What is Howard Hirsch's specialty?

Howard Hirsch (NPI 1831144252) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Kenner, LA.

Where does Howard Hirsch practice?

Howard Hirsch practices in Kenner, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1831144252.

How much does Medicare pay Howard Hirsch?

Howard Hirsch (NPI 1831144252) received approximately $19K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 69 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1831144252

Howard HirschM.D.

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Orthopedic SurgeryKenner, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

107

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$4K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 318 Orthopedic Surgery providers in LA — bottom quintile (cohort median 1,748).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

229

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

42.4%

Top prescribed drugs

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen74 claims

Methylprednisolone48 claims

Naproxen46 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen23 claims

Meloxicam20 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$557

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$557

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$557

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Howard Hirsch'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). 8 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE MIRIAM HOSPITAL	199	683
Kenneth Korr Internal Medicine · Providence, RI	45	125
Sharon Eastman Physician Assistant · Attleboro, MA	24	78
Gary Katzman Cardiology · Providence, RI	23	57
MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	21	47
RIDLEN, MARK	12	30
REUTER, RICHARD	11	13
Linda Donegan Diagnostic Radiology · Warwick, RI	11	20

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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