Active NPI 1457675118 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Benjamin Michael Howard , MD

Surgery • San Francisco, CA

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Benjamin Howard, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in San Francisco, CA. With approximately 16 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine in 2010, Dr. Howard delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 513 PARNASSUS AVE.

Dr. Howard is affiliated with Sansum Clinic and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least, new patient outpatient office visit, initial hospital inpatient care per day. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

513 Parnassus Ave
S-321

San Francisco, CA 941432205

Telephone 4154761239

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Oral Pathology Laboratory Ucsf School Of Dentistry Facility NPI 1336101583

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2010

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in San Francisco, CA

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

16 Yrs -7.6 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 23.6 Yrs

State Avg: 27.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

207 Specialists

Practicing in San Francisco, CA (3346 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

19.8% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

67.4% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Howard (16 Years) 16 Yrs

San Francisco Specialty Average (23.6 Years) 23.6 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	165	71	$189.00	$79.54
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	153	153	$349.00	$117.50
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	104	101	$264.00	$82.76
76536 Ultrasound of head and neck	64	64	$76.00	$26.86
60500 Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands	42	42	$3207.00	$949.36
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	27	27	$357.00	$128.03
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	24	24	$1446.00	$527.37
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	20	19	$155.00	$60.71
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	17	16	$249.00	$96.26
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	14	14	$207.00	$77.18
99238 Hospital discharge day management, 30 minutes or less	12	12	$214.00	$82.68
60220 Total removal of thyroid lobe on one side of the neck	12	12	$2331.00	$719.31

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	142	142	$349.00	$119.65
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	140	53	$189.00	$81.68
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	88	86	$264.00	$85.02
76536 Ultrasound of head and neck	76	75	$76.00	$28.25
60500 Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands	53	53	$3207.00	$987.65
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	25	23	$249.00	$96.78
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	21	21	$1446.00	$525.40
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	21	21	$155.00	$61.51
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	17	11	$65.00	$25.99
60220 Total removal of thyroid lobe on one side of the neck	15	15	$2331.00	$637.30
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	13	13	$207.00	$76.88

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	155	155	$311.86	$121.46
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	142	48	$163.38	$74.72
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	92	88	$231.50	$104.20
76536 Ultrasound of head and neck	67	63	$76.00	$29.26
60500 Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands	41	41	$3207.00	$1023.87
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	25	25	$207.00	$80.00
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	23	23	$1446.00	$554.60
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	23	16	$65.00	$26.38
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	19	18	$155.00	$59.99
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	19	19	$249.00	$99.25
60220 Total removal of thyroid lobe on one side of the neck	14	13	$2331.00	$699.02
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	14	14	$1707.29	$695.91
49585 Repair of hernia at navel (5 years or older)	12	12	$1288.00	$418.81

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	142	142	$292.00	$121.59
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	125	48	$155.00	$75.44
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	90	90	$218.00	$105.20
76536 Ultrasound of head and neck	48	46	$76.00	$29.59
60500 Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands	31	31	$3207.00	$1005.42
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	28	22	$65.00	$25.70
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	25	24	$240.00	$99.63
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	19	16	$147.11	$61.92
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	19	19	$207.00	$79.97
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	18	18	$1446.00	$554.38
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	16	16	$338.50	$141.09
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	14	14	$1619.00	$640.84

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	121	121	$261.38	$115.83
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	102	40	$155.00	$76.65
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	79	77	$218.00	$106.97
76536 Ultrasound of head and neck	53	52	$123.34	$30.05
60500 Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands	39	39	$3207.00	$1022.68
99211 Office or other outpatient visit for the evaluation and management of established patient that may not require presence of healthcare professional	29	29	$58.79	$25.86
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	24	23	$182.00	$81.25
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	23	23	$261.09	$117.71
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	21	21	$188.14	$82.64
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	20	20	$1781.40	$539.06
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	13	13	$2283.00	$679.61
49585 Repair of hernia at navel (5 years or older)	11	11	$1288.00	$411.17

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	141	47	$155.00	$75.25
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	131	131	$235.00	$113.88
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	94	94	$218.00	$104.04
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	44	38	$160.07	$78.99
76536 Ultrasound of head and neck	39	39	$269.00	$29.49
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	27	$235.00	$115.32
60500 Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands	25	25	$3207.00	$996.56
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	20	20	$163.00	$81.22
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	20	20	$1446.00	$537.82
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	11	11	$2283.00	$640.12

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	147	55	$155.00	$72.73
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	113	113	$235.00	$109.58
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	84	82	$218.00	$100.43
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	43	42	$235.00	$107.83
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	38	33	$160.00	$73.10
76536 Ultrasound of head and neck	29	28	$70.00	$28.44
60500 Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands	19	19	$2360.00	$929.78
47562 Removal of gallbladder using an endoscope	15	15	$1947.00	$638.61
49505 Repair of groin hernia (5 years or older)	11	11	$1170.00	$517.54

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	57	57	$235.00	$111.65
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	54	23	$155.00	$73.78
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	41	41	$218.00	$102.81
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$235.00	$111.50

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License CA A 119847

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X

An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Sansum Clinic

317 W Pueblo St, Santa Barbara, CA 931054310

Phone: 8056817500

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active February 16, 2012

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location February 16, 2012

Registered at 513 PARNASSUS AVE, S-321, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 941432205 (Tel: 4154761239)

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Updated Business Mailing Address February 16, 2012

Registered at 513 PARNASSUS AVE, S-321, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 941432205 (Tel: 4154761239)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated February 16, 2012

Recorded as BENJAMIN HOWARD, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) February 16, 2012

Surgery (License #A 119847 in CA)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration March 23, 2010

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1457675118

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: March 23, 2010

Last Update: February 16, 2012

Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

513 Parnassus Ave, S-321

San Francisco, CA 941432205

Phone: 4154761239

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