Richard Awbrey Friedman, M.D.
Neurology Physician · Mobile, AL
Richard Awbrey Friedman, M.D. is a neurology physician with a practice address in Mobile, Alabama, and NPI 1770920365, issued on May 23, 2013. Check the license (Alabama 36348, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Awbrey Friedman
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 36348 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3280 Dauphin St Bldg A, Mobile, AL 36606
- Phone
- (251) 450-3700
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2013
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2026
- Fax
- (251) 545-3010
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180523000470); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of South Alabama College Of Medicine, 2013
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3280 Dauphin St Bldg A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thomas Foster, MDNeurology Physician1992962856
- Timothy Hecker, MD,PHDNeurology Physician1770790628
- Andrew Manley, M.D.Neurology Physician1326300971
- Charles Markle, M.D.Neurology Physician1194774927
- Ozgur Oztas, M.D.Neurology Physician1174572747
- Kristen Rosser, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1255138699
Verify Richard Awbrey Friedman in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 36348Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average neurology physician in 2024
4,099 Medicare Part D claims for 780 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims. 97 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin461 claims
- Pregabalin275 claims
- Memantine Hcl252 claims
- Donepezil Hcl150 claims
- Lamotrigine129 claims
- Divalproex Sodium128 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,289.14
263 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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 one group practice
- Coastal Neurological Institute PCMobile, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Awbrey Friedman among 259 neurology physician records in Alabama
Richard Awbrey Friedman, M.D. is one of 259 neurology physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 68% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 189 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Alabama
There are 259 neurology physician records in Alabama.
All 259 in Alabama → Every provider in Mobile → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Thomas Foster, MDMobile, AL 366061992962856
- Timothy Hecker, MD,PHDMobile, AL 366061770790628
- Andrew Manley, M.D.Mobile, AL 366061326300971
- Charles Markle, M.D.Mobile, AL 366061194774927
- Ozgur Oztas, M.D.Mobile, AL 366061174572747
- Elias Chalhub, MDMobile, AL 366041922043421
- Steve Cordina, M.D.Mobile, AL 366041972777290
- Hanna Czarkowska, MDMobile, AL 366041477788420
Common questions
What is Richard Awbrey Friedman, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Awbrey Friedman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1770920365, issued on May 23, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Awbrey Friedman, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3280 Dauphin St Bldg A, Mobile, AL, 36606. Phone: (251) 450-3700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Awbrey Friedman, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 36348, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Awbrey Friedman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Awbrey Friedman, M.D. had 4,099 Medicare Part D claims for 780 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Awbrey Friedman, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.