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

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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ProviderScore

OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history