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Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD

(58 Ratings)

Specializes in: Plastic Surgery

University of Maryland School of Medicine

Professional interests include: birthmarks, plastic surgery procedures, scar revision

550 S. Goddard Boulevard
King of Prussia, PA 19406

(610) 337-3232

Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD is a plastic surgeon in Paoli, PA specializing in plastic surgery. He graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD is affiliated with The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.

Office Locations

17 Industrial Boulevard 102
Paoli, PA 19301

(610) 647-2608

(610) 641-3169

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3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104

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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

550 S. Goddard Boulevard
King of Prussia, PA 19406

(610) 337-3232

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Paoli, PA during 2012 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	149
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	56
skin procedures	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Paoli, PA during 2013 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	144
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	39
skin procedures	39

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	89
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	17
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Paoli, PA during 2014 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	155
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	58
skin procedures	58

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	87

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	24
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD in 2014

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Paoli, PA during 2015 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	132
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	28
skin procedures	28

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	144

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	42
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	13
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Paoli, PA during 2016 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	152
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	40
skin procedures	40

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	25
Female	74

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	26
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD in 2016

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	23
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Paoli, PA during 2017 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	129
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	62
skin procedures	62

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	22
Female	75

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	26
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD in 2017

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	33
Dementia	25
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Paoli, PA during 2018 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	78
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
skin procedures	27

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	14
Female	52

**Age**
From 65 to 74	19
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	21
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Paoli, PA during 2019 were removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	61
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
skin procedures	20

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	15
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	27
Dementia	31
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	28
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD treated as a plastic surgeon in Paoli, PA were removal of lesion (e.g. growth) and skin procedures.

doctor visit	112
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	41
skin procedures	41

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	13
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	18
85 and over	16
Less than 65	5
65 to 74	29

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD From 2012 - 2020

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

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	13
Cancer	9

Education & Training

Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD graduated from University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed residency at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He is certified by the General Surgery - American Board of Surgery Plastic Surgery - American Board of Plastic Surgery and has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine

Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Board Certification: General Surgery - American Board of Surgery Plastic Surgery - American Board of Plastic Surgery

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 58 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Howard S. Caplan, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Paoli, PA.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Sientra, Inc.	$405 SIENTRA HIGH STRENGTH COHESIVE SILICONE GEL BREAT IMPLANT $405
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$115 Exparel $115
Allergan Inc.	$82 $82
Lilly USA, LLC	$57 EMGALITY $57
TELA Bio, Inc.	$38 OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) $38
Other	$72 TECFIDERA $21	NON-PRODUCT $14	NORTHERA $13	ONFI $12	AVONEX $11

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$755
Education	$14

Biography

Dr. Howard Caplan is a specialist in plastic surgery. Dr. Caplan has indicated that his clinical interests include birthmarks and scar revision. Patients rated him highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). After completing medical school at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, he performed his residency at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Caplan is affiliated with The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.