Treatment Tracker
The Doctors and Services in Medicare Part B
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HOWARD MILLER MD
BURLINGTON, NC, 27215
How This Provider Compares
This Provider
Avg in State & Specialty
Providers in this state and specialty were reimbursed, on average, $371 per patient in 2015.
They performed about 6 services per patient. Here’s how this provider compares.
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How This Provider’s Patients Compare
Doctors often say their patients are sicker or more complex than those of their peers. The measure displayed below, used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, takes into account patients’ characteristics to estimate whether they are expected to have above-average Medicare spending. It considers patients’ age, sex, diagnoses from the past year and other factors. This provider’s score below takes into account all of his Part B patients.
This Provider's Services
This provider performed 94 different services in 2015
(74 were redacted as they were performed on less than 11 patients)
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CATEGORYDescription of Service |
Times Performed (or Units) | This Service's Rank | Patients | Unique Visits Per Patient |
Billed to Medicare | Payments from Medicare |
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DRUGSInjection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specif... + Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg × Service Code: J3301Performed in an office |
448 times performed, 23% of his services |
1st 1st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
74 patients got this service, 27% of his patients |
1.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.4) |
$1,792.00an average of $4.00 per time performed |
$604.80 an average of $1.35 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTEstablished patient office or other outpatient visit, typ... + Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes × Service Code: 99213Performed in an office |
301 times performed, 15% of his services |
2nd 2nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
155 patients got this service, 56% of his patients |
1.9 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.6) |
$44,256.03an average of $147.03 per time performed |
$15,146.32 an average of $50.32 per time performed |
DRUGSInjection, betamethasone acetate 3mg and betamethasone so... + Injection, betamethasone acetate 3mg and betamethasone sodium phosphate 3mg × Service Code: J0702Performed in an office |
258 times performed, 13% of his services |
3rd 7th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
87 patients got this service, 31% of his patients |
1.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$2,580.00an average of $10.00 per time performed |
$1,135.20 an average of $4.40 per time performed |
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMAspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule + Aspiration and/or injection of large joint or joint capsule × Service Code: 20610Performed in an office |
114 times performed, 6% of his services |
4th 4th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
80 patients got this service, 29% of his patients |
1.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.6) |
$20,859.72an average of $182.98 per time performed |
$5,078.70 an average of $44.55 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTNew patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 3... + New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 30 minutes × Service Code: 99203Performed in an office |
108 times performed, 6% of his services |
5th 8th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
108 patients got this service, 39% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$23,693.04an average of $219.38 per time performed |
$7,263.00 an average of $67.25 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYX-ray of ribs of one side of body, minimum of 2 views Service Code: 73510Performed in an office |
85 times performed, 4% of his services |
6th 14th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
44 patients got this service, 16% of his patients |
1.9 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$6,234.75an average of $73.35 per time performed |
$1,701.70 an average of $20.02 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYService Code: 73560Performed in an office |
82 times performed, 4% of his services |
7th 13th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
56 patients got this service, 20% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$8,013.04an average of $97.72 per time performed |
$1,537.50 an average of $18.75 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTEstablished patient office or other outpatient visit, typ... + Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 10 minutes × Service Code: 99212Performed in an office |
50 times performed, 3% of his services |
8th 10th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
39 patients got this service, 14% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$4,407.50an average of $88.15 per time performed |
$1,492.50 an average of $29.85 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYX-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views Service Code: 73030Performed in an office |
49 times performed, 3% of his services |
9th 12th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
35 patients got this service, 13% of his patients |
1.3 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$6,419.00an average of $131.00 per time performed |
$1,037.82 an average of $21.18 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYX-ray of ankle, minimum of 3 views Service Code: 73610Performed in an office |
31 times performed, 2% of his services |
10th 25th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
18 patients got this service, 6% of his patients |
1.7 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.6) |
$2,839.29an average of $91.59 per time performed |
$582.18 an average of $18.78 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTInitial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per... + Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 30 minutes per day × Service Code: 99221Performed in a facility |
30 times performed, 2% of his services |
11th 62nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
30 patients got this service, 11% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$6,556.50an average of $218.55 per time performed |
$2,081.40 an average of $69.38 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYService Code: 73100Performed in an office |
28 times performed, 1% of his services |
12th 38th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
13 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
2.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.7) |
$2,408.00an average of $86.00 per time performed |
$599.20 an average of $21.40 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYX-ray of foot, minimum of 3 views Service Code: 73630Performed in an office |
20 times performed, 1% of his services |
13th 21st most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
15 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$2,068.60an average of $103.43 per time performed |
$409.00 an average of $20.45 per time performed |
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMInjections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane + Injections of tendon sheath, ligament, or muscle membrane × Service Code: 20550Performed in an office |
16 times performed, 0.82% of his services |
14th 32nd most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
13 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$3,554.08an average of $222.13 per time performed |
$532.16 an average of $33.26 per time performed |
MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEMAspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule + Aspiration and/or injection of medium joint or joint capsule × Service Code: 20605Performed in an office |
16 times performed, 0.82% of his services |
15th 45th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
13 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1.2 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$2,063.20an average of $128.95 per time performed |
$525.44 an average of $32.84 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYService Code: 72170Performed in an office |
15 times performed, 0.77% of his services |
16th 15th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
11 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1.4 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.2) |
$3,612.00an average of $240.80 per time performed |
$268.50 an average of $17.90 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYX-ray of lower and sacral spine, minimum of 4 views Service Code: 72110Performed in an office |
14 times performed, 0.72% of his services |
17th 47th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
14 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.1) |
$2,676.52an average of $191.18 per time performed |
$408.38 an average of $29.17 per time performed |
RADIOLOGYX-ray of fingers, minimum of 2 views Service Code: 73140Performed in an office |
14 times performed, 0.72% of his services |
18th 55th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
13 patients got this service, 5% of his patients |
1.1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$1,036.00an average of $74.00 per time performed |
$301.14 an average of $21.51 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTInitial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per... + Initial hospital inpatient care, typically 50 minutes per day × Service Code: 99222Performed in a facility |
12 times performed, 0.62% of his services |
19th 49th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
12 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1) |
$3,579.00an average of $298.25 per time performed |
$1,185.12 an average of $98.76 per time performed |
EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENTEstablished patient office or other outpatient, visit typ... + Established patient office or other outpatient, visit typically 25 minutes × Service Code: 99214Performed in an office |
12 times performed, 0.62% of his services |
20th 5th most performed service for this provider most performed service in this state & specialty |
12 patients got this service, 4% of his patients |
1 average number of visits a patient made for this service (Peers: 1.3) |
$2,661.60an average of $221.80 per time performed |
$890.64 an average of $74.22 per time performed |
Office Visits
Medicare reimburses office visits using a five-point scale, with five being the most intensive and costly. The chart below shows what percentage of this provider’s office visits were reimbursed at each level. A higher than average proportion of costly visits is not necessarily an indication of a problem, but it may be worth asking about.
This provider did not bill Medicare for any 5’s.
Howard E Miller
Average for Orthopaedic Surgery Providers in North Carolina
Notes: Medicare redacted this data for any services provided to fewer than 11 patients. The contact information listed above is the most current we have for this provider. The services listed on this page may have been delivered at a previous address or as part of a different practice.
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Sources: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, National Plan and Provider Enumeration System, American Medical Association
Services that begin with a letter come from CMS. All other codes and descriptions of the medical procedures are from the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set, copyright 2015 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Where practical, AMA’s consumer friendly translation of the CPT descriptor was used. ProPublica has received permission from the AMA to use these codes on this site.