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Dr. William A. Friedman, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Neurosurgery

Ohio State University College of Medicine (1976)

Professional interests include: trigeminal neuralgia, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), hemifacial spasm, and more.

1600 Sw Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32610

(352) 392-4331

Dr. William A. Friedman, MD is a spine surgeon in Gainesville, FL specializing in spine surgery and neurosurgery. He graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1976 and has 50 years of experience. Dr. William A. Friedman, MD is affiliated with UF Health.

Office Locations

1600 Sw Archer Road
Gainesville, FL 32610

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“According to the program's medical director, Dr. William Friedman, 80 percent of the program's surgeries are for spinal trauma including fractures, spinal cord injuries, degenerative diseases and...”—"Halifax Health, UF Health increase neurosurgery collaboration", Daytona Beach News-Journal, April 2019

“A "fraternity kind of mentality" prevailed, says William Friedman, chairman of the neurosurgery department at the University of Florida, who recalls being "dead tired" as a resident and operating...”—"New rules prescribe shorter hours for young doctors", Philadelphia Inquirer, July 2011

“The fourth was Dr. William Friedman, the chairman of Florida's Department of Neurosurgery.”—"PAID & CONFUSED", Orlando Sentinel, June 2007

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William A. Friedman, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

cranial radiosurgery

percutaneous stereotactic rhizotomy

In 2023, Dr. William A. Friedman, MD performed more cranial radiosurgery, and percutaneous stereotactic rhizotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William A. Friedman, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Gainesville, FL during 2012 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery, minimally invasive procedures and cranial surgery.

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

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	17
cranial surgery	27
decompression surgery	46
doctor visit	367
image guided procedures	26
minimally invasive procedures	41
nerve procedures	87
radiation therapy	26
spinal procedures	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William A. Friedman, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Gainesville, FL during 2013 were nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures, decompression surgery and cranial surgery.

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

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	11
cranial surgery	35
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	331
image guided procedures	19
minimally invasive procedures	59
nerve procedures	94
radiation therapy	19

2013 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	207

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	16
Less than 65	51

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William A. Friedman, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Gainesville, FL during 2014 were nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures, decompression surgery and cranial surgery.

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

cranial surgery	38
decompression surgery	38
doctor visit	347
image guided procedures	28
minimally invasive procedures	44
nerve procedures	82
radiation therapy	28

2014 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	20
Less than 65	70

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	30
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William A. Friedman, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Gainesville, FL during 2015 were nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures, decompression surgery and radiation therapy.

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

cranial surgery	22
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	394
image guided procedures	23
minimally invasive procedures	55
nerve procedures	90
radiation therapy	23
spinal procedures	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	304
Female	478

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	686
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	372
From 75 to 84	226
85 and over	38
Less than 65	146

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	29
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William A. Friedman, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Gainesville, FL during 2016 were nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures, radiation therapy and image guided procedures.

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

cranial surgery	21
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	339
image guided procedures	28
minimally invasive procedures	64
nerve procedures	85
radiation therapy	28

2016 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	305
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	26
Less than 65	43

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

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William A. Friedman, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Gainesville, FL during 2017 were nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures, decompression surgery and radiation therapy.

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

cranial surgery	23
decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	355
image guided procedures	41
minimally invasive procedures	56
nerve procedures	100
radiation therapy	41
spinal procedures	21

2017 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	13
Less than 65	49

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William A. Friedman, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Gainesville, FL during 2018 were nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures, decompression surgery and radiation therapy.

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

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	13
cranial surgery	17
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	393
image guided procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	50
nerve procedures	84
radiation therapy	21
spinal procedures	17

2018 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	340
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	21
Less than 65	65

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

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	15
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William A. Friedman, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Gainesville, FL during 2019 were nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures, radiation therapy and image guided procedures.

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

cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt insertion	13
cranial surgery	18
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	345
image guided procedures	38
minimally invasive procedures	39
nerve procedures	71
radiation therapy	38
spinal procedures	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	154
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	23
Less than 65	59

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	35
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William A. Friedman, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Gainesville, FL during 2020 were nerve procedures, radiation therapy, image guided procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

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

cranial surgery	17
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	283
image guided procedures	40
minimally invasive procedures	26
nerve procedures	43
radiation therapy	40

2020 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	238
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	19
Less than 65	46

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	16
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William A. Friedman, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Gainesville, FL during 2021 were nerve procedures, radiation therapy, image guided procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

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

cranial surgery	11
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	272
image guided procedures	36
minimally invasive procedures	30
nerve procedures	41
radiation therapy	36

2021 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	228
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	117
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	20
Less than 65	33

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

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	12
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William A. Friedman, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Gainesville, FL during 2022 were radiation therapy, image guided procedures, nerve procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

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

doctor visit	301
image guided procedures	43
minimally invasive procedures	32
nerve procedures	32
radiation therapy	43

2022 Medicare Patient Data

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

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	23
Less than 65	35

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

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

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William A. Friedman, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Gainesville, FL were nerve procedures, minimally invasive procedures, radiation therapy and decompression surgery.

cranial surgery	22
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	338
image guided procedures	31
minimally invasive procedures	45
nerve procedures	73
radiation therapy	31
spinal procedures	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

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

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	16
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	298
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	107
85 and over	19
Less than 65	54
65 to 74	158

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

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Cancer	15
Dementia	12

Education & Training

Dr. William A. Friedman, MD graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1976. He completed residency at University of Florida Health Science Center and Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Neurological Surgery - American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine (1976)

Residency: University of Florida Health Science Center and Affiliated Hospitals (1982)

Board Certification: Neurological Surgery - American Board of Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

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

UF Health

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Davol Inc.	$122 DAV-Phasix $122

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$122

Biography

Dr. William Friedman is a medical specialist in spine surgery and neurosurgery. After completing medical school at Ohio State University College of Medicine, he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Florida Health Science Center. His areas of expertise include the following: hemifacial spasm, stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS), and discectomy (disc removal surgery). Dr. Friedman's distinctions include: UF COM Wall of Fame - University of Florida; UF COM Lifetime Achievement Award - University of Florida; and America s Top Doctors - Book Citation. Dr. Friedman is professionally affiliated with UF Health.