What is James Howard's specialty?

James Howard (NPI 1841304961) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Urology in Sault Sainte Marie, MI.

Where does James Howard practice?

James Howard practices in Sault Sainte Marie, MI, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1841304961.

How much does Medicare pay James Howard?

James Howard (NPI 1841304961) received approximately $148K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 534 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1841304961

James HowardM.D.

UrologySault Sainte Marie, MII

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,535

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,104

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$100K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 293 Urology providers in MI — top quintile (cohort median 983).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

590

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$41K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

20.5%

Top prescribed drugs

Tamsulosin Hcl173 claims

Finasteride120 claims

Methenamine Hippurate117 claims

Mirabegron29 claims

Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim25 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$59

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$59

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$59

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where James Howard'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). 63 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MUNSON HEALTHCARE OTSEGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	110	519
Michael Kuhn Diagnostic Radiology · Fort Myers, FL	58	138
MUNSON HEALTHCARE CHARLEVOIX HOSPITAL	58	201
HENRY, WILLIAM	58	164
QUEST DIAGNOSTICS INCORPORATED MI	53	140
Ryan Hoenicke Diagnostic Radiology · Traverse City, MI	51	118
PHYSICIAN SUPPORT SERVICES PLLC	48	137
GADOWSKI, GERALD	48	117
Mark Heilala Diagnostic Radiology · Grand Rapids, MI	44	142
RIORDAN, WILLIAM	43	90
Michael Angileri Diagnostic Radiology · Petoskey, MI	39	111
MUNSON HEALTHCARE OTSEGO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	35	127

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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