What is Howard Klein's specialty?

Howard Klein (NPI 1285717033) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Clearwater, FL.

Where does Howard Klein practice?

Howard Klein practices in Clearwater, FL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1285717033.

How much does Medicare pay Howard Klein?

Howard Klein (NPI 1285717033) received approximately $120K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 309 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1285717033

Howard KleinM.D.

GastroenterologyClearwater, FLI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

636

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

706

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$71K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,135 Gastroenterology providers in FL — top quintile (cohort median 817).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

986

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$190K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium240 claims

Omeprazole215 claims

Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates92 claims

Esomeprazole Magnesium68 claims

Sod Sulf/Pot Chloride/Mag Sulf52 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$723

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$723

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$723

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 100127

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Howard Klein'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). 6 inbound referrers · 14 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC	104	298
Alina Vaicaitis-Martin Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Pinellas Park, FL	34	70
TRUSTEES OF MEASE HOSPITAL INC	23	55
TRUSTEES OF MEASE HOSPITAL INC	20	37
ROBERSON, LINDA	11	57
Robert Krupa Diagnostic Radiology · Clearwater, FL	11	21

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
MORTON PLANT HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION INC	109	321
John Williams Pathology · Gulfport, FL	88	208
E Street Endoscopy Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Clearwater, FL	78	168
Alina Vaicaitis-Martin Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Pinellas Park, FL	27	35
North Pinellas Surgery Center Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Dundein, FL	24	60
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Tampa, FL	22	56
County Of Pinellas Board Of County Commissioners Ambulance Service Provider · Largo, FL	21	40
Derrick Borecky Internal Medicine · Fredericksburg, TX	18	78
TRUSTEES OF MEASE HOSPITAL INC	15	33
TRUSTEES OF MEASE HOSPITAL INC	15	29
Josue Almodovar Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Tampa, FL	15	50
Robert Krupa Diagnostic Radiology · Clearwater, FL	15	26

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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