What is Howard Romero's specialty?

Howard Romero (NPI 1700828019) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Emergency Medicine in Glendale, CA.

Where does Howard Romero practice?

Howard Romero practices in Glendale, CA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1700828019.

How much does Medicare pay Howard Romero?

Howard Romero (NPI 1700828019) received approximately $60K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 380 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1700828019

Howard RomeroD.O.

PRACTICEFRED LIM, M.D., INCSee all providers at this practice →

Emergency MedicineGlendale, CAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

551

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

563

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$58K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 5,287 Emergency Medicine providers in CA — above median (cohort median 355).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

217

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$901

Distinct drugs

Brand share

9.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Cephalexin51 claims

Ibuprofen47 claims

Tramadol Hcl31 claims

Prednisone23 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen21 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

96.7

Quality

90.0

Cost

78.4

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.91%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$277

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$277

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$277

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Howard Romero'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). 42 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
LIS, LEON	210	366
Jose Tandoc Diagnostic Radiology · Arcadia, CA	157	283
SCHAEFER AMBULANCE SERVICE, INC	107	180
Wilson Wong Diagnostic Radiology · Arcadia, CA	100	196
City Of Arcadia Ambulance Service Provider · Arcadia, CA	78	128
Unilab Corporation Clinical Laboratory · West Hills, CA	76	174
MILES, THOMAS	64	117
Dino Clarizio Internal Medicine · Arcadia, CA	64	105
Douglas Yun Cardiology · Arcadia, CA	42	98
Ben Chiang Family Practice · Hacienda Heights, CA	40	97
ZEE, DANIEL	37	61
KATAGIHARA, ELTON	31	62

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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