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Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology

Boston University School of Medicine

1 Commerce Square
Gadsden, AL 35901

(256) 546-5281

Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD is an anesthesiologist in Gadsden, AL specializing in anesthesiology. He graduated from Boston University School of Medicine. Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD is affiliated with Gadsden Regional Medical Center.

Office Locations

Gadsden Regional Medical Center

1 Commerce Square
Gadsden, AL 35901

(256) 546-5281

(256) 546-7333

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1521 Rainbow Drive
Gadsden, AL 35901

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Gadsden, AL during 2012 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	20
nerve block	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	293
Female	442

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	662
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	69
Less than 65	206

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Gadsden, AL during 2014 were nerve block, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	51
nerve block	51
pain management	32
spinal procedures	32

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	291
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	617
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	263
From 75 to 84	177
85 and over	65
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Gadsden, AL during 2015 were nerve block, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	30
nerve block	30
pain management	16
spinal procedures	16

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	582
Female	788

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1216
Black	120
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	576
From 75 to 84	362
85 and over	102
Less than 65	330

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Gadsden, AL during 2016 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	11
nerve block	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	330

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	467
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	238
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	43
Less than 65	129

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	39
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Gadsden, AL during 2017 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	14
nerve block	26

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	495
Black	41
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	35
Less than 65	151

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	476
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	38
Less than 65	159

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	43
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Gadsden, AL during 2019 were nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

nerve block	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	212

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	359
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	24
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	45
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Gadsden, AL during 2020 were nerve block and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

injections	12
nerve block	27

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	153
Female	233

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	354
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	30
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	39
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Gadsden, AL during 2021 were nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

nerve block	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	161

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	22
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	45
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	235
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	17
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Gadsden, AL were pain management, spinal procedures, nerve block and injections.

injections	23
nerve block	23
pain management	24
spinal procedures	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	302

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	26
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	469
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	132
85 and over	40
Less than 65	132
65 to 74	220

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

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD graduated from Boston University School of Medicine. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology and has a state license in Alabama.

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine Medical Oncology

Licensed In: Alabama

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Howard Marc Friedman, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Gadsden Regional Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$27 Exparel $27
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$24 BRIDION $24
Boston Scientific Corporation	$12 SPECTRA WAVEWRITER $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$63

Biography

Dr. Howard Friedman practices anesthesiology in Gadsden, AL. Dr. Friedman attended medical school at Boston University School of Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with Gadsden Regional Medical Center.