What is John Howard's specialty?

John Howard (NPI 1346289014) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Optometry in Southport, NC.

Where does John Howard practice?

John Howard practices in Southport, NC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1346289014.

How much does Medicare pay John Howard?

John Howard (NPI 1346289014) received approximately $65K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 632 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1346289014

John HowardOD

PRACTICEVISION SOURCE OF BRUNSWICK, OD, PASee all providers at this practice →

OptometrySouthport, NCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

955

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

10,173

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$64K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 983 Optometry providers in NC — top quintile (cohort median 605).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

288

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$48K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost112 claims

Timolol Maleate55 claims

Tobramycin/Dexamethasone35 claims

Prednisolone Acetate35 claims

Cyclosporine14 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$144

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$144

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$144

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John 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). 1 inbound referrers · 6 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	14	20

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
J. ARTHUR DOSHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	40	69
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Burlington, NC	19	30
BRUNSWICK COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, LLC	18	23
ALDRICH, JUAN	14	23
SOLSTAS LAB PARTNERS GROUP LLC	11	26
NEW HANOVER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	11	18

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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