Howard M. Ross, MD

NPI 1982634978ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Philadelphia, PA

Surgery (MD) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, trained at University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (class of 1992). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $20,027 for 33 patients in 2024, with only 29 Part D claims. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 9 companies reporting payments in 2025, $669.77 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI	1982634978
Status	Active
Entity type	Individual
Credential	MD
Sole proprietor	No
NPI issued	Jul 4, 2006
Last updated in NPPES	Apr 12, 2021
Certified by provider	Apr 12, 2021

Specialties and licenses

Taxonomy	Code	License	State
Surgery Primary	208600000X	MD070524L	PA
Colon & Rectal Surgery	208C00000X	25MA0824200	NJ

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Exclusion screening

List	Result	Details
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026	No match	Checked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026	No match	—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)	Enrolled Practitioner - Colorectal Surgery (Proctology) (NJ)
Accepts assignment	Yes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients	33
Services billed	75 across 17 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare	$20,027

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)	29 · 29 30-day fills
Patients	17
Total drug cost	$305.76
Generic share	97% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical school	University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Graduation year	1992
Medicare specialty	Colorectal Surgery (Proctology)
Secondary specialties	General Surgery, Surgical Oncology