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Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD

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(Dr. Lawrence Samuel Friedman, MD)

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Specializes in: Adult Gastroenterology

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: hepatobiliary disorders

2014 Washington Street 6 South
Newton, MA 02462

(617) 243-5480

Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD is a gastroenterologist in Newton, MA specializing in adult gastroenterology. He graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD is affiliated with Newton-Wellesley Hospital and NEWTON-WELLESLEY MEDICAL GROUP, INC.

Office Locations

2014 Washington Street 6 South
Newton, MA 02462

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. Lawrence Friedman, a professor at Harvard Medical School, called it his "favorite vote" as an FDA reviewer, according to the transcript.”—"FDA Keeps Brand-Name Drugs On A Fast Path To Market Despite Manufacturing Concerns - KFF Health News", KFF Health News, November 2019

“"You do have to be a bit of a Talmudic scholar to prescribe this, but that has a certain appeal to me," said Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, who works at hospitals in Boston, teaches medicine at Harvard...”—"Merck's big day: a share buyback and FDA panel approval", Philadelphia Inquirer, April 2011

“"I do think you have to be somewhat of a Talmudic scholar to prescribe this drug," says panel member Dr. Lawrence Friedman of Massachusetts General Hospital.”—"New Drugs For Hepatitis C Called Game Changers", NPR, April 2011

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	123

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	122

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	27
Female	56

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD in 2013

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	160

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	59

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD in 2014

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	138

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	102

**Age**
From 65 to 74	96
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD in 2015

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	143

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	32
Female	61

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD in 2016

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	141

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	55

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD in 2017

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	151

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	56

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD in 2018

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	132

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	52

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD in 2019

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	85

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	38
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD in 2020

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	152

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	84
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	154

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	58

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**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. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	136

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	22
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0
65 to 74	53

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

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

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	2
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	1
Diabetes	21
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD graduated from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Residency: Johns Hopkins University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Gastroenterology

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Lawrence S. Friedman, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Newton-Wellesley Hospital

NEWTON-WELLESLEY MEDICAL GROUP, INC

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Biography

Dr. Lawrence Friedman is a specialist in adult gastroenterology in Newton, MA. Dr. Friedman is especially interested in hepatobiliary disorders. His education and training includes medical school at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and residency at a hospital affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. He is affiliated with Newton-Wellesley Hospital. His practice in Newton, MA is open to new patients as reported by Newton-Wellesley Hospital.