What is Howard Dedes's specialty?

Howard Dedes (NPI 1679760094) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Interventional Pain Management in Fountain Valley, CA.

Where does Howard Dedes practice?

Howard Dedes practices in Fountain Valley, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1679760094.

How much does Medicare pay Howard Dedes?

Howard Dedes (NPI 1679760094) received approximately $196K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 208 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1679760094

Howard DedesM.D.

PRACTICEIMPERIAL SURGICAL CENTRE LLCSee all providers at this practice →

Interventional Pain ManagementFountain Valley, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

564

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

7,605

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$149K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 118 Interventional Pain Management providers in CA — top quintile (cohort median 1,783).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,477

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$89K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

34.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen519 claims

Gabapentin296 claims

Oxycodone Hcl244 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen168 claims

Tizanidine Hcl119 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

105

By payment type

Food and Beverage$3K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$3K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Howard Dedes'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). 25 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Quincy Physicians & Surgeons Clinic, Pllc Clinical Laboratory · Quincy, IL	142	629
Willett Pang Diagnostic Radiology · Springfield, IL	94	230
BRUNEY, RUSSELL	61	121
John Schlepphorst Diagnostic Radiology · Hannibal, MO	47	93
MINIKEL, SUSAN	34	79
Adam Reyburn Internal Medicine · Quincy, IL	28	117
Austin Hake Neurology · Quincy, IL	22	38
Travis Moore Family Practice · Quincy, IL	21	33
Wissam Derian Cardiology · Quincy, IL	21	72
Elie Chbeir Pulmonary Disease · Quincy, IL	19	67
Aaron Settler Diagnostic Radiology · Springfield, IL	18	40
Aaron Konrad Diagnostic Radiology · Springfield, IL	18	31

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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