What is Keith Kowal's specialty?

Keith Kowal (NPI 1528064201) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Otolaryngology in Fairhope, AL.

Where does Keith Kowal practice?

Keith Kowal practices in Fairhope, AL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1528064201.

How much does Medicare pay Keith Kowal?

Keith Kowal (NPI 1528064201) received approximately $200K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 321 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1528064201

Keith KowalM.D.

OtolaryngologyFairhope, ALI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

704

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,085

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$166K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 141 Otolaryngology providers in AL — above median (cohort median 1,570).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

882

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$11K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

7.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Montelukast Sodium250 claims

Methylprednisolone123 claims

Fluticasone Propionate92 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen66 claims

Zolpidem Tartrate60 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

34.7

Quality

44.3

Cost

56.7

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-4.83%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$2K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Keith Kowal'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). 6 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Birmingham, AL	42	138
PIEDMONT HENRY HOSPITAL, INC.	33	118
Adam Nauss Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Macon, GA	31	134
NORTHSIDE HOSPITAL, INC.	26	68
Changchun Wu Family Practice · Lilburn, GA	15	83
SOUTHEASTERN REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	13	78

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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