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Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD

(Dr. Theodore Friedman, MD)

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Endocrinology

Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Professional interests include: endocrine diseases (hormone disorders)

1125 S Beverly Drive Suite 730
Los Angeles, CA 90035

(310) 335-0327

Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD is an endocrinologist in Los Angeles, CA specializing in adult endocrinology. He graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai and Theodore C. Friedman, MD.

Office Locations

1125 S Beverly Drive Suite 730
Los Angeles, CA 90035

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4727 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 100
Los Angeles, CA 90010

(310) 335-0327

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"More and more people are getting extra fat in their livers," said co-author Dr. Theodore Friedman, an endocrinologist and professor of medicine at both the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine...”—"Rates of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease are soaring, study finds", NBC News, June 2023

“"For every one person that feels worse after exercising... 50 feel better," says Theodore Friedman, an endocrinologist and professor at UCLA and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and...”—"How gym junkies kick the habit and feel better than ever", New York Post, January 2019

“said Dr. Theodore Friedman, who has studied that issue at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles.”—"Is marijuana good for your health? New study shows benefits", The Saratogian, May 2013

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD in 2023

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By Volume:

lab tests

In 2012, Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD performed more lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	536

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	733

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	99
Hispanic	134
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	0
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	73
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	943

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	94
Hispanic	131
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD in 2014

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	463

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	258
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD in 2015

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	74
Dementia	0
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	520

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	68
Hispanic	123
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	289

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	42
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	65
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2018 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	135
doctor visit	305

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	67
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	71
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2019 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	183
doctor visit	323

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	0
Female	66

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	61
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2020 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	94
doctor visit	63

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	49
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. Theodore C. Friedman, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2021 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	19

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD in 2021

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Los Angeles, CA during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	150
diabetes management	49
doctor visit	65
lab tests	383
preventive care	118
thyroid function tests	69

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	47
Female	81

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	53
Hispanic	63
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

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

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	70
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD treated as an endocrinologist in Los Angeles, CA were lab tests, preventive care, blood draw and thyroid function tests.

blood draw	116
diabetes management	49
doctor visit	424
lab tests	383
preventive care	118
thyroid function tests	69

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	28
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	0
Hispanic	91
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	4
85 and over	0
Less than 65	47
65 to 74	85

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD treated were diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	2
Diabetes	67
Atrial Fibrillation	1
Cancer	1
Dementia	0

Education & Training

Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD graduated from Mount Sinai School of Medicine. He completed residency at University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the IM/Endocrinology, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in California.

Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Residency: University of Michigan Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: IM/Endocrinology, American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: California

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Cedars-Sinai

Theodore C. Friedman, MD

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.4 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Los Angeles, CA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pfizer Inc.	$10,161 SOMAVERT $8,011	GENOTROPIN $2,150
AKRIMAX PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC	$1,350 TIROSINT $1,350
IBSA Pharma Inc.	$1,254 Tirosint-SOL $1,125	TIROSINT $129
Strongbridge US INC.	$609 MACRILEN $609
ASCEND Therapeutics US, LLC	$407 EstroGel $407
Other	$1,097 Korlym $154	Norditropin $152	Perforomist $103	FREESTYLE LIBRE 3 $96	BASAGLAR $65	Other $527

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$7,100
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$3,250
Food and Beverage	$2,249
Travel and Lodging	$1,356
Honoraria	$850
Other	$73

Research Payments

Dr. Theodore C. Friedman, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $63,196.

Biography

Dr. Theodore Friedman is a physician who specializes in adult endocrinology. His clinical interests include endocrine diseases (hormone disorders). He is affiliated with Cedars-Sinai. After completing medical school at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Dr. Friedman performed his residency at National Institutes of Health (NIH) and a hospital affiliated with the University of Michigan. His average rating from his patients is 3.5 stars (out of 5). Dr. Friedman's distinctions include: Southern California Super Doctors and Southern California Super Doctors 2008. Cedars-Sinai reports that he is closed to new patients at this time.