Dr. Howard Matthew Black, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 199
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 134
- Part D claims, 2024
- 194
- MIPS score, 2024
- 80
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 1414 9th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602
- Practice phone
- Call (814) 946-1655
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Blair Medical Associates Internal Medicine
Clinical Lab - Basic Testing Only · Altoona, Pennsylvania
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Dr. Howard Matthew Black is a general surgeon in Altoona, Pennsylvania
Dr. Black practices at Blair Medical Associates Internal Medicine in Altoona, Pennsylvania.
Dr. Black's NPI, 1215047626, was assigned on August 30, 2006. Dr. Black graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1986. Dr. Black holds Pennsylvania license MD039083E.
- NPI
- 1215047626NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0547252017
- NPI enumeration date
- August 30, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (814) 946-1655
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 66
- Medical school graduation
- 1986
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Howard Matthew Black practices at Blair Medical Associates Internal Medicine in Altoona, Pennsylvania
Dr. Black's primary practice is Blair Medical Associates Internal Medicine, at 1414 9th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602. The practice phone is (814) 946-1655.
- Blair Medical Associates Internal Medicine1414 9th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602Phone(814) 946-1655
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Howard Matthew Black is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Black's primary practice is Blair Medical Associates Internal Medicine in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dr. Black is also affiliated with UPMC Altoona. The medical group on file is Blair Medical Associates. Dmand AI also links Dr. Black to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account. Dr. Black's employer is on file too: a clinical lab.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Howard Matthew Black's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Black practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Blair Medical Associates Internal Medicine | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Howard Matthew Black is one of 1,398 general surgeons in Pennsylvania
Surgery is Dr. Black's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Black is licensed in Pennsylvania.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, PennsylvaniaPrimary
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Dr. Howard Matthew Black billed Medicare for 199 services in 2024
CMS data shows 199 Medicare services from Dr. Black across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 134 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $16,216 for them.
Dr. Black's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1662024: 1632%
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 24
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 12
Where Dr. Black's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office16382%
- In a facility3618%
Dr. Black compared with the Pennsylvania median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Black
- Pennsylvania median
- Medicare services
- 199vs 15826% above
- Medicare patients
- 134vs 1276% above
- Part D claims
- 155vs 295.3 times
Medians across 1,213 general surgeons in Pennsylvania with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Black'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 Matthew Black treated 134 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71
CMS counts 134 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Black in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 75 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 72% have high blood pressure. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.34, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Black's median patient age at 68, with 51% women.
Dr. Black's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Black's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5541%
- Men7959%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Black's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure72%
- Arthritis51%
- Ischemic heart disease31%
- Diabetes28%
- Anxiety25%
- Chronic kidney disease23%
- Mood disorders20%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Black's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 68
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women51%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Howard Matthew Black wrote 194 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Black wrote 194 Medicare Part D claims for 157 patients. 76% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 155 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $5,751 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 106 claims across 5 drugs.
Dr. Black's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic148 claims76%
- Brand-name46 claims24%
Dr. Black'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. Black's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids38%73 of 194 claims
- Antibiotics9%18 of 194 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: 1062024: 15546%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2024, 5 in 2023.
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 Matthew Black scored 80 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 80 out of 100 for Dr. Black for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Black accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 30 procedures of colonoscopy by Dr. Black, more than 54% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Black's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 80of 100Final score
- 62.6of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 70of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Black ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Colonoscopy
- 54th percentile30 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Howard Matthew Black received $149 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Black from 4 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $82.
General payments to Dr. Black by program year, 2017 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Black the most, 2017 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Howard Matthew Black graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine
Dr. Black graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1986.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Howard Matthew Black'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)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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 Matthew Black's NPI number?
Dr. Howard Matthew Black's NPI number is 1215047626. It was assigned on August 30, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Howard Matthew Black?
Dr. Howard Matthew Black is a general surgeon in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Howard Matthew Black practice?
Dr. Black practices at 1414 9th Avenue, Altoona, PA 16602. Dr. Black's primary practice is Blair Medical Associates Internal Medicine in Altoona, Pennsylvania. Dmand AI also links Dr. Black to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Howard Matthew Black's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Black is (814) 946-1655.
What is Dr. Howard Matthew Black's medical license number?
Dr. Black holds Pennsylvania license MD039083E.
Which hospitals is Dr. Howard Matthew Black affiliated with?
Dr. Black is affiliated with UPMC Altoona. Dmand AI links Dr. Black to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Howard Matthew Black part of?
Dr. Black is linked to Blair Medical Associates. Dmand AI links Dr. Black to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Howard Matthew Black accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Black billed Medicare for 199 services in 2024, and Dr. Black accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Howard Matthew Black's MIPS score?
Dr. Black's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 80 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Howard Matthew Black see?
CMS counts 134 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Black in 2024, with an average age of 71.
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What services does Dr. Howard Matthew Black bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Black's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99203), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Howard Matthew Black go to medical school?
Dr. Black graduated from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1986.
What drugs does Dr. Howard Matthew Black prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Black's most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone-Acetaminophen, Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf and Suflave.
Has Dr. Howard Matthew Black received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $149 in general payments to Dr. Black from 4 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Howard Matthew Black been practicing?
Dr. Black graduated from medical school in 1986, 40 years ago.
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