What is Howard Lifland's specialty?

Howard Lifland (NPI 1700861093) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Nephrology in Columbia, SC.

Where does Howard Lifland practice?

Howard Lifland practices in Columbia, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1700861093.

How much does Medicare pay Howard Lifland?

Howard Lifland (NPI 1700861093) received approximately $171K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 382 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1700861093

Howard LiflandM.D.

NephrologyColumbia, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,998

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,481

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$169K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 138 Nephrology providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 2,014).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,375

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$268K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

21.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Furosemide242 claims

Losartan Potassium129 claims

Prednisone110 claims

Allopurinol110 claims

Sevelamer Carbonate109 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$312

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$312

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$312

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Howard Lifland'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). 92 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
LEXINGTON COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT INC	248	1,121
PRISMA HEALTH-MIDLANDS	122	434
NPI 1417921214	90	342
Lexington County Ems Ambulance Service Provider · Lexington, SC	76	253
Gregory Smith Nephrology · Columbia, SC	74	478
Robert Garris Diagnostic Radiology · West Columbia, SC	66	283
Beth Siroty-Smith Diagnostic Radiology · West Columbia, SC	65	296
Gilbert Rogers Internal Medicine · Lexington, SC	63	194
Ariel Pertile Diagnostic Radiology · West Columbia, SC	62	226
Joshua Mccain Diagnostic Radiology · Rockford, IL	62	217
Rajeev Shenoy Nephrology · Columbia, SC	60	232
Renee Ellis Nephrology · Columbia, SC	59	267

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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