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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1306165600

Matthew HowardPA-C

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Physician AssistantBoone, NCI
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FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (5)

CCN 340051
Hospital
CCN 340116
Hospital
CCN 341323
Hospital
CCN 341325
Hospital
CCN 441304
Hospital
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
1,000
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$79K
Distinct drugs
11
Brand share
10.1%
Top prescribed drugs
Methylprednisolone453 claims
Gabapentin193 claims
Tramadol Hcl65 claims
Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen58 claims
Meloxicam52 claims
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
2,927
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
9,771
Distinct HCPCS
27
Medicare payment
$194K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 6,303 Physician Assistant providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 290).
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$451
Payment records
15
By payment type
Food and Beverage$451
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
94.0
Quality
81.6
Cost
0.0
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
100.0
Payment adjustment
0.80%
APM Entity
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Matthew 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). 13 inbound referrers · 14 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER INC153447
Tammy Crumpler
Diagnostic Radiology · Boone, NC
4680
CHARLES A CANNON JR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC.3180
ASHE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC2672
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL1627
FISHER, KYLE1421
ASHLINE, PETER1436
Tiffany Selong
Anesthesiology · Boone, NC
1428
SYKES, CHARLIE1443
VANDIVER, SCOTT1215
HAIBACH, PETER1233
Andrew Hordes
Cardiology · Pawtucket, RI
1122
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
WATAUGA MEDICAL CENTER INC102323
BULLOCK, STEVEN5392
James Califf
Orthopedic Surgery · Boone, NC
48184
GELDMEIER, RICHARD4392
John Sloboda
Orthopedic Surgery · Seneca, SC
3686
HOLMES, PATRICK3161
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings
Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC
2437
Tammy Crumpler
Diagnostic Radiology · Boone, NC
2338
ASHE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC2260
CHARLES A CANNON JR MEMORIAL HOSPITAL INC.2277
Stephen Fleming
Orthopedic Surgery · Boone, NC
1753
CAPITAL CARE RESOURCES, LLC1728
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.