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Dr. Mark Friedberg, MD

Dr. Mark Friedberg, MD

Red Bank, NJ

33 Years of Experience

Accepting patients

    Who is Dr. Friedberg, Ophthalmologist in Red Bank, NJ?

    Dr. Mark Friedberg, MD is an Ophthalmologist, who primarily practices in Red Bank, NJ. He has been practicing for over 33 years and is board certified. Dr. Friedberg graduated from Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and completed his residency at Wills Eye Hosp, Ophthalmology; Bryn Mawr Hosp, Flexible Or Transitional Year. Dr. Friedberg is fluent in English, Arabic, German, and Spanish, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Friedberg’s practice accepts Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Friedberg’s office at (732) 741-0858.

    What are Areas of Expertise for Dr. Friedberg?

    Dr. Mark Friedberg, MD is a highly-rated, board-certified Ophthalmologist known for expertly diagnosing, treating, and managing a wide array of related conditions or procedures. Utilizing the latest medical advancements and evidence-based practices, Dr. Friedberg empowers patients to confidently navigate their health journey, specializing in Retinal Disorders, or comprehensive wellness support. Serving the Red Bank/NJ community, Dr. Friedberg is dedicated to enhancing lives through expert, patient-centered care.

    Where did Dr. Friedberg go to medical school and complete their residency?

    • Residency: Wills Eye Hosp, Ophthalmology; Bryn Mawr Hosp, Flexible Or Transitional Year | PCOM/Bryn Mawr Hospital Program

    • Medical School: University of Pa Sch of Med, Philadelphia Pa | Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

    Is Dr. Friedberg board certified as an Ophthalmologist?

    Yes, Dr. Mark Friedberg, MD is board certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology

    What languages does Dr. Friedberg speak?

    Dr. Friedberg and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:

    • Arabic

    • English

    • German

    • Spanish

    What conditions does Dr. Friedberg treat?

    As an Ophthalmologist, Dr. Friedberg diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Friedberg. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Wet Macular Degeneration
    • Macular Degeneration
    • Exudative AMD
    • Neovascular Macular Degeneration
    • Wet AMD
    • Age-related Macular Degeneration (Wet)

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H353211: Exudative age-related macular degeneration, right eye, with active choroidal neovascularization
    • H353221: Exudative age-related macular degeneration, left eye, with active choroidal neovascularization

    Also known as:

    • Borderline Open-Angle Glaucoma
    • Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
    • Glaucoma
    • Early Open-Angle Glaucoma
    • Open-angle glaucoma suspect
    • Risk of Open-Angle Glaucoma
    • Chronic Open-Angle Glaucoma
    • Wide-Angle Glaucoma
    • POAG

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H40023: Open angle with borderline findings, high risk, bilateral
    • H401132: Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral, moderate stage
    • H401131: Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral, mild stage
    • H401133: Primary open-angle glaucoma, bilateral, severe stage

    Also known as:

    • Cataract
    • Combined Age-Related Cataract
    • Cloudy lens
    • Lens clouding
    • Eye cloudiness
    • Mixed Type Cataract
    • Multiple Cataract Types

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H25812: Combined forms of age-related cataract, left eye
    • H25811: Combined forms of age-related cataract, right eye
    • H2511: Age-related nuclear cataract, right eye

    Also known as:

    • Type 2 Diabetes with Macular Edema
    • Type 2 Diabetes with Diabetic Retinopathy
    • Diabetes Type 2
    • Diabetic Eye Problems
    • Diabetic Eye Swelling
    • Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
    • Diabetic Macular Swelling
    • Diabetic Eye Disease
    • Diabetic Retinal Disease
    • Diabetes Mellitus Eye Complications

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • E113211: Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, right eye
    • E113212: Type 2 diabetes mellitus with mild nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy with macular edema, left eye
    • E113592: Type 2 diabetes mellitus with proliferative diabetic retinopathy without macular edema, left eye

    Also known as:

    • Benign Choroid Tumor
    • Benign Tumor
    • Eye Disease
    • Non-cancerous choroid growth
    • Benign choroidal neoplasm

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • D3132: Benign neoplasm of left choroid
    • D3131: Benign neoplasm of right choroid

    Also known as:

    • Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion
    • Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
    • Retinal Disorder
    • BRVO
    • Eye stroke (branch vein)
    • Branch eye vein blockage
    • CRVO
    • Eye stroke (vein)
    • Central eye vein blockage

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H348310: Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, right eye, with macular edema
    • H348110: Central retinal vein occlusion, right eye, with macular edema

    Also known as:

    • Aging of the eye's gel
    • Eye Disease
    • Vitreous Detachment
    • Vitreous syneresis
    • Eye gel breakdown
    • Vitreous aging

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H43812: Vitreous degeneration, left eye
    • H43811: Vitreous degeneration, right eye

    Also known as:

    • Blocked Central Retinal Vein
    • Blocked Branch Retinal Vein
    • Retinal Disorder
    • Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
    • Eye Stroke
    • CRVO
    • Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion
    • BRVO

    ICD-10 Codes:

    • H348120: Central retinal vein occlusion, left eye, with macular edema
    • H348320: Tributary (branch) retinal vein occlusion, left eye, with macular edema

    What procedures does Dr. Friedberg perform?

    As an Ophthalmologist, Dr. Friedberg performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Friedberg. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.

    Also known as:

    • Eye Injection
    • Eye Medication Injection
    • Injection into Eye Capsule
    • Intravitreal Injection
    • Retinal Injection
    • Macular Degeneration Injection
    • Intraocular injection
    • Anterior chamber injection
    • Eye drug injection
    • Tenon's Capsule Injection
    • Periocular Injection

    CPT Codes:

    • 67028: Intravitreal injection of a pharmacologic agent (separate procedure)
    • 66030: Injection, anterior chamber of eye (separate procedure); medication
    • 67515: Injection of medication or other substance into Tenon's capsule

    Also known as:

    • Cataract Removal with Lens Implant
    • Cataract Removal by Phacoemulsification
    • Extracapsular cataract extraction
    • Phacoemulsification
    • IOL implantation
    • Lens Material Removal
    • Cataract Surgery (Phaco)
    • Ultrasonic Cataract Removal

    CPT Codes:

    • 66984: Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); without endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation
    • 66850: Removal of lens material; phacofragmentation technique (mechanical or ultrasonic) (eg, phacoemulsification), with aspiration

    Also known as:

    • Laser Surgery for Secondary Cataract
    • Laser Trabeculoplasty
    • Vitrectomy Eye Surgery
    • Retinal Detachment Prevention (Freezing/Heat)
    • Vitrectomy for Macular Pucker
    • Retinal Detachment Repair with Vitrectomy
    • Endoscopic Eye Pressure Reduction
    • Laser Eye Surgery for Glaucoma
    • Iris or Ciliary Body Suture (Eye Surgery)
    • Glaucoma Surgery (Trabeculectomy)
    • Retinal Detachment Repair (Laser)
    • Cataract Removal with Lens Implant
    • YAG Laser Capsulotomy
    • Posterior Capsulotomy
    • Secondary Cataract Removal
    • Laser Eye Surgery
    • Glaucoma laser surgery
    • Laser eye treatment for glaucoma
    • Trabeculoplasty
    • Pars Plana Vitrectomy
    • Retinal Surgery
    • Eye Gel Removal Surgery
    • Retinal Break Treatment
    • Cryotherapy for Retinal Detachment
    • Diathermy for Retinal Tears
    • Retinal Membrane Removal
    • Macular Pucker Surgery
    • Vitrectomy for retinal detachment
    • Retinal reattachment surgery
    • Eye surgery for detached retina
    • Endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation
    • Ciliary body destruction (endoscopic)
    • Glaucoma eye pressure surgery
    • Iridotomy
    • Iridectomy
    • Laser Glaucoma Treatment
    • Iris Repair Surgery
    • Ciliary Body Suture
    • McCannel Suture
    • Eye Iris Fixation
    • Trabeculectomy
    • Glaucoma Filtering Surgery
    • Eye Pressure Surgery
    • Laser Retinal Repair
    • Photocoagulation for Retina
    • Detached Retina Surgery
    • Cataract surgery
    • intraocular lens implantation
    • phacoemulsification
    • IOL implant

    CPT Codes:

    • 66821: Discission of secondary membranous cataract (opacified posterior lens capsule and/or anterior hyaloid); laser surgery (eg, YAG laser) (1 or more stages)
    • 65855: Trabeculoplasty by laser surgery
    • 67036: Vitrectomy, mechanical, pars plana approach;
    • 67141: Prophylaxis of retinal detachment (eg, retinal break, lattice degeneration) without drainage; cryotherapy, diathermy
    • 67041: Vitrectomy, mechanical, pars plana approach; with removal of preretinal cellular membrane (eg, macular pucker)
    • 67108: Repair of retinal detachment; with vitrectomy, any method, including, when performed, air or gas tamponade, focal endolaser photocoagulation, cryotherapy, drainage of subretinal fluid, scleral buckling, and/or removal of lens by same technique
    • 66711: Ciliary body destruction; cyclophotocoagulation, endoscopic, without concomitant removal of crystalline lens
    • 66761: Iridotomy/iridectomy by laser surgery (eg, for glaucoma) (per session)
    • 66682: Suture of iris, ciliary body (separate procedure) with retrieval of suture through small incision (eg, McCannel suture)
    • 66170: Fistulization of sclera for glaucoma; trabeculectomy ab externo in absence of previous surgery
    • 67105: Repair of retinal detachment, including drainage of subretinal fluid when performed; photocoagulation
    • 66988: Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1 stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification); with endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation

    Also known as:

    • Complex Cataract Removal with Lens Implant
    • Advanced Cataract Surgery
    • Phacoemulsification with IOL
    • Complex Extracapsular Cataract Extraction

    CPT Codes:

    • 66982: Extracapsular cataract removal with insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (1-stage procedure), manual or mechanical technique (eg, irrigation and aspiration or phacoemulsification), complex, requiring devices or techniques not generally used in routine cataract surgery (eg, iris expansion device, suture support for intraocular lens, or primary posterior capsulorrhexis) or performed on patients in the amblyogenic developmental stage; without endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation

    Also known as:

    • Laser Treatment for Retinopathy
    • Retina Laser Treatment (Photocoagulation)
    • Photocoagulation for Retinopathy
    • Diabetic Retinopathy Laser Treatment
    • Retinal Laser Therapy
    • Retinal photocoagulation
    • Macular edema laser
    • Retina tumor laser treatment

    CPT Codes:

    • 67228: Treatment of extensive or progressive retinopathy (eg, diabetic retinopathy), photocoagulation
    • 67210: Destruction of localized lesion of retina (eg, macular edema, tumors), 1 or more sessions; photocoagulation

    Also known as:

    • Glaucoma Laser Treatment (Cyclophotocoagulation)
    • Transscleral cyclophotocoagulation
    • Ciliary body laser
    • CPC treatment

    CPT Codes:

    • 66710: Ciliary body destruction; cyclophotocoagulation, transscleral

    Also known as:

    • Retinal Laser Treatment
    • Eye Fluid Removal
    • Retinal Photocoagulation
    • Laser for Retinal Tear
    • Retinal Detachment Prevention Laser
    • Anterior Chamber Paracentesis
    • Aqueous Humor Removal
    • Eye Pressure Relief Procedure

    CPT Codes:

    • 67145: Prophylaxis of retinal detachment (eg, retinal break, lattice degeneration) without drainage; photocoagulation
    • 65800: Paracentesis of anterior chamber of eye (separate procedure); with removal of aqueous

    Also known as:

    • Retina Repair for Macular Hole or Edema
    • Vitrectomy with Endolaser Treatment
    • Vitrectomy with Membrane Peel
    • Macular Hole Repair
    • Diabetic Macular Edema Surgery
    • Internal Limiting Membrane Removal
    • Pars Plana Vitrectomy with Laser
    • Retinal Laser Surgery
    • Diabetic Retinopathy Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 67042: Vitrectomy, mechanical, pars plana approach; with removal of internal limiting membrane of retina (eg, for repair of macular hole, diabetic macular edema), includes, if performed, intraocular tamponade (ie, air, gas or silicone oil)
    • 67040: Vitrectomy, mechanical, pars plana approach; with endolaser panretinal photocoagulation

    Also known as:

    • Complex Retinal Detachment Repair
    • Vitrectomy for Retinal Detachment
    • Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy Repair
    • Diabetic Retinal Detachment Surgery

    CPT Codes:

    • 67113: Repair of complex retinal detachment (eg, proliferative vitreoretinopathy, stage C-1 or greater, diabetic traction retinal detachment, retinopathy of prematurity, retinal tear of greater than 90 degrees), with vitrectomy and membrane peeling, including, when performed, air, gas, or silicone oil tamponade, cryotherapy, endolaser photocoagulation, drainage of subretinal fluid, scleral buckling, and/or removal of lens

    Also known as:

    • Secondary Intraocular Lens Implant
    • IOL implant (secondary)
    • Replacement eye lens surgery
    • Artificial lens insertion (secondary)

    CPT Codes:

    • 66985: Insertion of intraocular lens prosthesis (secondary implant), not associated with concurrent cataract removal

    Also known as:

    • Retinal Detachment Repair with Gas Injection
    • Pneumatic Retinopexy
    • Gas Bubble for Retinal Detachment
    • Retina Reattachment Surgery
    • Eye Detachment Repair

    CPT Codes:

    • 67110: Repair of retinal detachment; by injection of air or other gas (eg, pneumatic retinopexy)

    Also known as:

    • Intraocular Lens Exchange
    • IOL Exchange
    • Cataract Lens Replacement (Secondary)
    • Replacement of Eye Implant

    CPT Codes:

    • 66986: Exchange of intraocular lens

    Also known as:

    • Ophthalmic Endoscopy
    • Eye Scope Procedure
    • Minimally Invasive Eye Exam
    • Intraocular Endoscopy

    CPT Codes:

    • 66990: Use of ophthalmic endoscope (List separately in addition to code for primary procedure)

    Also known as:

    • Vitrectomy with Laser Treatment
    • Pars Plana Vitrectomy with Laser
    • Retinal Laser Surgery
    • Eye Vitreous Removal with Laser

    CPT Codes:

    • 67039: Vitrectomy, mechanical, pars plana approach; with focal endolaser photocoagulation

    Does Dr. Friedberg accept my insurance?

    Dr. Friedberg accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at (732) 741-0858 before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.

    What insurance plans does Dr. Friedberg accept in Red Bank, NJ?

    Dr. Friedberg in Red Bank, NJ accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.

    Top Insurances

    • All Other Third Party

    • Braven Health

    • Crown Cork and Seal Company

    • CVS Health (formerly Aetna)

    • Express Scripts

    • Horizon BlueCross BlueShield

    • Medicare

    • Samaritan Health Services

    • Sterling Jewelers

    • UnitedHealthcare

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    Where is Dr. Friedberg's office located?

    Dr. Mark Friedberg's Primary Practice

    70 E Front St

    Red Bank, NJ 07701

    (732) 741-0858

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    What is Dr. Friedberg's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.

    Dr. Friedberg's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1114999356.

    What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Friedberg?

    Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Friedberg

    What is Dr. Mark Friedberg's specialty?

    Dr. Friedberg is a Ophthalmologist near Red Bank, NJ. An ophthalmologist possesses the knowledge and professional skills required to deliver comprehensive eye and vision care. These medical doctors are trained to diagnose, monitor, and treat all ocular and visual disorders, whether through medical or surgical interventions. Their expertise encompasses a wide range of issues affecting the eye and its structures, including the eyelids, orbit, and visual pathways. Additionally, ophthalmologists prescribe vision services, such as glasses and contact lenses, to help patients achieve optimal visual health. Contact Dr. Friedberg to book an appointment today.

    Is this Dr. Mark Friedberg affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?

    No, Friedberg is not affiliated with a Castle Connolly Top Hospital, but is affiliated with the following hospitals: Hackensack Meridian Riverview Medical Center. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals

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    Is Mark Friedberg accepting new patients in Red Bank, NJ?

    Yes, Dr. Mark Friedberg is accepting new patients at this time.

    Does Dr. Mark Friedberg offer online booking?

    Please contact Dr. Friedberg's office at (732) 741-0858 for information about online booking, telehealth, or to schedule an appointment.

    How can I make an appointment with Mark Friedberg?

    Please contact Dr. Friedberg's office at (732) 741-0858 for information regarding telehealth appointment availability or for scheduling assistance.

    Which board certifications does Dr. Mark Friedberg have?

    Dr. Mark Friedberg is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

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