What is Richard Howard's specialty?

Richard Howard (NPI 1558332106) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Saint Louis, MO.

Where does Richard Howard practice?

Richard Howard practices in Saint Louis, MO, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1558332106.

How much does Medicare pay Richard Howard?

Richard Howard (NPI 1558332106) received approximately $49K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 153 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1558332106

Richard HowardDO

PRACTICEORTHOPEDIC SPECIALISTS, PCSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgerySaint Louis, MOI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

394

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

568

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$26K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 457 Orthopedic Surgery providers in MO — below median (cohort median 1,114).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

117

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$651

Distinct drugs

Brand share

80.3%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen94 claims

Meloxicam23 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

67.5

Quality

53.1

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-0.90%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$117

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$117

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$117

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard 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). 7 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
DES PERES HOSPITAL, INC.	84	283
Lisa Schwarztrauber Occupational Therapist in Private Practice · Des Peres, MO	22	53
Andrew Wayne Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation · Saint Louis, MO	21	61
Barry Miller Anesthesiology · Saint Louis, MO	15	61
MERCY HOSPITALS EAST COMMUNITIES	15	40
Radiology And Imaging Management Services, Llc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Saint Louis, MO	13	20
Gregory Ross Anesthesiology · Saint Louis, MO	13	51

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.

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