Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman, MD

  • Fayetteville, GA
  • Otolaryngologist
NPI1053318774PAC ID9234176470
Medicare services, 2024
1,780
Medicare patients, 2024
602
Part D claims, 2024
1,040
Publications
2
Clinical trials
1
Practice address
1255 Highway 54 West, Fayetteville, GA 30214
Practice phone
Call (770) 719-7000
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Primary practice

Piedmont Fayette Hospital

Hospital · Fayetteville, Georgia

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Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman is an otolaryngologist in Fayetteville, Georgia

Dr. Herman practices at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, Georgia, part of Piedmont Healthcare.

Dr. Herman's NPI, 1053318774, was assigned on July 7, 2005. Dr. Herman graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Herman holds Georgia license 036777.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9234176470
NPI enumeration date
July 7, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(770) 719-7000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
64
Medical school graduation
1988

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman practices at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, Georgia

Dr. Herman's primary practice is Piedmont Fayette Hospital, at 1255 Highway 54 West, Fayetteville, GA 30214 in Fayette County. The practice phone is (770) 719-7000.

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Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Herman's primary practice is Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, Georgia, part of Piedmont Healthcare. Dr. Herman is also affiliated with Emory Decatur Hospital. The medical group on file is ENT of Georgia South. Dmand AI also links Dr. Herman to 1 more hospital and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Herman practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Piedmont Fayette HospitalAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman is one of 302 otolaryngologists in Georgia

Otolaryngology is Dr. Herman's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Herman is board certified in sleep medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Herman's licenses on file in 2 states: Georgia and New York.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Otolaryngology, GeorgiaPrimaryLicense 036777 · 1993 to 2027 · taxonomy 207Y00000X
  • New York license1989 to 1996

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute sinusitis, chronic ear infection, chronic nasal allergies, chronic sinusitis, ear eustachian tube disorders, ear infection, endoscopic sinus surgery and hearing loss and impairment among the conditions Dr. Herman treats.

Otolaryngologists near Dr. Herman

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman billed Medicare for 1,780 services in 2024

CMS data shows 1,780 Medicare services from Dr. Herman across 18 procedure codes in 2024, for 602 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $138,545 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 20241,780
Medicare patients602
Paid by Medicare$138,545
Procedure codes18

Dr. Herman's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7542024: 86815%
Surgery
2023: 5302024: 5231%
Tests and treatments
2023: 1882024: 37097%
Imaging
2023: 132024: 1946%

Dr. Herman compared with the Georgia median for otolaryngologists, 2024

  • Dr. Herman
  • Georgia median
Medicare services
1,780vs 6732.6 times
Medicare patients
602vs 30299% above
Part D claims
903vs 3023.0 times

Medians across 289 otolaryngologists in Georgia with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Herman's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman treated 602 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 602 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Herman in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 244 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.16, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Herman's median patient age at 63, with 60% women.

Medicare patients, 2024602
Average age75
Average risk score1.16
Also on Medicaid6%

Dr. Herman's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Herman's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women36561%
  • Men23739%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Herman's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis52%
  4. Diabetes34%
  5. Chronic kidney disease31%
  6. Ischemic heart disease26%
  7. Anxiety23%
  8. Atrial fibrillation17%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Herman's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women60%
  • Men39%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman wrote 1,040 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Herman wrote 1,040 Medicare Part D claims for 373 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 903 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $14,363 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 785 claims across 17 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,040
Drugs named by CMS18
Total drug cost$14,363
Part D patients373

Dr. Herman's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,008 claims97%
  • Brand-name32 claims3%

Dr. Herman's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Herman's Part D claims, 2024

  • Opioids2%18 of 1,040 claims
  • Antibiotics8%79 of 1,040 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 7852024: 90315%

Drugs named by CMS: 18 in 2024, 17 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Herman for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Herman accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Herman as offering telehealth.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Herman's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 75of 100Final score
  • 55.9of 100Quality
  • 96of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Herman in 2023. Dr. Herman's most frequent co-authors are David M. Alessi, MD, Marion Boyd Gillespie, MD and Jordan Russell Stern, MD.

Papers2

Dr. Herman's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Herman

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Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman has worked on 1 clinical trial

Dmand AI links Dr. Herman to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Sleep Apnea Syndromes and Apnea. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Herman that name 1 trial.

Conditions in Dr. Herman's trials

  • Sleep Apnea Syndromes
  • Apnea

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Herman

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Herman

Sources: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026; Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman received $8,021 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 192 general payments to Dr. Herman from 34 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 67% of the total. Spirair, Inc. paid the most, $2,827. It also lists 3 research payments totaling $56,561 in 2018, naming 1 clinical trial.

General payments to Dr. Herman by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Herman by kind, 2016 to 2025

$8Kin total
  • Food and beverage$5,37667%
  • Consulting fees$2,50031%
  • Entertainment$1452%

Companies that paid Dr. Herman the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Herman, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Herman

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. Undated
    • AAO-HNS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine

Dr. Herman graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 1988. Dr. Herman is a member of NHS.

  1. Medical schoolBoston University School Of Medicine
  2. Board certified in sleep medicineAmerican Board of Family Medicine
  3. Board certified in otolaryngologyAmerican Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
  4. Board certified in sleep medicineAmerican Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman accepts plans from 16 insurance carriers

Dr. Herman is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Cigna and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Cigna
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Elevance
  • HCSC
  • Alliant Health Plans
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • +8 more carriersWith a free account

Plan types Dr. Herman accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO10
  2. HMO8
  3. Medicare7
  4. EPO5
  5. POS4
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman's NPI number?

Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman's NPI number is 1053318774. It was assigned on July 7, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman?

Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman is an otolaryngologist in Fayetteville, Georgia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Otolaryngology Physician (taxonomy code 207Y00000X).

Where does Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman practice?

Dr. Herman practices at 1255 Highway 54 West, Fayetteville, GA 30214. Dr. Herman's primary practice is Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, Georgia, part of Piedmont Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Herman to 1 hospital and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Herman is (770) 719-7000.

What is Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman's medical license number?

Dr. Herman holds Georgia license 036777, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Herman in Georgia (1993 to 2027) and New York (1989 to 1996).

Which hospitals is Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman affiliated with?

Dr. Herman practices at Piedmont Fayette Hospital in Fayetteville, Georgia. Dr. Herman is also affiliated with Emory Decatur Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Herman to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman part of?

Dr. Herman is linked to ENT of Georgia South. Dmand AI links Dr. Herman to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Herman billed Medicare for 1,780 services in 2024, and Dr. Herman accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Herman as offering telehealth services.

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What is Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman's MIPS score?

Dr. Herman's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman see?

CMS counts 602 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Herman in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman board certified?

Yes. Dr. Herman is board certified in sleep medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine.

What services does Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Herman's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: lungs and airway (31575).

Where did Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman go to medical school?

Dr. Herman graduated from Boston University School Of Medicine in 1988.

What drugs does Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Herman's most prescribed drugs by claims were Famotidine, Ipratropium Bromide and Omeprazole.

Has Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $8,021 in general payments to Dr. Herman from 34 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Spirair, Inc.

How long has Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman been practicing?

Dr. Herman graduated from medical school in 1988, 38 years ago.

Does Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Herman. Dr. Herman has worked on 1 clinical trial.

Who does Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman publish with?

Dr. Herman's most frequent co-authors are David M. Alessi, MD (1 shared paper), Marion Boyd Gillespie, MD (1 shared paper) and Jordan Russell Stern, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Howard Kenneth Herman accept?

Dr. Herman is in network with 16 carriers, including Aetna, Cigna and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 10. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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