What is Howard Brenner's specialty?

Howard Brenner (NPI 1992708317) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Gastroenterology in Metairie, LA.

Where does Howard Brenner practice?

Howard Brenner practices in Metairie, LA, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1992708317.

How much does Medicare pay Howard Brenner?

Howard Brenner (NPI 1992708317) received approximately $116K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 439 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1992708317

Howard BrennerM.D.

PRACTICEMETAIRIE LA ENDOSCOPY ASC LLCSee all providers at this practice →

GastroenterologyMetairie, LAI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

832

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

888

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$82K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 200 Gastroenterology providers in LA — top quintile (cohort median 761).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

2,958

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$383K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

29.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Pantoprazole Sodium1,095 claims

Sod Picosulf/Mag Ox/Citric Ac215 claims

Omeprazole193 claims

Linaclotide187 claims

Dicyclomine Hcl149 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$3K

Payment records

146

By payment type

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$18

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$2K

Education$18

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Howard Brenner'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). 19 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
Metairie La Endoscopy Asc Llc Ambulatory Surgical Center · Metairie, LA	102	162
Quest Diagnostics Clinical Laboratories Inc Clinical Laboratory · Houston, TX	71	222
David Snyder Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Metairie, LA	63	159
David St. Germain Diagnostic Radiology · Metairie, LA	48	101
Mary Lobrano Diagnostic Radiology · Metairie, LA	40	80
John Sandoz Diagnostic Radiology · Metairie, LA	40	67
Rosalinda O'neill Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA) · Kenner, LA	26	30
Lehman Preis Cardiology · Metairie, LA	24	58
Gary Menszer Interventional Cardiology · Metairie, LA	20	47
Susan Fuzzard Diagnostic Radiology · Metairie, LA	19	33
Glenn Kelley Internal Medicine · Metairie, LA	19	66
Mark Marino Gastroenterology · Metairie, LA	18	30

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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