What is John Houk's specialty?

John Houk (NPI 1427283597) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Cincinnati, OH.

Where does John Houk practice?

John Houk practices in Cincinnati, OH, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1427283597.

How much does Medicare pay John Houk?

John Houk (NPI 1427283597) received approximately $225K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 269 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1427283597

John HoukM.D.

PRACTICEORTHOCINCY ORTHOPAEDICS & SPORTS MEDICINE PSCSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologyCincinnati, OHI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

579

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,990

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$132K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 197 Rheumatology providers in OH — above median (cohort median 1,087).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,895

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$4.0M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.2%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisone817 claims

Methotrexate Sodium674 claims

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate389 claims

Celecoxib177 claims

Etanercept150 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

82.0

Quality

66.0

Cost

74.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.29%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where John Houk'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). 3 inbound referrers · 6 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC	95	383
John Houk Internal Medicine · Cincinnati, OH	24	72
BETHESDA HOSPITAL INC	12	20

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
CHRIST HOSPITAL	41	113
UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI MEDICAL CENTER, LLC	37	110
WEST CHESTER HOSPITAL LLC	35	164
Avis Ware Rheumatology · Cincinnati, OH	20	43
John Houk Internal Medicine · Cincinnati, OH	11	24
BETHESDA HOSPITAL INC	11	28

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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