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

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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ProviderScore

OIG/SAM exclusion screening, sanctions history