PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1720085814

Richard HowellsM.D.

PRACTICEEAR NOSE AND THROAT ASSOCIATES OF CENTRAL PA PCSee all providers at this practice →

OtolaryngologyAltoona, PAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

817

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,075

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$75K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 404 Otolaryngology providers in PA — above median (cohort median 977).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

624

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$15K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

7.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Fluticasone Propionate161 claims

Ipratropium Bromide57 claims

Azelastine Hcl49 claims

Pantoprazole Sodium48 claims

Famotidine46 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

75.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.00%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$400

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$400

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Richard Howells'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). 9 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
HUFF, BEVERLY	49	80
Frank Olney & Rudy Nicolas Ptrs Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Altoona, PA	26	52
NASON MEDICAL CENTER LLC	23	69
David Rose Diagnostic Radiology · Altoona, PA	15	21
MCKIBBIN, RALPH	11	22
Edmond Bouassaf Gastroenterology · Altoona, PA	11	29
ENCOMPASS HEALTH REHABILITATION HOSPITAL OF ALTOONA, LLC	11	26
DEFRANCISCO, LANCE	11	17
Altoona Logan Twp Mobile Med Emerg Dept Authority Ambulance Service Provider · Altoona, PA	11	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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ProviderScore

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