NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Nuclear Medicine Physician NPI 1427019165 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Howard Snapper, M.D.
Nuclear Medicine Physician in Woodstock, Georgia.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 910 in Nuclear 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.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
3K
Medicare Part D claims · 521 beneficiaries · Nuclear Medicine Physician avg: 858
MIPS score
92.9/100
▲ 9 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$1.2K
43 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Howard Snapper, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 92.9/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 3,094 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 92.9/100
- MIPS score · +9 vs avg
- 3K
- Part D claims, 2024
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥66th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
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 Snapper, 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 1427019165), first enumerated 03/31/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 3,094 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 92.9/100 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.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$1.2K in reported industry payments (43 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1427019165 · Nuclear Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1427019165
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-NARROW 910
- MIPS-ABOVE 92.9/100
- RX-MID 3,094
- BOOK-THIN 16 in Georgia
- PHOTO-FINISH Fatemeh Behnia, MD · ±0.2
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Snapper · this p…
Snapper · this provider
92.9 MIPS pts
- David Lewis, M.D…
David Lewis, M.D.
93.1 MIPS pts
- Fatemeh Behnia, …
Fatemeh Behnia, MD
93.1 MIPS pts
- Delphine Chen, M…
Delphine Chen, MD
93.1 MIPS pts
- Amir Iravani Tab…
Amir Iravani Tabrizipour, MD
93.1 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Howard Snapper, 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.
93 ≥ 66th percentile 66% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Howard Snapper, M.D. sits
This provider among nuclear medicine physician peers
Across the 28 nuclear medicine physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Howard Snapper, M.D. writes more Part D claims than 82% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 79% - placing this provider in the high-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one nuclear medicine physician peer from a representative sample of 27; the gold marker is Howard Snapper, M.D.. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Howard Snapper, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - 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 Snapper, M.D.?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Nuclear Medicine Physician
Medicare Part D claims
3,094 261% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
92.9/100 9.4 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Georgia
How Nuclear Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Georgia providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Howard Snapper, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Nuclear Medicine Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 92.9/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
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
Provider Details
| NPI | 1427019165 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Nuclear Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 03/31/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
92.9348
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
80.3814
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Howard Snapper, 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.
Wellstar Medical Group LLC
Woodstock, GA
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Howard Snapper, M.D.. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$1.2K
Largest payer
Medtronic, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
3,094
Total Claims
$344K
Total Drug Cost
521
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 6,655.4
- Total Day Supply
- 195,047
- Generic Drug Cost
- $89K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 70.7 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.75
- Gender Split
- 56% female / 44% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 103, 65-74: 172, 75-84: 194, 85+: 52
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Howard Snapper, M.D. prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Midodrine Hcl
Midodrine Hcl
205 claims
- Carvedilol
Carvedilol
161 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium
Rosuvastatin Calcium
132 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate
Amlodipine Besylate
129 claims
- Eliquis
Eliquis
112 claims
- Fludrocortisone Ac…
Fludrocortisone Acetate
108 claims
- Xarelto
Xarelto
93 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
85 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Midodrine Hcl | 205 |
| Carvedilol | 161 |
| Rosuvastatin Calcium | 132 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 129 |
| Eliquis Apixaban | 112 |
| Fludrocortisone Acetate | 108 |
| Xarelto Rivaroxaban | 93 |
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 85 |
| Clopidogrel Clopidogrel Bisulfate | 80 |
| Desmopressin Acetate | 80 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Nuclear Medicine Physician Overview
How Howard Snapper, M.D. fits within the Nuclear Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
910
Nuclear Medicine Physician Providers in US
48
States with Nuclear Medicine Physician
858
Avg Claims per Provider
Howard Snapper, M.D.'s 3,094 claims are above the specialty average of 858.
Nationwide Nuclear Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Snapper, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (92.9 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Nuclear Medicine Physician Providers in Georgia
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Georgia, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Snapper.
One of 16 Nuclear Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Georgia, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Naomi Alazraki
M.D.
Decatur, GA
Dr. Yoram Baum
M.D
Atlanta, GA
Dr. Paul-Robert Derenoncourt
MD
Augusta, GA
Dr. Tyrel Foster
MD
Atlanta, GA
Dr. Raghuveer Halkar
MD
Atlanta, GA
Compare Nuclear Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Howard Snapper, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Howard Snapper, M.D. specializes in Nuclear Medicine Physician and practices in Woodstock, Georgia. Credentials: M.D..
How much does Howard Snapper, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Howard Snapper, M.D. wrote 3,094 Medicare Part D claims totaling $344K in drug costs for 521 beneficiaries.
What is Howard Snapper, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Howard Snapper, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 92.9/100 (Quality: 80.4). 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 Snapper, M.D. located? ▼
Howard Snapper, M.D. is located at 120 STONEBRIDGE PKWY STE 110, Woodstock, GA, 30189. Phone: (678) 324-4400.
What is Howard Snapper, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Howard Snapper, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427019165, issued on 03/31/2006.
How many Nuclear Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 910 Nuclear Medicine Physician providers across 48 states in the US. The average Nuclear Medicine Physician provider writes 858 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Howard Snapper, M.D. prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Howard Snapper, M.D.'s most frequently prescribed drugs include Midodrine Hcl, Carvedilol, Rosuvastatin Calcium. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Howard Snapper, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Howard Snapper, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data with 3,094 Part D claims and 521 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Howard Snapper, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Howard Snapper, M.D.'s NPI is 1427019165 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).
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