What is Howard Blumstein's specialty?

Howard Blumstein (NPI 1598751471) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Rheumatology in Smithtown, NY.

Where does Howard Blumstein practice?

Howard Blumstein practices in Smithtown, NY, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1598751471.

How much does Medicare pay Howard Blumstein?

Howard Blumstein (NPI 1598751471) received approximately $1.6M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 825 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1598751471

Howard BlumsteinM.D.

PRACTICERHEUMATOLOGY ASSOCIATES OF L.I., LLPSee all providers at this practice →

RheumatologySmithtown, NYI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,264

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

143,669

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.6M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 402 Rheumatology providers in NY — top quintile (cohort median 1,221).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,033

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2.8M

Distinct drugs

Brand share

35.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate311 claims

Prednisone297 claims

Methotrexate Sodium272 claims

Allopurinol88 claims

Methylprednisolone84 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

91.1

Quality

82.3

Cost

60.6

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.68%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

By payment type

Consulting Fee$2K

Food and Beverage$915

Travel and Lodging$37

Top paying entities

Consulting Fee$2K

Food and Beverage$915

Travel and Lodging$37

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Howard Blumstein'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). 31 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Sunrise Medical Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Hicksville, NY	327	1,180
JOHN T. MATHER MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	128	380
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Melville, NY	117	373
Nicholas Kolanko Diagnostic Radiology · Ann Arbor, MI	74	201
Laboratory Corporation Of America Holdings Clinical Laboratory · Raritan, NJ	63	165
ST. CHARLES HOSPITAL	35	99
ENZO CLINICAL LABS, INC.	30	102
Keith Harris Pulmonary Disease · Port Jefferson Station, NY	22	56
Northwell Health Laboratories Clinical Laboratory · New Hyde Park, NY	19	54
MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL	17	28
NPI 1265587000	17	134
Ameripath New York Llc Clinical Laboratory · White Plains, NY	16	26

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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