PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1235237504

John HoweMD

OphthalmologyHarlingen, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,124

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

9,033

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$506K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,238 Ophthalmology providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 1,864).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,220

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$63K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost610 claims

Erythromycin Base109 claims

Ofloxacin97 claims

Bimatoprost89 claims

Timolol Maleate62 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$17

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$17

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John Howe'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). 35 inbound referrers · 84 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
VHS HARLINGEN HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC	139	279
DOCTORS HOSPITAL AT RENAISSANCE, LTD	84	141
VHS BROWNSVILLE HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC	78	327
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	69	152
Charles Fisher Diagnostic Radiology · Harlingen, TX	40	87
M. Hilmy Cardiology · Harlingen, TX	30	97
Brian O'donnell Family Practice · Harlingen, TX	25	72
Luis Reynoso Internal Medicine · Harlingen, TX	24	187
Nolan Perez Gastroenterology · Harlingen, TX	23	51
Diana Lozano Internal Medicine · Harlingen, TX	22	84
Usman Sheriff Cardiology · Harlingen, TX	22	59
Jorge Saenz Diagnostic Radiology · Weslaco, TX	22	30

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
VHS HARLINGEN HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC	157	322
VALLEY BAPTIST LAB SERVICES LLC	149	491
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	144	297
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	88	164
HARLINGEN MEDICAL CENTER LIMITED PARTNERSHIP	81	169
William Taw Diagnostic Radiology · Harlingen, TX	70	153
VHS BROWNSVILLE HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC	70	147
DOCTORS HOSPITAL AT RENAISSANCE, LTD	67	120
Michael Golden Diagnostic Radiology · Tulsa, OK	49	75
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Irving, TX	49	102
Charles Fisher Diagnostic Radiology · Harlingen, TX	47	90
Douglas Mckee Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Brownsville, TX	44	171

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.

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