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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1215047626

Howard BlackMD

PRACTICECOVE SURGICAL ASSOCIATES LTDSee all providers at this practice →
Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)Roaring Spring, PAI
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FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (2)

CCN 390073
Hospital
CCN 390117
Hospital
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Howard Black's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 9 inbound referrers · 20 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
NASON MEDICAL CENTER LLC48233
Steven Diehl
Diagnostic Radiology · Roaring Spring, PA
33114
David Rose
Diagnostic Radiology · Altoona, PA
1951
George Cummings Iii
General Surgery · Roaring Spring, PA
1529
NPI 14977558211429
Joseph Gattuso
Cardiology · Altoona, PA
1451
Stephen Schmidt
General Surgery · Roaring Spring, PA
1330
Duane Dilling
Family Practice · Loysburg, PA
1254
BULGER, DONALD1226
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
NASON MEDICAL CENTER LLC69325
UPMC ALTOONA67242
NPI 14977558212797
Stanley Defay
Anesthesiology · Roaring Spring, PA
27127
John Dinger
Anesthesiology · Roaring Spring, PA
2590
Steven Diehl
Diagnostic Radiology · Roaring Spring, PA
2137
Stephen Schmidt
General Surgery · Roaring Spring, PA
1732
George Cummings Iii
General Surgery · Roaring Spring, PA
1747
HETRICK, LEE1757
Peter James
Diagnostic Radiology · Carmichael, CA
1633
SHROYER, JILL1557
Joseph Gattuso
Cardiology · Altoona, PA
1441
Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
187
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
199
Distinct HCPCS
8
Medicare payment
$16K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 93 Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) providers in PA — below median (cohort median 504).
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
155
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$6K
Distinct drugs
4
Brand share
91.0%
Top prescribed drugs
Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen71 claims
Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates54 claims
Peg 3350/Sod Sulf,chlr/Pot/Mag16 claims
Pantoprazole Sodium14 claims
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$22
Payment records
1
By payment type
Food and Beverage$22
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
79.9
Quality
62.6
Cost
70.3
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
100.0
Payment adjustment
0.21%
Group