Howard Matthew Black, MD
Surgery Physician · Roaring Spring, PA
Howard Matthew Black, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1215047626, issued on Aug 30, 2006. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD039083E, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Matthew Black
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- MD039083E PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 102 Hillcrest Dr, Roaring Spring, PA 16673
- Phone
- (814) 224-2215
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 224-2011
- Medicaid ID
- 01294853 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100929000742); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 102 Hillcrest Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stephen Schmidt, M.D.Surgery Physician1295760478
Verify Howard Matthew Black in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD039083ECheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
32% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
194 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 73 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen71 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf54 claims
- Suflave16 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium14 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 73.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $22.13
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Upmc Altoona Regional Health Services, Inc.Altoona, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Matthew Black among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
Howard Matthew Black, MD is one of 1,867 surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2007 among the 932 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 surgery physician records list a practice address in Roaring Spring
They are 3 of the 87 NPPES records with a practice address in Roaring Spring, and 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- George Cummings III, D.O.Roaring Spring, PA 166731235225111
- Stephen Schmidt, M.D.Roaring Spring, PA 166731295760478
- David Arbutina, MDTyrone, PA 166861447224332
- James Schall, M.D.Huntingdon, PA 166521376617597
- Luis Gonzalez, M.D.Bradford, PA 167011871519637
- Nathaniel Graham, M.D.Bradford, PA 167011134123060
- Robert Harrie, MDBradford, PA 167011932296217
- Daniel Perri, DOKane, PA 167351295985794
Common questions
What is Howard Matthew Black, MD's NPI number?
Howard Matthew Black, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215047626, issued on Aug 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Matthew Black, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 102 Hillcrest Dr, Roaring Spring, PA, 16673. Phone: (814) 224-2215. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Matthew Black, MD's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD039083E, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard Matthew Black, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Matthew Black, MD had 194 Medicare Part D claims for 157 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Matthew Black, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 73.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.