial Road Suite 218
Oklahoma City, OK 73120

(405) 749-2992

(405) 936-5445

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Eric Scott Friedman, MD in 2024

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

cranial neurostimulator implantation

In 2024, Dr. Eric Scott Friedman, MD had a list price for cranial neurostimulator implantation that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Oklahoma. 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	161

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	119

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	61

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	150

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	155

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	268
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	111

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	13

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	129

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Scott Friedman, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Oklahoma City, OK during 2018 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth), cranial surgery and excision.

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

cranial surgery	13
doctor visit	149
excision	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	40
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Scott Friedman, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Oklahoma City, OK during 2019 were neurostimulator replacement, implant surgery, neurostimulator lead placement and cranial surgery.

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

cranial surgery	12
doctor visit	147
implant surgery	22
neurostimulator lead placement	12
neurostimulator replacement	22

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	63

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	18
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Scott Friedman, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Oklahoma City, OK during 2020 were neurostimulator replacement, implant surgery, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and cranial surgery.

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

cranial surgery	11
doctor visit	100
excision	11
implant surgery	12
neurostimulator replacement	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	47

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	28
Dementia	24
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Scott Friedman, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Oklahoma City, OK during 2021 were neurostimulator replacement, implant surgery, neurostimulator lead placement and cranial surgery.

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

cranial surgery	13
doctor visit	85
implant surgery	19
neurostimulator lead placement	13
neurostimulator replacement	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	39

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	62

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	33

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	50

2023 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Scott Friedman, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	26
Dementia	0
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric Scott Friedman, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Oklahoma City, OK during 2024 were neurostimulator replacement and implant surgery.

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

doctor visit	55
implant surgery	16
neurostimulator replacement	16

2024 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	36
Female	29

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Scott Friedman, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	45
Dementia	0
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Eric Scott Friedman, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Oklahoma City, OK were neurostimulator replacement, implant surgery, neurostimulator lead placement and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

cranial surgery	12
doctor visit	113
excision	12
implant surgery	17
neurostimulator lead placement	12
neurostimulator replacement	17
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

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

**Gender**
Female	55
Male	55

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	70
Native American / Alaskan Native	1
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	0
75 to 84	21
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	63

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric Scott Friedman, MD From 2012 - 2024

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. Eric Scott Friedman, MD graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: Amer Bd Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Oklahoma.

Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Residency: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

Board Certification: Board Certification: Amer Bd Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Oklahoma

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Eric Scott Friedman, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: HealthChoice, USA Managed Care Organization, HealthSmart, United Healthcare, Aetna, Three Rivers, Humana, Coventry, Cigna, Anthem, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Preferred Community Choice, Tribute, GlobalHealth, Healthcare Highways, Oklahoma Health Network, Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA), National Preferred Provider Network, Indian Health Services, Community Care of Oklahoma and Chickasaw Nation.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Eric Scott Friedman, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

HealthChoice

USA Managed Care Organization

HealthSmart

United Healthcare

Aetna

Three Rivers

Humana

Coventry

Cigna

Anthem

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Preferred Community Choice

Tribute

GlobalHealth

Healthcare Highways

Oklahoma Health Network

Oklahoma State Medical Association (OSMA)

National Preferred Provider Network

Indian Health Services

Community Care of Oklahoma

Chickasaw Nation

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Eric Scott Friedman, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.86 out of 5 stars based on 14 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Eric Scott Friedman, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Oklahoma City, OK.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$4,462 ACTIVA $3,525	StealthStation $515	O-ARM-ST $192	VECTRIS $117	RESTORE $99	Other $15
Medtronic, Inc.	$577 PERCEPT PC BRAINSENSE $376	ACTIVA $114	O-ARM $87
Novocure Inc.	$164 Oncology $164
Haemonetics Corporation	$149 OrthoPAT $149
Varian Medical Systems, Inc.	$123 TrueBeam $123
Other	$266 Spine $36	BSBHT - BGS BHS STIMULATORS $31	STRATAFIX $31	1.5mm Neuro $30	IQ Devices/Batteries $27	Other $111

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$2,933
Food and Beverage	$2,772
Education	$36

Biography

Dr. Eric Friedman is a specialist in neurosurgery. Before completing his residency at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Dr. Friedman attended medical school at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine. Patient ratings for Dr. Friedman average 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Friedman appears to be an in-network provider for Anthem, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and Coventry, in addition to other insurance carriers. Dr. Friedman is professionally affiliated with Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City.