Dr. Howard M Abrams , MD
Specialist • Phoenix, AZ
20033 N 19th Ave, Suite 106
Phoenix, AZ 850274245
This profile restates public CMS/NPPES data; T-MedInfo gives no medical advice — consult a licensed professional, and call 911 for emergencies.
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NPI assigned on July 17, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 252 Original Medicare Part B services in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2022:
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 118 service units.
- 45380 — Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope: 58 service units.
- 43239 — Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope: 29 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 6 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 691 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2022. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2022:
- Pantoprazole Sodium — 231 prescription fills, including refills.
- Famotidine — 73 prescription fills, including refills.
- Omeprazole — 67 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2022. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 19 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Medicare Part B services went from 891 in 2018 to 252 in 2022.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2018–2022.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
20033 N 19th Ave
Suite 106
Phoenix, AZ 850274245
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Specialist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $33,879 in 2022
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2022. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022.
Paid by Medicare
About $21,587 in 2022
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2022, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2022.
30-day fills
1,602 standardized 30-day fills in 2022
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$165,571 in 2022
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2022, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2022.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $27.06 in 2024
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024.
NPI first issued
2006
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Phoenix and Arizona
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Abrams are from 2022.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Abrams are from 2022.
180 active clinicians are listed under Specialist with a practice address in Phoenix, AZ (752 in Arizona).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Phoenix
5% of these 180 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
13.3% of these 180 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 72% from 891 in 2018 to 252 in 2022.
- 2018: 891
- 2019: 813
- 2020: 660
- 2021: 697
- 2022: 252
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 65% from $96,913 in 2018 to $33,879 in 2022.
- 2018: $96,913
- 2019: $90,717
- 2020: $74,447
- 2021: $88,392
- 2022: $33,879
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 71% from $73,673 in 2018 to $21,587 in 2022.
- 2018: $73,673
- 2019: $69,809
- 2020: $54,652
- 2021: $65,963
- 2022: $21,587
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 43% from 1,219 in 2018 to 691 in 2022.
- 2018: 1,219
- 2019: 1,373
- 2020: 1,552
- 2021: 1,646
- 2022: 691
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 26% from 2,156 in 2018 to 1,602 in 2022.
- 2018: 2,156
- 2019: 2,491
- 2020: 2,902
- 2021: 3,312
- 2022: 1,602
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost varied from year to year: $154,230 in 2018 and $165,571 in 2022.
- 2018: $154,230
- 2019: $204,790
- 2020: $242,101
- 2021: $260,156
- 2022: $165,571
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 97% from $1,069.97 in 2019 to $27.06 in 2024.
- 2019: $1,069.97
- 2020: $307.46
- 2021: $600.97
- 2022: $62.98
- 2024: $27.06
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2022), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2022), CMS Open Payments (2024), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2024 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $27.06.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Abbott Laboratories |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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PROCLAIM | General | $27.06 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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118 | 101 | $245.00 | $124.86 |
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45380
Biopsy of large bowel using a flexible endoscope
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58 | 58 | $936.00 | $159.92 |
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43239
Biopsy of esophagus, stomach, and/or upper small bowel using a flexible endoscope
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29 | 29 | $620.00 | $92.06 |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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21 | 21 | $163.00 | $89.42 |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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14 | 14 | $372.00 | $164.89 |
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45385
Removal of polyps or growths of large bowel using an endoscope with mechanical snare
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12 | 12 | $1108.00 | $251.18 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2022; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2022.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Pantoprazole Sodium | Pantoprazole Sodium | 231 | 18,819 | $5,053.79 | 101 |
| Famotidine | Famotidine | 73 | 5,070 | $1,496.05 | 28 |
| Omeprazole | Omeprazole | 67 | 5,790 | $1,306.63 | 31 |
| Dicyclomine Hcl | Dicyclomine Hcl | 54 | 3,660 | $1,286.15 | 25 |
| Lactulose | Lactulose | 44 | 1,359 | $1,908.81 | 28 |
| Mesalamine | Mesalamine | 33 | 2,370 | $33,698.96 | 11 |
| Creon | Lipase/Protease/Amylase | 24 | 857 | $60,967.76 | — |
| Balsalazide Disodium | Balsalazide Disodium | 22 | 1,140 | $3,829.26 | — |
| Ondansetron Hcl | Ondansetron Hcl | 15 | 463 | $450.09 | — |
| Linzess | Linaclotide | 15 | 1,110 | $19,320.29 | — |
| Sulfasalazine | Sulfasalazine | 15 | 1,350 | $1,043.86 | — |
| Suprep | Sodium, Potassium,mag Sulfates | 15 | 46 | $1,760.41 | 15 |
| Motegrity | Prucalopride Succinate | 14 | 900 | $15,517.76 | — |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 12 | 1,080 | $139.84 | — |
| Dexilant | Dexlansoprazole | 12 | 810 | $8,893.42 | — |
| Apriso | Mesalamine | 12 | 360 | $6,530.76 | — |
| Tramadol Hcl | Tramadol Hcl | 11 | 270 | $85.67 | — |
| Azathioprine | Azathioprine | 11 | 830 | $473.97 | — |
| Duloxetine Hcl | Duloxetine Hcl | 11 | 750 | $1,807.68 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2022; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 174400000X
An individual educated and trained in an applied knowledge discipline used in the performance of work at a level requiring knowledge and skills beyond or apart from that provided by a general education or liberal arts degree.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 3020 E CAMELBACK RD, SUITE 301, PHOENIX, AZ 85016 (Tel: 6022422555)
Registered at 20033 N 19TH AVE, SUITE 106, PHOENIX, AZ 850274245 (Tel: 6022422555)
Recorded as HOWARD ABRAMS, M.D.
Specialist (license number reported to NPPES: AZ 24715)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 20033 N 19TH AVE, SUITE 106, PHOENIX, AZ 850274245 (Tel: 6022422555)
Registered at 3707 N 7TH ST STE 200, PHOENIX, AZ 850145095 (Tel: 6022422555)
Recorded as HOWARD ABRAMS, M.D.
Specialist (license number reported to NPPES: AZ 24715)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Specialists in Phoenix
- Dr. Stephen Glouberman, MD
- Dr. Warren Heller, MD
- Dr. Rushda Mumtaz, MD
- Dr. Robert Bridge, MD
- Dr. Sham Vengurlekar, MD
- Dr. Tri Nguyen, MD
Mailing Address
3020 E Camelback Rd, Suite 301
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Phone: 6022422555