Peter Friedman, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Hyannis, MANPI 1841398252
Payments from drug & device makers
What this record shows
The money is spread across several categories — speaking fees (35.1%), travel and lodging and food and beverage — rather than concentrated in one kind of arrangement. 14 manufacturers reported payments, led by Johnson & Johnson at 42.6% of the total. Reporting peaked in 2019 at $9,991 and has fallen 79.5% since, to $2,047 in 2025.
Across 576 payments — averaging $31.15 each. Meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and royalties reported by drug and device makers.
- Johnson & Johnson$8K
- Abbott$4K
- Boston Scientific$3K
- Medtronic$3K
- E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.$124
- Novartis$74
- plus $191 from 8 others
Across 15 payments — averaging $1041.67 each. Payments tied to a research study. These frequently flow through the physician to a hospital or research institution rather than to the physician personally.
- Medtronic$16K
What the payments were for
- Speaking & faculty fees$6,30035%
- Travel & lodging$6,12934%
- Food & beverage$5,51031%
- Education$60%
General payments by program year
Who reported the general payments
Companies are grouped under their corporate parent — a single manufacturer often files under several CMS reporting entities. Research and ownership payments are counted separately and are not in this table.
| Company | Payments | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 19 | $7,644 |
| Abbott | 25 | $4,148 |
| Boston Scientific | 490 | $3,070 |
| Medtronic(2 entities) | 20 | $2,693 |
| E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. | 8 | $124 |
| Novartis | 4 | $74 |
| Amgen | 2 | $38 |
| AstraZeneca | 2 | $33 |
| Bayer | 1 | $25 |
| ZOLL Services LLC (a/k/a ZOLL Lifecor Corp) | 1 | $25 |
| Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. | 1 | $20 |
| Amarin Pharma, Inc. | 1 | $18 |
| Tactile Systems Technology Inc | 1 | $18 |
| Lilly USA, LLC | 1 | $15 |
What the payments were tied to
Products named in the reported payments. Only payments of $100 or more are attributed here — the typical reported payment nationally is a meal worth about $16, and listing those product-by-product would be noise.
- XARELTO$7,330
- AVEIR$1,519
- Micra$1,511
- ENSITE$978
- AMPLATZER AMULET$717
- ADVISOR$361
- COBALT DR MRI SURESCAN$193
- ViewMate Intracardiac Echo$160
- Rhythmia Mapping System$157
- TYRX$101
How this compares
$17,945 in reported general payments places this provider in the 60th percentile of 106 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Massachusetts.
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Medicare billing
What this is not: this is the amount Original Medicare Part B allowed for services this provider billed in 2024. It is not their income. It excludes Medicare Advantage — now more than half of all Medicare enrollment — along with Medicaid and all commercial insurance, and it is gross practice revenue before staff, rent, supplies and malpractice premiums. CMS also suppresses any figure covering ten or fewer patients, so low-volume providers appear smaller than they are.
Most prescribed under Part D
| Drug | Claims | Cost to plans & patients |
|---|---|---|
| EliquisApixaban | 160 | $172,008 |
| XareltoRivaroxaban | 77 | $114,162 |
| MultaqDronedarone Hcl | 30 | $58,906 |
| Flecainide Acetate | 173 | $8,721 |
| Propafenone Hcl | 110 | $6,287 |
| Propafenone Hcl ErPropafenone Hcl | 16 | $3,479 |
| Dofetilide | 12 | $3,125 |
| Amiodarone Hcl | 118 | $2,427 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 140 | $2,254 |
| Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)Diltiazem Hcl | 32 | $940 |
| SotalolSotalol Hcl | 12 | $123 |
| Metoprolol Tartrate | 12 | $79 |
| Cephalexin | 27 | $65 |
Paid to pharmacies, not to this prescriber.
Companies that both paid and supply prescribed drugs
These companies both reported payments to this provider and make drugs the provider prescribed under Medicare Part D in 2024. For most specialties this overlap is expected — a cardiologist who is paid by a cardiology drugmaker also treats heart disease. It is shown so the reader can see it, not because it implies anything on its own.
| Company | Paid to this provider | Part D cost of their drugs |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & JohnsonXarelto | $7,644 | $114,16277 claims |
Reading this fairly. The Part D column is what drug plans and patients paid pharmacies — this provider received none of it, and it reflects how many patients they treat and what those drugs cost. Against peers, this provider's reported payments sit in the 60th percentile of 106 clinical cardiac electrophysiology providers in Massachusetts.
Other clinical cardiac electrophysiology in Hyannis
- Adam Mohmand-BorkowskiHyannis$7K
- Elad AnterBoston$3.9M
- Nitesh SoodFall River$668K
- Jagmeet SinghBoston$619K
- Andre DavilaBoston$379K
- Kevin FloydWorcester$278K
- Daniel KramerBoston$247K
- Gregory MichaudBoston$244K
- Matthew ReynoldsBurlington$217K
- Laurence EpsteinBoston$172K
Where these figures come from
- Payments: CMS Open Payments, program years 2019–2025 (publication P06302026_06032026).
- Billing: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners, data year 2024. Original Medicare Part B only.
- Identity: NPPES NPI Registry, July 2026.