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Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD

(Rick A. Friedman, MD, PhD)

(187 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery, General Practice and Otolaryngology (Ear Nose and Throat)

University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine

Professional interests include: acoustic neuroma, head and neck problems

9350 Campus Point
La Jolla, CA 92037

(858) 657-8590

Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD is a general surgeon in San Diego, CA specializing in general surgery, general practice and otolaryngology (ear nose and throat). He graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD is affiliated with UC San Diego Health, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego and UC San Diego Health.

Office Locations

9350 Campus Point Drive
San Diego, CA 92037

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UC San Diego Health

9350 Campus Point
La Jolla, CA 92037

(858) 657-8590

(858) 657-6923

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In The News

“It took months of insurance negotiations, but he was able to have one of the preeminent surgeons in the field of acoustic neuroma surgery, Dr. Rick A. Friedman, take his case to have the surgery...”—"Making steps ahead - The Republic News", The Republic, August 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2012 were immunotherapy, injections, ear procedures and intraoperative monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	751
ear procedures	36
immunotherapy	39
implant surgery	11
injections	39
intraoperative monitoring	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2013 were ear procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	545
ear procedures	26

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	204
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	348
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	33
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	74
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD in 2013

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	28
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	437

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	0
Hispanic	44
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	22
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD in 2014

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2015 were ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	442
ear procedures	46

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	396
Black	0
Hispanic	106
Asian	52
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	64
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD in 2015

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2016 were ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	417
ear procedures	51

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	0
Hispanic	48
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	23
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD in 2016

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	183

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	23
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD in 2017

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2018 were ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	91
ear procedures	12

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	45
Female	49

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	66
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	12
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD in 2018

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2019 were ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	143
ear procedures	18

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	66

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	12
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD in 2019

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2020 were ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	181
ear procedures	43

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	148
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	26
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD in 2020

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	19
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2021 were ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	174
ear procedures	59

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	103

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	23
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA during 2022 were ear procedures, open surgery and cranial surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

cranial surgery	11
doctor visit	235
ear procedures	51
open surgery	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	172
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	33
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD in 2022

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Dementia	5
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD treated as a general surgeon in San Diego, CA were immunotherapy, injections, ear procedures and intraoperative monitoring.

cranial surgery	11
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	327
ear procedures	38
immunotherapy	39
implant surgery	11
injections	39
intraoperative monitoring	36
open surgery	11

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	14
Non-Hispanic White	171
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	29
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	76
85 and over	28
Less than 65	20
65 to 74	113

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD graduated from University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the neurotology and has a state license in California.

Medical School: University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine

Residency: University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: neurotology

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UC San Diego Health

Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego

UC San Diego Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.91 out of 5 stars based on 187 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Rick A. Friedman, PHD, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in San Diego, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Otonomy, Inc.	$63,658 OTIPRIO $57,300	$6,358
Stryker Corporation	$26,860 ES2 $15,400	Core $7,844	NEURO/SPINE/ENT $2,350	NSE - C2 Nerve Monitor $735	NSE - High Speed Drills $201	Other $329
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$13,192 MODULAR HAND SYSTEM $11,503	ANSPACH $178	$1,511
MED-EL Corporation	$10,378 MED-EL Maestro Cochlear Implant System $9,956	VIBRANT Soundbridge Middle Ear Implant and BONEBRIDGE System $423
Cochlear Americas	$8,477 Baha $7,942	Cochlear $217	OSIA OSI300 IMPLANT $177	Cochlear Osia OSI200 Implant $140
Other	$8,646 NA $3,520	Baha $1,330	ANSPACH $990	CMF-Other $337	Anspach Helix $334	Other $2,134

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$88,166
Travel and Lodging	$16,863
Royalty or License	$13,658
Food and Beverage	$8,450
Honoraria	$3,000
Other	$1,074

Biography

Dr. Rick Friedman is a specialist in general practice, general surgery, and otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat) in San Diego, CA and La Jolla, CA. Dr. Friedman's patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Areas of particular interest for Dr. Friedman include acoustic neuroma. His hospital/clinic affiliations include UC San Diego Health, Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego, and Regents of the University of California. After attending the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of California, San Diego (UCSD).