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Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD

Accepting New Patients

(85 Ratings)

Specializes in: Medical Oncology, Adult Oncology and Adult Hematology

Georgetown University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: lymphoma, chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL)

2014 Washington Street
Newton, MA 02462

(617) 219-1230

Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD is a medical oncologist in Newton, MA specializing in medical oncology, adult oncology and adult hematology. He graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD is affiliated with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, South Shore Health and DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC.

Office Locations

2014 Washington Street
Newton, MA 02462

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101 Columbian Street
Weymouth, MA 02190

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101 Columbian Street
Weymouth Town, MA 02190

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Newton, MA during 2012 were lab tests and blood draw.

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

blood draw	365
doctor visit	267
lab tests	1154

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Newton, MA during 2013 were lab tests and blood draw.

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

blood draw	208
doctor visit	311
lab tests	688

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	26
Less than 65	27

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Newton, MA during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	694
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	234
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	62
Less than 65	30

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	890

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	568
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	202
85 and over	166
Less than 65	56

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Dementia	13
Cancer	36

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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

doctor visit	847

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	299
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	77
Less than 65	32

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	13
Cancer	42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Newton, MA during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	651
hospital care	103
inpatient care	103

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	309
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	68
Less than 65	25

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	13
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Newton, MA during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	1438
hospital care	115
inpatient care	115

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	327

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	508
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	200
85 and over	133
Less than 65	29

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	25
Dementia	13
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Newton, MA during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	851
hospital care	159
inpatient care	159

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	222
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	462
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	115
Less than 65	25

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	22
Dementia	16
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Newton, MA during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	808
hospital care	97
inpatient care	97

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	398
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	96
Less than 65	18

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

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Newton, MA during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	879
hospital care	116
inpatient care	116

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	230

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	400
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	93
Less than 65	14

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	20
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Newton, MA during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

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

doctor visit	853
hospital care	107
inpatient care	107

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	244

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	443
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	99
Less than 65	12

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Dementia	8
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Newton, MA were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

blood draw	286
doctor visit	771
hospital care	102
inpatient care	102
lab tests	921

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	166
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	342
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	12

**Age**
75 to 84	135
85 and over	85
Less than 65	24
65 to 74	133

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

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

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	26
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD graduated from Georgetown University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Georgetown University Hospital. He is certified by the Board Certification: Hematology and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine

Residency: Georgetown University Hospital

Board Certification: Board Certification: Hematology

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

South Shore Health

DANA-FARBER CANCER INSTITUTE, INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 85 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Newton, MA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie Inc.	$14,293 Venclexta $5,262	$9,032
ADC Therapeutics America, Inc.	$10,136 $10,136
Genmab U.S., Inc.	$8,574 Epkinly $8,574
Kite Pharma, Inc.	$8,470 Yescarta $8,470
Janssen Biotech, Inc.	$7,225 DARZALEX $2,935	IMBRUVICA $2,877	ZYTIGA $63	$1,350
Other	$27,691 NINLARO $6,323	Venclexta $5,658	SARCLISA $4,158	TAZVERIK $3,450	IMBRUVICA $1,650	Other $6,452

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$57,960
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$9,120
Travel and Lodging	$6,412
Food and Beverage	$2,738
Education	$159

Research Payments

Dr. Robb Scott Friedman, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $23,650.

Biography

Dr. Robb Friedman's specialties are adult hematology, adult oncology, and medical oncology. He practices in Boston, MA, Newton, MA, and South Weymouth, MA. The average patient rating for Dr. Friedman is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Friedman's areas of clinical interest consist of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) and lymphoma. His education and training includes medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine and residency at Georgetown University Hospital and National Naval Medical Center. His hospital/clinic affiliations include South Shore Health and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. Dr. Friedman's practice in Newton, MA is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.