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Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine

6500 66th Street
Pinellas Park, FL 33781

(727) 347-1286

Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD is a spine surgeon in Philadelphia, PA specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine. Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD is affiliated with Roxborough Memorial Hospital.

Office Locations

Roxborough Memorial Hospital

1601 Walnut Street Suite 514
Philadelphia, PA 19002

1-855-761-3767

1-855-761-3768

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6500 66th Street
Pinellas Park, FL 33781

(727) 347-1286

(272) 345-3084

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In The News

“Patients are in good hands with back and orthopedic specialists such as Drs. Scott Katzman, Steven Schiebert, Howard Sharf and Douglas Slaughter, all of whom were recognized as being top doctors in...”—"NJ Spine & Orthopedic: Helping patients recover faster", New York Daily News, April 2024

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Philadelphia, PA during 2012 were spinal procedures, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging), X-rays and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	377
hospital care	25
inpatient care	25
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	75
musculoskeletal imaging	15
nerve procedures	18
spinal procedures	127
X-rays	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Philadelphia, PA during 2013 were rehabilitation, X-rays, spinal procedures and manual therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
diagnostic evaluation	42
doctor visit	473
hip imaging	24
hospital care	26
injections	13
inpatient care	26
manual therapy	99
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	70
musculoskeletal imaging	65
pelvic imaging	27
rehabilitation	441
spinal procedures	132
X-rays	154

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	75
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD in 2013

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Philadelphia, PA during 2014 were rehabilitation, X-rays, manual therapy and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	18
decompression surgery	11
diagnostic evaluation	55
doctor visit	461
hip imaging	46
hospital care	23
injections	18
inpatient care	23
manual therapy	131
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	45
musculoskeletal imaging	64
nerve procedures	11
pelvic imaging	47
rehabilitation	716
spinal procedures	101
X-rays	156

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	381
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	155
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	68
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Philadelphia, PA during 2015 were rehabilitation, spinal procedures, manual therapy and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	21
decompression surgery	11
diagnostic evaluation	51
doctor visit	873
hip imaging	45
hospital care	16
injections	101
inpatient care	16
manual therapy	153
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	128
musculoskeletal imaging	69
nerve block	47
nerve procedures	11
pain management	80
pelvic imaging	29
rehabilitation	836
spinal procedures	208
X-rays	120

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD.

**Gender**
Male	420
Female	734

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1072
Black	32
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	392
85 and over	176
Less than 65	182

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Philadelphia, PA during 2016 were rehabilitation, spinal procedures, injections and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
decompression surgery	13
diagnostic evaluation	95
doctor visit	1360
hip imaging	15
hospital care	33
injections	247
inpatient care	33
manual therapy	213
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	117
musculoskeletal imaging	52
nerve block	98
nerve procedures	13
pain management	220
rehabilitation	1488
spinal procedures	299
X-rays	86

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	368

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	567
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	233
From 75 to 84	203
85 and over	93
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	29
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Philadelphia, PA during 2017 were rehabilitation, spinal procedures, manual therapy and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	810
hospital care	20
injections	53
inpatient care	20
manual therapy	111
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	78
musculoskeletal imaging	13
nerve procedures	12
pain management	40
rehabilitation	694
spinal procedures	188
X-rays	111

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	458
Black	14
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	142
85 and over	98
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	25
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2017

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Philadelphia, PA were rehabilitation, spinal procedures, manual therapy and pain management.

aspiration	18
decompression surgery	13
diagnostic evaluation	60
doctor visit	725
hip imaging	32
hospital care	23
injections	86
inpatient care	23
manual therapy	141
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	85
musculoskeletal imaging	46
nerve block	72
nerve procedures	13
pain management	113
pelvic imaging	34
rehabilitation	835
spinal procedures	175
X-rays	112

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2017

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	458
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	8
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	161
85 and over	85
Less than 65	70
65 to 74	178

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD From 2012 - 2017

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Education & Training

Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD graduated from MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine. He completed residency at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana. He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine

Residency: Lutheran Hospital of Indiana

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Roxborough Memorial Hospital

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Howard W. Sharf, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Choice Spine, LLC	$2,250 Tiger Shark TL $2,250
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$1,755 Vitality $1,311	Virage $370	Maxan Cervical System $24	EBI Bone Healing System $21	The Tether $14	Other $15
Relievant Medsystems, Inc.	$1,474 Intracept $1,474
Stryker Corporation	$824 ES2 SPINAL SYSTEM $297	Tritanium $281	ES2 $115	STRYKER NAV3I $78	CASCADIA Interbody System $39	Other $14
LDR SPINE USA, INC	$481 Spinal Implant $481
Other	$855 DSS $224	Romeo 2 $75	PEAK $54	VIMOVO $47	XARTEMIS XR $43	Other $411

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,022
Travel and Lodging	$2,365
Consulting Fee	$2,250
Education	$2

Biography

Dr. Howard Sharf is a spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist. Dr. Sharf is a graduate of MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine. He is affiliated with Roxborough Memorial Hospital.