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Howard Holtz, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician in West Orange, New Jersey.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 174,792 in Internal Medicine Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
4K
Medicare Part D claims · 304 beneficiaries · Internal Medicine Physician avg: 3K
Generic prescribing
84%
generic claims · 15% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
89.1/100
▲ 6 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
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What the federal data shows

Howard Holtz, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 89.1/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 4,307 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

89.1/100
MIPS score · +6 vs avg
4K
Part D claims, 2024
84%
generic prescribing
Likely
board-certified (heuristic)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Howard Holtz, M.D.

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1972528669), first enumerated 07/13/2006.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 4,307 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 89.1/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Board certification signal

    Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.

    Source: NUCC taxonomy + CMS participation heuristic

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    2 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliations on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1972528669 · Internal Medicine Physician

NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-MID · BOOK-MID · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1972528669
  • ENUM-LEGACY 2006
  • TAX-MEGA 175K Internal Medicine
  • MIPS-ABOVE 89.1/100
  • RX-MID 4,307
  • BOOK-MID 5,156 in New Jersey
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kris Anderson · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Howard Holtz, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

89 ≥ 56th percentile 56% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). This entry sits in this band. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). Above this entry. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Howard Holtz, M.D. sits

This provider among internal medicine physician peers

Across the 34,612 internal medicine physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Howard Holtz, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 78% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 54% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

Lower volume · High qualityHigh volume · High qualityLower volume · Lower qualityHigh volume · Lower quality02550751000255075100Part D claim volume, percentile in specialtyMIPS quality, percentilePoint, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 97 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 43 · MIPS quality, percentile: 63Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 82 · MIPS quality, percentile: 43Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 30 · MIPS quality, percentile: 38Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 77 · MIPS quality, percentile: 40Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 83Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 42 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 95 · MIPS quality, percentile: 48Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 65 · MIPS quality, percentile: 93Point, Part D claim volume, 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3Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 7 · MIPS quality, percentile: 47Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 23 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 48 · MIPS quality, percentile: 10Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 52 · MIPS quality, percentile: 17Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 22 · MIPS quality, percentile: 27Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 75Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 98 · MIPS quality, percentile: 2Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 45Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 83 · MIPS quality, percentile: 72Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 35 · MIPS quality, percentile: 82Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 72 · MIPS quality, percentile: 25Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 12 · MIPS quality, percentile: 15Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 37Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 25 · MIPS quality, percentile: 28Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 5 · MIPS quality, percentile: 58Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 57 · MIPS quality, percentile: 68Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 80 · MIPS quality, percentile: 5Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 75 · MIPS quality, percentile: 55Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 87 · MIPS quality, percentile: 22Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 38 · MIPS quality, percentile: 87Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 8 · MIPS quality, percentile: 73Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 33 · MIPS quality, percentile: 85Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 63 · MIPS quality, percentile: 8Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 18 · MIPS quality, percentile: 70Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 68 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 40 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 50 · MIPS quality, percentile: 7Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 2 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 62 · MIPS quality, percentile: 95Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 45 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 10 · MIPS quality, percentile: 53Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 13 · MIPS quality, percentile: 80Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 60Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 58 · MIPS quality, percentile: 97Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 17 · MIPS quality, percentile: 78Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 93 · MIPS quality, percentile: 92Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 53 · MIPS quality, percentile: 50Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 100 · MIPS quality, percentile: 32Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 60 · MIPS quality, percentile: 33Howard Holtz, M.D., Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 78 · MIPS quality, percentile: 54
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one internal medicine physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Howard Holtz, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)

Howard Holtz, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 2 hospital affiliations - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).

What does the federal data show about Howard Holtz, M.D.?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/13/2006

NPI 1972528669

Primary specialty

Internal Medicine Physician

High-volume

174,792 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

4,307 55% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 2,785

MIPS final score

89.1/100 5.6 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in New Jersey

How Internal Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among New Jersey providers

New Jersey providers
Mental Health Counselor6.2%Physical Therapist5.8%Student in an Organized Heal…5.6%Clinical Social Worker5.5%Pharmacist5%Internal Medicine Physician3.1%
Largest specialties in New Jersey (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Howard Holtz, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Internal Medicine Physician national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
89.1/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%89.1%
MIPS final score (Internal Medicine Physician) - 89.1/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

1500 PLEASANT VALLEY WAY
West Orange, NJ 07052
(973) 669-9797

Provider Details

NPI 1972528669
Specialty Internal Medicine Physician
Credentials M.D.
Gender Male
NPI Issued 07/13/2006

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

89.0846
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
96.2835
Quality
68.5705
Cost

Reporting: Individual

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Howard Holtz, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Cora Health Services Inc
Boynton Beach, FL
Howard Holtz LLC
West Orange, NJ

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical

Howard Holtz, M.D. - brand share 15.0%
Internal Medicine Physician average

15% brand-name claims vs 84% generic, on 4,307 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

4,307
Total Claims
$587K
Total Drug Cost
304
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
9,968.867
Total Day Supply
291,056
Brand vs Generic
15% brand / 84% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$482K
Generic Drug Cost
$105K
Opioid Claims
36 (0.8% rate)
Antibiotic Claims
99

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
79.0 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.15
Gender Split
53% female / 47% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Howard Holtz, M.D. prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Amlodipine Besylate
 321
Atorvastatin Calcium
 307
Rosuvastatin Calcium
 293
Levothyroxine Sodium
 158
Metformin Hcl Er
Metformin Hcl
106
Eliquis
Apixaban
95
Ezetimibe
 93
Metoprolol Succinate
 93
Mounjaro
Tirzepatide
83
Alprazolam
 70

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Internal Medicine Physician Overview

How Howard Holtz, M.D. fits within the Internal Medicine Physician landscape nationally.

174,792
Internal Medicine Physician Providers in US
56
States with Internal Medicine Physician
2,785
Avg Claims per Provider

Howard Holtz, M.D.'s 4,307 claims are above the specialty average of 2,785.

Nationwide Internal Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Holtz, both outside New Jersey so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (89.1 here).

Kris Anderson 89.1 MN Tatiana Baron 89.1 NY Lisa Berger 89.1 NY Hiroshi Hikida 89.1 FL

Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Babubhai Jarodiya Livonia, MI Kevin Stigge Sandy, UT Wendy Mitchell Worcester, MA Patrick Whelan Cleveland, OH

Nearby Internal Medicine Physician Providers in New Jersey

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in New Jersey, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Holtz.

One of 5,156 Internal Medicine Physician providers enrolled in New Jersey, 5 are shown here.

Dr. Joseph Aaron
MD, FACP
Short Hills, NJ
Dr. Sirike Aasmaa
DO
Montville, NJ
Dr. Holly Abate Bersalona
M.D.
Sea Girt, NJ
Dr. Kaniz Zehra Abbas
MD
Trenton, NJ
Dr. Shahida Abbas
MD
Old Bridge, NJ

Compare Internal Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Howard Holtz, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Howard Holtz, M.D. specializes in Internal Medicine Physician and practices in West Orange, New Jersey. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Howard Holtz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Howard Holtz, M.D. wrote 4,307 Medicare Part D claims totaling $587K in drug costs for 304 beneficiaries.
What is Howard Holtz, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Howard Holtz, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 89.1/100 (Quality: 96.3, Cost: 68.6). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Howard Holtz, M.D. located? ▼
Howard Holtz, M.D. is located at 1500 PLEASANT VALLEY WAY, West Orange, NJ, 07052. Phone: (973) 669-9797.
What is Howard Holtz, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Howard Holtz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972528669, issued on 07/13/2006.
Does Howard Holtz, M.D. prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Howard Holtz, M.D.'s prescribing is 15% brand-name and 84% generic drugs by claim count, with $482K in brand drug costs.
Does Howard Holtz, M.D. prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Howard Holtz, M.D. had 36 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 0.8%.
How many Internal Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 174,792 Internal Medicine Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Internal Medicine Physician provider writes 2,785 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Howard Holtz, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Howard Holtz, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Amlodipine Besylate, Atorvastatin Calcium, Rosuvastatin Calcium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Howard Holtz, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Howard Holtz, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 4,307 Part D claims and 304 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Howard Holtz, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Howard Holtz, M.D.'s NPI is 1972528669 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

Compiled from official public sources by the editorial process.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.