What is Howard Hernandez's specialty?

Howard Hernandez (NPI 1508021213) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Psychiatry in Boston, MA.

Where does Howard Hernandez practice?

Howard Hernandez practices in Boston, MA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1508021213.

How much does Medicare pay Howard Hernandez?

Howard Hernandez (NPI 1508021213) received approximately $106K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 53 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1508021213

Howard HernandezM.D.

PsychiatryBoston, MAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

566

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$83K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,006 Psychiatry providers in MA — top quintile (cohort median 248).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

149

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

8.1%

Top prescribed drugs

Clonazepam30 claims

Alprazolam23 claims

Lorazepam22 claims

Duloxetine Hcl17 claims

Divalproex Sodium12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$186

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$186

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$186

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Howard Hernandez'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 · 1 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION	11	68

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE GENERAL HOSPITAL CORPORATION	11	66

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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