What is Jeffrey Howard's specialty?

Jeffrey Howard (NPI 1487682860) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Cardiology in Decatur, GA.

Where does Jeffrey Howard practice?

Jeffrey Howard practices in Decatur, GA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1487682860.

How much does Medicare pay Jeffrey Howard?

Jeffrey Howard (NPI 1487682860) received approximately $96K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 301 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1487682860

Jeffrey HowardM.D.

CardiologyDecatur, GAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

918

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,268

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$87K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 554 Cardiology providers in GA — below median (cohort median 2,370).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

3,866

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$554K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Apixaban333 claims

Potassium Chloride306 claims

Atorvastatin Calcium301 claims

Amlodipine Besylate297 claims

Metoprolol Succinate254 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

94.5

Quality

80.6

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.82%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$355

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$355

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$355

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Jeffrey 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). 41 inbound referrers · 77 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
DEKALB MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	279	582
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	65	130
Ajay Joshi Interventional Radiology · Decatur, GA	58	83
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC.	51	89
Christopher Krebs Diagnostic Radiology · Decatur, GA	44	88
NPI 1447211891	35	54
Jennifer Berman Emergency Medicine · Decatur, GA	33	40
Nicole Peoples Hospitalist · Marietta, GA	27	58
CRAWFORD LONG HOSPITAL	24	31
Muthayyah Srinivasan Cardiology · Lithonia, GA	23	56
Paul Douglass Interventional Cardiology · Smyrna, GA	19	167
Forrest Toca Cardiology · Atlanta, GA	19	81

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
DEKALB MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	146	260
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Tucker, GA	108	266
Metro Ambulance Services Inc Ambulance Service Provider · Stone Mountain, GA	105	182
DEKALB MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	91	184
Jessica Yuen Diagnostic Radiology · Decatur, GA	72	114
Pramod Kaila Diagnostic Radiology · Marietta, GA	70	114
John Reid Diagnostic Radiology · Decatur, GA	68	111
Gordon Hixson Diagnostic Radiology · Decatur, GA	65	96
Melissa Seely-Morgan Interventional Radiology · Cartersville, GA	64	101
Eric Erickson Diagnostic Radiology · Decatur, GA	64	100
Eric Berenson Diagnostic Radiology · Decatur, GA	48	69
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC.	42	76

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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