What is Steven Howell's specialty?

Steven Howell (NPI 1881664068) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Orthopedic Surgery in Wichita, KS.

Where does Steven Howell practice?

Steven Howell practices in Wichita, KS, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1881664068.

How much does Medicare pay Steven Howell?

Steven Howell (NPI 1881664068) received approximately $193K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 465 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1881664068

Steven HowellM.D.

PRACTICEKANSAS ORTHOPAEDIC CENTER, P.A.See all providers at this practice →

Orthopedic SurgeryWichita, KSI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,771

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,372

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$154K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 222 Orthopedic Surgery providers in KS — above median (cohort median 1,891).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

293

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$2K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

40.6%

Top prescribed drugs

Cefadroxil129 claims

Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen63 claims

Oxycodone Hcl/Acetaminophen56 claims

Cephalexin32 claims

Clindamycin Hcl13 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

0.0

Quality

0.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

0.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

-9.00%

Individual

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$991

Payment records

By payment type

Travel and Lodging$745

Food and Beverage$246

Top paying entities

Travel and Lodging$745

Food and Beverage$246

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Steven Howell'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
Wichita Orthopaedic Asc Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Wichita, KS	77	242
ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI HOSPITAL ST TERESA INC.	41	150
Laboratory Corporation Of America Clinical Laboratory · Dallas, TX	36	80
ASCENSION VIA CHRISTI HOSPITALS WICHITA INC.	32	114
Andrea Strecker Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Wichita, KS	24	45
WESLEY MEDICAL CENTER LLC	13	34
Christy Hackleman Physical Therapist in Private Practice · Wichita, KS	12	65
R. Bloom Internal Medicine · Wichita, KS	11	99

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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