What is Howard Hammer's specialty?

Howard Hammer (NPI 1407841539) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Otolaryngology in Dickson, TN.

Where does Howard Hammer practice?

Howard Hammer practices in Dickson, TN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1407841539.

How much does Medicare pay Howard Hammer?

Howard Hammer (NPI 1407841539) received approximately $124K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 531 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1407841539

Howard HammerD.O.

OtolaryngologyDickson, TNI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

979

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,204

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$82K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 167 Otolaryngology providers in TN — above median (cohort median 1,285).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,179

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$19K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

2.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Ipratropium Bromide233 claims

Fluticasone Propionate218 claims

Prednisone122 claims

Azelastine Hcl120 claims

Mometasone Furoate105 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$2K

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$2K

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Howard Hammer'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 · 13 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Norristown, PA	63	145
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	48	114
Joseph Kim Diagnostic Radiology · Hamilton, NJ	17	24
JEFFERSON HEALTH - NORTHEAST	16	39
PRAGER, ROY	15	29
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS	14	50
Jonathan Gold Cardiology · Langhorne, PA	14	25
Rajnikant Shah Cardiology · Langhorne, PA	14	33
Gustavo Sanchez Diagnostic Radiology · Hamilton, NJ	13	19
Shane Lee Interventional Radiology · Philadelphia, PA	13	21
Jeffrey Briglia Otolaryngology · Langhorne, PA	12	22
Davindra Seelagan Diagnostic Radiology · Hamilton, NJ	12	26

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
ST MARY MEDICAL CENTER	97	288
MILNER, RUTH	72	120
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Norristown, PA	61	127
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	37	100
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA	32	50
Jeffrey Briglia Otolaryngology · Langhorne, PA	15	29
Gary Silverstein Diagnostic Radiology · Hamilton, NJ	14	37
John Gallagher Otolaryngology · Langhorne, PA	14	30
CHACK, BENJAMIN	14	39
JEFFERSON HEALTH - NORTHEAST	13	23
Skip Alderson Diagnostic Radiology · Tampa, FL	12	21
NEWTOWN AMERICAN LEGION AMBULANCE SQUAD	11	16

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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