Dr. Howard S. Kroop, MD

  • Woodbury, NJ
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1427027614PAC ID8426072182
Medicare services, 2024
853
Medicare patients, 2024
588
Part D claims, 2024
1,791
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$9,045
Practice address
26 East Red Bank Avenue, Woodbury, NJ 08096
Practice phone
Call (856) 848-4464
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Primary practice

South Jersey Endoscopy

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Woodbury, New Jersey

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Dr. Howard S. Kroop is a gastroenterologist in Woodbury, New Jersey

Dr. Kroop practices at South Jersey Endoscopy in Woodbury, New Jersey.

Dr. Kroop's NPI, 1427027614, was assigned on March 17, 2006. Dr. Kroop graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1972. Dr. Kroop holds Pennsylvania license MD014474E.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8426072182
NPI enumeration date
March 17, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(856) 848-4464
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
80
Medical school graduation
1972

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

Dr. Howard S. Kroop practices at South Jersey Endoscopy in Woodbury, New Jersey

Dr. Kroop's primary practice is South Jersey Endoscopy, at 26 East Red Bank Avenue, Woodbury, NJ 08096. The practice phone is (856) 848-4464.

  • South Jersey Endoscopy
    26 East Red Bank Avenue, Woodbury, NJ 08096Phone(856) 848-4464

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Dr. Howard S. Kroop is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Kroop's primary practice is South Jersey Endoscopy in Woodbury, New Jersey. Dr. Kroop is also affiliated with Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. The medical group on file is DiMarino-Kroop-Prieto Gastrointestinal Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kroop to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Howard S. Kroop's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kroop practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
South Jersey EndoscopyAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Howard S. Kroop is one of 691 gastroenterologists in New Jersey

Gastroenterology is Dr. Kroop's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Kroop is licensed in Pennsylvania.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, PennsylvaniaPrimaryLicense MD014474E · taxonomy 207RG0100X

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Kroop

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Dr. Howard S. Kroop billed Medicare for 853 services in 2024

CMS data shows 853 Medicare services from Dr. Kroop across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 588 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $97,755 for them.

Medicare services, 2024853
Medicare patients588
Paid by Medicare$97,755
Procedure codes10

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 6082024: 53013%
Surgery
2023: 2442024: 245No change
Other services
2023: 662024: 7818%

Where Dr. Kroop's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office51160%
  • In a facility34240%

Dr. Kroop compared with the New Jersey median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Dr. Kroop
  • New Jersey median
Medicare services
853vs 68525% above
Medicare patients
588vs 37557% above
Part D claims
1,577vs 6112.6 times

Medians across 674 gastroenterologists in New Jersey with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Kroop'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 S. Kroop treated 588 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 588 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kroop in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 281 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.15, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kroop's median patient age at 64, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024588
Average age73
Average risk score1.15
Also on Medicaid8%

Dr. Kroop's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Kroop's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women33457%
  • Men25443%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis49%
  4. Ischemic heart disease31%
  5. Anxiety29%
  6. Diabetes29%
  7. Mood disorders23%
  8. Chronic kidney disease22%

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

Dr. Kroop's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 64

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men44%

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

Dr. Howard S. Kroop wrote 1,791 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Kroop wrote 1,791 Medicare Part D claims for 475 patients. 85% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,577 of them, across 28 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $479,665 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,440 claims across 24 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,791
Drugs named by CMS28
Total drug cost$479,665
Part D patients475

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

  • Generic1,516 claims85%
  • Brand-name275 claims15%

Dr. Kroop'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. Kroop's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics3%58 of 1,791 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: 1,4402024: 1,57710%

Drugs named by CMS: 28 in 2024, 24 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 S. Kroop ranks in the 91st percentile for colonoscopy in Medicare

Dr. Kroop accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 173 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Kroop, more than 91% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Kroop ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Colonoscopy
91st percentile173 procedures
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
67th percentile62 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Howard S. Kroop received $9,045 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 620 general payments to Dr. Kroop from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $2,648.

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

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

$9Kin total
  • Food and beverage$9,044100%
  • Education$20%

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

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

Dr. Howard S. Kroop graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Dr. Kroop graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1972.

  1. Medical schoolUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Howard S. Kroop'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Howard S. Kroop's NPI number?

Dr. Howard S. Kroop's NPI number is 1427027614. It was assigned on March 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Howard S. Kroop?

Dr. Howard S. Kroop is a gastroenterologist in Woodbury, New Jersey. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. Howard S. Kroop practice?

Dr. Kroop practices at 26 East Red Bank Avenue, Woodbury, NJ 08096. Dr. Kroop's primary practice is South Jersey Endoscopy in Woodbury, New Jersey. Dmand AI also links Dr. Kroop to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Howard S. Kroop's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Kroop is (856) 848-4464.

What is Dr. Howard S. Kroop's medical license number?

Dr. Kroop holds Pennsylvania license MD014474E.

Which hospitals is Dr. Howard S. Kroop affiliated with?

Dr. Kroop is affiliated with Penn Presbyterian Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Kroop to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Howard S. Kroop part of?

Dr. Kroop is linked to DiMarino-Kroop-Prieto Gastrointestinal Associates. Dmand AI links Dr. Kroop to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Howard S. Kroop accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kroop billed Medicare for 853 services in 2024, and Dr. Kroop accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Howard S. Kroop see?

CMS counts 588 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Kroop in 2024, with an average age of 73.

What services does Dr. Howard S. Kroop bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Kroop's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), office visit, new patient (99204) and surgery: digestive system (45380).

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Where did Dr. Howard S. Kroop go to medical school?

Dr. Kroop graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine in 1972.

What drugs does Dr. Howard S. Kroop prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kroop's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Pantoprazole Sodium and Dicyclomine HCl.

Has Dr. Howard S. Kroop received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $9,045 in general payments to Dr. Kroop from 33 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Howard S. Kroop been practicing?

Dr. Kroop graduated from medical school in 1972, 54 years ago.

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