What is Howard Harris's specialty?

Howard Harris (NPI 1790762615) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Bedford, TX.

Where does Howard Harris practice?

Howard Harris practices in Bedford, TX, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1790762615.

How much does Medicare pay Howard Harris?

Howard Harris (NPI 1790762615) received approximately $402K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 580 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1790762615

Howard HarrisMD

PRACTICETEXAS ORTHOPEDIC SPECIALISTS, PLLCSee all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryBedford, TXI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,239

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

5,629

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$395K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,568 Orthopedic Surgery providers in TX — top quintile (cohort median 1,443).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

288

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$3K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

78.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen204 claims

Diazepam22 claims

Doxycycline Hyclate20 claims

Tramadol Hcl19 claims

Ondansetron12 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

66.2

Quality

83.4

Cost

69.7

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

21.0

Payment adjustment

-1.06%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$97K

Payment records

By payment type

Royalty or License$65K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$14K

Consulting Fee$14K

Travel and Lodging$3K

Food and Beverage$2K

Top paying entities

Royalty or License$65K

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$14K

Consulting Fee$14K

Travel and Lodging$3K

Food and Beverage$2K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Howard Harris'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). 16 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	42	108
Brian Deuell Diagnostic Radiology · San Antonio, TX	38	110
Ryan Modlinski Family Practice · Louisville, KY	36	113
Richard Thropp Diagnostic Radiology · Dallas, TX	35	137
Susan Andre Occupational Therapist in Private Practice · Colleyville, TX	21	166
Mitchell Gauthier Physical Therapist in Private Practice · Bedford, TX	20	70
TEXAS HEALTH HARRIS METHODIST HOSPITAL HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD	19	76
GIRSON, MARK	18	79
Oscar Taunton Orthopedic Surgery · Bedford, TX	17	73
Clinical Pathology Laboratories, Inc. Clinical Laboratory · Austin, TX	16	47
Richard Suhler Diagnostic Radiology · Albuquerque, NM	12	47
DECATUR HOSPITAL AUTHORITY	12	36

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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