An EIN cannot be issued by the IRS without it being linked to the name and SSN of someone as the “responsible party.“ I suppose it is possible that your address has been linked to your friends name without your SSN being linked to your friends account, but there’s no way to know for sure without contacting the IRS. You can try calling the toll-free number and asking for assistance, but if you don’t get a satisfactory answer, I would file the form, because you want to get it straightened out as soon as possible.
