Matthew T. Friedman, OD
Optometrist · Howell, NJ
Matthew T. Friedman, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Howell, New Jersey, and NPI 1235820564, issued on May 17, 2023. Check the license (New Jersey 27OA00734800, as entered in NPPES) with the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Matthew T. Friedman
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 27OA00734800 NJ
0618003283 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 53 Kent RD, Howell, NJ 07731
- Phone
- (732) 534-5622
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2023
- Record last updated
- Mar 24, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230808001674); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 53 Kent RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Matthew T. Friedman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New Jersey board licenses this profession
Search for license 27OA00734800Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $216.21
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- May And Hettler, O.D., PLLCWoodbridge, VA
- Optometric Physicians OF Middletown PAHowell, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Matthew T. Friedman among 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey
Matthew T. Friedman, OD is one of 1,542 optometrist records with a practice address in New Jersey. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 90% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 90% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2023 · median 2006 among the 906 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 optometrist records list a practice address in Howell
They are 16 of the 427 NPPES records with a practice address in Howell, and 1,542 optometrist records in New Jersey.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nadine Bloomfield, O.D.Howell, NJ 077311679982557
- John Costello, O.D.Howell, NJ 077311518031798
- Anthony Fiorilli, O.D.Howell, NJ 077311598745127
- Monica Ghabour, ODHowell, NJ 077311952972770
- Alane Goldberg, O.D.Howell, NJ 077311891819520
- Imrin GorayaHowell, NJ 077311942082839
- Mohit Kapoor, ODHowell, NJ 077311295156339
- Michael McAleese, O.D.Howell, NJ 077311720156177
Common questions
What is Matthew T. Friedman, OD's NPI number?
Matthew T. Friedman, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235820564, issued on May 17, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Matthew T. Friedman, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 53 Kent RD, Howell, NJ, 07731. Phone: (732) 534-5622. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Matthew T. Friedman, OD's license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 27OA00734800, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Matthew T. Friedman, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Matthew T. Friedman, OD had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.