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Timothy John Friedrich, DPM

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Specializes in: Foot & Ankle Surgery and Podiatry (Foot & Ankle Medicine)

Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine

Professional interests include: joint instability, ankle problems, ankle replacement, and more.

6712 North Convent Street
Bourbonnais, IL 60914

(815) 928-8050

Timothy John Friedrich, DPM is a podiatrist in Frankfort, IL specializing in foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine). He graduated from Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. Timothy John Friedrich, DPM is affiliated with Illinois Bone & Joint Institute and ILLINOIS BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE LLC.

Office Locations

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute

19552 S. Harlem Avenue Building D
Frankfort, IL 60423

(815) 469-3452

(815) 928-8932

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400 S Kennedy Drive Suite 100
Bradley, IL 60915

(815) 928-8050

(815) 928-9858

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Illinois Bone & Joint Institute

6712 North Convent Street
Bourbonnais, IL 60914

(815) 928-8050

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM in 2023

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excision

surgical debridement

In 2013, Timothy John Friedrich, DPM performed more excision, and surgical debridement procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Illinois.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Frankfort, IL during 2013 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, nursing home care and lower extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM for Medicare patients.

closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	164
doctor visit	791
excision	164
hip imaging	12
injections	12
lower extremity surgery	26
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	12
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nursing home care	72

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	361
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	146
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	72
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated during 2013 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	19
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Frankfort, IL during 2014 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, nursing home care and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	268
doctor visit	860
excision	268
injections	33
nail avulsion	21
nail procedures	21
nursing home care	46

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	423
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	180
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	73
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated during 2014 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Frankfort, IL during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, nursing home care and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	22
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	347
doctor visit	886
excision	347
hospital care	17
injections	39
inpatient care	17
nail avulsion	24
nail procedures	24
nursing home care	62

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	384
Female	570

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	878
Black	54
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	354
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	162
Less than 65	186

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	20
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Frankfort, IL during 2016 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, injections and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	39
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	464
doctor visit	843
excision	464
injections	57
nail avulsion	14
nail procedures	14
nursing home care	47

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	207
Female	298

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	466
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	194
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	69
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	41
Dementia	20
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Frankfort, IL during 2017 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	38
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	430
doctor visit	878
excision	430
injections	52
nail avulsion	18
nail procedures	18
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	17
skin procedures	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	484
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	78
Less than 65	88

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Frankfort, IL during 2018 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, injections and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	46
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	357
doctor visit	996
excision	357
immobilization	27
injections	74
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	12
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nail avulsion	18
nail procedures	18
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	60
skin procedures	60

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	356

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	543
Black	24
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	232
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	89
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	41
Dementia	20
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Frankfort, IL during 2019 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, injections and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	73
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	382
doctor visit	788
excision	382
hospital care	14
immobilization	29
injections	90
inpatient care	14
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	68
skin procedures	68

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	553
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	260
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	82
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	40
Dementia	19
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Frankfort, IL during 2020 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, injections and removal of lesion (e.g. growth).

Volume of procedures performed by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	53
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	383
doctor visit	774
excision	383
hospital care	16
immobilization	31
injections	76
inpatient care	16
lower extremity surgery	32
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	58
skin procedures	58

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	349

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	529
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	266
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	80
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated during 2020 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	41
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Frankfort, IL during 2021 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	57
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	303
doctor visit	648
excision	303
hospital care	12
immobilization	31
injections	78
inpatient care	12
lower extremity surgery	40
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	98
skin procedures	98

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	231
Female	367

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	548
Black	24
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	258
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	82
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated during 2021 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Frankfort, IL during 2022 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	65
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	335
doctor visit	724
excision	335
hip imaging	12
immobilization	14
injections	94
lower extremity surgery	29
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	12
musculoskeletal imaging	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	131
skin procedures	131

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	353

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	275
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	73
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Frankfort, IL during 2023 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM for Medicare patients.

aspiration	50
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	161
doctor visit	525
excision	161
injections	70
lower extremity surgery	27
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	74
skin procedures	74

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	246

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	352
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	34
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated as a podiatrist in Frankfort, IL were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

aspiration	46
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	326
doctor visit	792
excision	326
hip imaging	12
hospital care	14
immobilization	26
injections	61
inpatient care	14
lower extremity surgery	30
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	12
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nail avulsion	19
nail procedures	19
nursing home care	56
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	72
skin procedures	72

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM.

**Gender**
Female	341
Male	223

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	22
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	515
Hispanic	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	2

**Age**
85 and over	81
75 to 84	158
Less than 65	89
65 to 74	234

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Timothy John Friedrich, DPM treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	9
Dementia	16

Education & Training

Timothy John Friedrich, DPM graduated from Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine. He completed residency at Loyola Medicine, Chicago, IL - Podiatric Medicine and Surgery. He is certified by the Board Certification: Podiatric Medicine and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine

Residency: Loyola Medicine, Chicago, IL - Podiatric Medicine and Surgery

Board Certification: Board Certification: Podiatric Medicine

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Timothy John Friedrich, DPM is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Illinois Bone & Joint Institute

ILLINOIS BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE LLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Timothy John Friedrich, DPM. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$4,134 $4,134
Medwest Associates	$1,284 $1,284
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$965 $965
Life Spine, Inc.	$495 Saturn $369	Tarsa-Link, External Fixation, Rogue $126
Stryker Corporation	$461 AUGMENT INJECTABLE $183	Infinity $85	ORTHOLOC 3DI $67	Axsos $27	VALOR $22	Other $76
Other	$1,395 HAMMERLOCK $250	PuraPly $246	AUGMENT $161	Puraply Antimicrobial $105	Regranex $89	Other $543

**Types of Payments**
Education	$4,990
Food and Beverage	$2,234
Travel and Lodging	$1,510

Biography

Dr. Timothy Friedrich is a foot & ankle surgery and podiatry (foot & ankle medicine) specialist in Bradley, IL, Bourbonnais, IL, and Frankfort, IL. His areas of expertise include the following: strains, joint instability, and hammer toe. Dr. Friedrich's professional affiliations include Illinois Bone & Joint Institute and Riverside Hospital.

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