What is Howard Distelman's specialty?

Howard Distelman (NPI 1649387770) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Guilford, CT.

Where does Howard Distelman practice?

Howard Distelman practices in Guilford, CT, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1649387770.

How much does Medicare pay Howard Distelman?

Howard Distelman (NPI 1649387770) received approximately $166K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 739 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1649387770

Howard DistelmanMD

PRACTICESHORELINE EYE ASSOCIATES, P.C.See all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyGuilford, CTI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,568

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,786

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$163K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 255 Ophthalmology providers in CT — above median (cohort median 1,669).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

1,995

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$256K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

28.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost641 claims

Timolol Maleate202 claims

Bimatoprost186 claims

Ofloxacin164 claims

Prednisolone Acetate122 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

90.7

Quality

94.5

Cost

76.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.66%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$255

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$255

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$255

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Howard Distelman'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). 23 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quest Diagnostics Llc Clinical Laboratory · Wallingford, CT	215	422
Joan Piccolo Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Middletown, CT	35	49
Catharine Arnold Rheumatology · Guilford, CT	35	56
BARRETT, SHARON	24	33
Michael Rubinstein Internal Medicine · Clinton, CT	22	34
Anthony Peluso Anesthesiology · Bridgeport, CT	22	29
Wayne Larrison Ophthalmology · New Haven, CT	19	33
Yale University Clinical Laboratory · New Haven, CT	18	20
Brittany Schmaling Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Shelton, CT	17	22
Carolyn Carroll Dermatology · Clinton, CT	17	23
Wajih Kidwai Medical Oncology · Guilford, CT	16	77
Anthony Mascia Family Practice · Guilford, CT	15	60

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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