What is Clifford Howell's specialty?

Clifford Howell (NPI 1295700458) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiac Surgery in Oklahoma City, OK.

Where does Clifford Howell practice?

Clifford Howell practices in Oklahoma City, OK, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1295700458.

How much does Medicare pay Clifford Howell?

Clifford Howell (NPI 1295700458) received approximately $126K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 159 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1295700458

Clifford HowellMD

Cardiac SurgeryOklahoma City, OKI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

270

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

301

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$72K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 18 Cardiac Surgery providers in OK — above median (cohort median 314).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

244

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$1K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen47 claims

Chlorhexidine Gluconate38 claims

Clopidogrel Bisulfate32 claims

Metoprolol Tartrate26 claims

Warfarin Sodium22 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

86.0

Quality

80.4

Cost

72.8

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.46%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$42

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$42

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$42

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (4)

Home health agency

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Clifford Howell'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). 10 inbound referrers · 31 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SSM HEALTH CARE OF OKLAHOMA, INC.	63	230
Chester Beam Diagnostic Radiology · Oklahoma City, OK	25	95
Phung Luong Diagnostic Radiology · Oklahoma City, OK	22	59
Jeffrey Shelton Diagnostic Radiology · Edmond, OK	15	61
BRUMBAUGH, PETER	14	36
Radwan Kesserwan Cardiology · Oklahoma City, OK	14	33
Naji Karam Cardiology · Oklahoma City, OK	13	34
Erich Muckala Diagnostic Radiology · Tulsa, OK	13	57
Keith Kassabian Interventional Cardiology · Oklahoma City, OK	13	134
MAGRINI GREYSON, MARLENE	12	24

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
SSM HEALTH CARE OF OKLAHOMA, INC.	77	295
Chester Beam Diagnostic Radiology · Oklahoma City, OK	42	340
DEACONESS HEALTH SYSTEM LLC	29	107
Gregory Dinwiddie Physician Assistant · Oklahoma City, OK	27	92
Richard Costello Diagnostic Radiology · Oklahoma City, OK	24	144
Carole Dentino Diagnostic Radiology · Tulsa, OK	23	170
Phung Luong Diagnostic Radiology · Oklahoma City, OK	22	71
Jeffrey Shelton Diagnostic Radiology · Edmond, OK	22	147
Stephen Salamy Diagnostic Radiology · Oklahoma City, OK	21	88
Niraj Prasad Cardiology · Oklahoma City, OK	21	91
Gregory Mckinnis Pulmonary Disease · Oklahoma City, OK	19	132
Raghav Gupta Interventional Cardiology · Jacksonville, FL	18	71

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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