What is Gene Howard's specialty?

Gene Howard (NPI 1255343794) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Mount Pleasant, SC.

Where does Gene Howard practice?

Gene Howard practices in Mount Pleasant, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1255343794.

How much does Medicare pay Gene Howard?

Gene Howard (NPI 1255343794) received approximately $325K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 700 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1255343794

Gene HowardMD

OphthalmologyMount Pleasant, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,391

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

13,395

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$281K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 262 Ophthalmology providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 3,252).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

525

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$5K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

82.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Erythromycin Base359 claims

Cephalexin94 claims

Valacyclovir Hcl72 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.7

Quality

96.5

Cost

75.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

96.0

Payment adjustment

0.66%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$88

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$88

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$88

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Gene Howard'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). 16 inbound referrers · 32 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
R Livingston Internal Medicine · Charleston, SC	65	83
Robert Bartlett Anesthesiology · Charleston, SC	61	68
Rebecca Payne Anesthesiology · Charleston, SC	60	65
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	51	96
Brian Craig Anesthesiology · Charleston, SC	26	27
TRIDENT MEDICAL CENTER LLC	24	33
Charlene Grice Ophthalmology · Mount Pleasant, SC	24	43
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	21	38
Physicians Eye Surgery Center Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Charleston, SC	18	22
GRAND STRAND REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER LLC	16	20
John Boatwright Ophthalmology · Charleston, SC	14	17
Richard Dechamplain Ophthalmology · Georgetown, SC	13	20

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
Physicians Eye Surgery Center Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Charleston, SC	418	601
Sean Zyblewski Anesthesiology · Charleston, SC	129	173
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	108	148
GEORGETOWN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	56	117
R Livingston Internal Medicine · Charleston, SC	54	70
DERMATOPATHOLOGY SPECIALISTS	52	86
MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	45	88
Matthew Milliron Anesthesiology · Charleston, SC	42	63
ROPER HOSPITAL, INC	41	59
Charles Clark Anesthesiology · Charleston, SC	40	47
Alexis Boyer Anesthesiology · Charleston, SC	40	42
Kent Mcginley Pathology · Morristown, TN	36	69

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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