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Dr. Howard M. Place, MD
NPI1245253590
- Medicare services, 2024
- 15
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 23
- Part D claims, 2023
- 20
- Publications
- 15
- MIPS score, 2024
- 85
- Practice address
- 1201 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63104
- Practice phone
- Call (314) 257-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Howard M. Place is an orthopedic surgeon in Saint Louis, Missouri
Dr. Place practices at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of SSM Health Care.
Dr. Place's NPI, 1245253590, was assigned on July 26, 2006. Dr. Place graduated from Saint Louis University School of Medicine in 1983. Dr. Place holds Missouri license R4G81.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1245253590NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- July 26, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (314) 257-8000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 69
- Medical school graduation
- 1983
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Howard M. Place practices at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri
Dr. Place's primary practice is SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital, at 1201 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63104 in St. Louis City. The practice phone is (314) 257-8000.
- SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital1201 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63104 · St. Louis CityPhone(314) 257-8000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Howard M. Place is affiliated with 1 medical group
Dr. Place's primary practice is SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of SSM Health Care. The medical group on file is SLUCare Physician Group.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
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| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Howard M. Place is one of 417 orthopedic surgeons in Missouri
Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Place's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dr. Place is licensed in Missouri.
Specialties and state licenses
- Orthopaedic surgery, MissouriPrimary
Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Place
Counts of orthopedic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
417orthopedic surgeons in Missouri117orthopedic surgeons in Saint Louis12orthopedic surgeons at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Howard M. Place billed Medicare for 15 services in 2024
CMS data shows 15 Medicare services from Dr. Place across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 23 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $411 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Medicare services, 202415
Medicare patients23
Paid by Medicare$411
Procedure codes1
Dr. Place's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1072024: 1586%
Dr. Place compared with the Missouri median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Place
- Missouri median
- Medicare services
- 15vs 84998% below
- Medicare patients
- 23vs 23190% below
- Part D claims
- 20vs 15687% below
Medians across 414 orthopedic surgeons in Missouri with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Place'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 M. Place treated 23 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 23 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Place in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 12 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. Their average risk score is 1.89, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Place's median patient age at 61, with 52% women.
Medicare patients, 202423
Average age72
Average risk score1.89
Dr. Place's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Chronic conditions among Dr. Place's Medicare patients, 2024
- Arthritis75%
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol70%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Place's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men48%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Howard M. Place wrote 20 Medicare Part D claims in 2023
In 2023, Dr. Place wrote 20 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 1 drug, with $686 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 36 claims across 2 drugs.
Part D claims, 202320
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$686
Dr. Place's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2021 to 2023
- 2021
- 2023
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2021: 362023: 2044%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2023, 2 in 2021.
Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026
Dr. Howard M. Place scored 85 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 85 out of 100 for Dr. Place for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.
Dr. Place's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 85of 100Final score
- 68.5of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 72of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Howard M. Place has 15 publications on record
Dmand AI links 15 papers to Dr. Place, published from 2015 to 2025. 2017 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Pelvis, Posture and Radiography. Dr. Place has published most often in Clin Spine Surg. Dr. Place's most frequent co-authors are Stephen Bradley Huebner, MD, Jonathan Patrick Behrens, MD and Douglas C. Burton, MD.
Papers15
Years published2015 to 2025
Dr. Place's papers by year, 2015 to 2025
Topics Dr. Place writes about most
- Pelvis
- Posture
- Radiography
- Spine
- Cervical Vertebrae
- Postoperative Complications
- Range of Motion, Articular
- Rotation
Dr. Place's most frequent co-authors
- Stephen Bradley Huebner, MD2 shared papers
- Jonathan Patrick Behrens, MD1 shared paper
- Douglas C. Burton, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Place
Spine (Phila Pa 1976)
Cervical VertebraeRadiographySpinal Fractures
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Howard M. Place received $13,346 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 57 general payments to Dr. Place from 17 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Medical Device Business Services, Inc. paid the most, $6,750.
General payments to Dr. Place by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Place by kind, 2016 to 2025
$13.3Kin total
- Consulting fees$6,75051%
- Travel and lodging$3,35325%
- Food and beverage$2,60320%
- Entertainment$6405%
Companies that paid Dr. Place the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Howard M. Place graduated from Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Dr. Place graduated from Saint Louis University School of Medicine in 1983.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Howard M. Place's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Howard M. Place's NPI number?
Dr. Howard M. Place's NPI number is 1245253590. It was assigned on July 26, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Howard M. Place?
Dr. Howard M. Place is an orthopedic surgeon in Saint Louis, Missouri. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).
Where does Dr. Howard M. Place practice?
Dr. Place practices at 1201 S Grand Blvd, Saint Louis, MO 63104. Dr. Place's primary practice is SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri, part of SSM Health Care.
What is Dr. Howard M. Place's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Place is (314) 257-8000.
What is Dr. Howard M. Place's medical license number?
Dr. Place holds Missouri license R4G81.
Which hospitals is Dr. Howard M. Place affiliated with?
Dr. Place practices at SSM Health Saint Louis University Hospital in Saint Louis, Missouri.
What medical group is Dr. Howard M. Place part of?
Dr. Place is linked to SLUCare Physician Group.
Does Dr. Howard M. Place accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Place billed Medicare for 15 services in 2024.
What is Dr. Howard M. Place's MIPS score?
Dr. Place's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 85 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Howard M. Place see?
CMS counts 23 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Place in 2024, with an average age of 72.
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What services does Dr. Howard M. Place bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Place's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Howard M. Place go to medical school?
Dr. Place graduated from Saint Louis University School of Medicine in 1983.
What drugs does Dr. Howard M. Place prescribe most?
In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Place's most prescribed drugs by claims were Diclofenac Sodium.
Has Dr. Howard M. Place received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $13,346 in general payments to Dr. Place from 17 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medical Device Business Services, Inc.
How long has Dr. Howard M. Place been practicing?
Dr. Place graduated from medical school in 1983, 43 years ago.
Does Dr. Howard M. Place do research?
Dmand AI links 15 publications to Dr. Place, published from 2015 to 2025.
Who does Dr. Howard M. Place publish with?
Dr. Place's most frequent co-authors are Stephen Bradley Huebner, MD (2 shared papers), Jonathan Patrick Behrens, MD (1 shared paper) and Douglas C. Burton, MD (1 shared paper).
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