NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Abigail Kathryn Howard, MD

Anesthesiology Physician · San Francisco, CA

Abigail Kathryn Howard, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1164984555, issued on Apr 3, 2019. Check the license (California A181361, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1164984555
Name
Abigail Kathryn Howard
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
A181361 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
513 Parnassus Ave RM S455E, San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone
(415) 476-1000
Enumerated
Apr 3, 2019
Record last updated
May 24, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240103004236); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Abigail Kathryn Howard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University Anesthesia Medical GroupSan Francisco, CA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Abigail Kathryn Howard among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California

Abigail Kathryn Howard, MD is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 89% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 89% of these records are older, 8% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 4,868 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

499 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in San Francisco

They are 499 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Philip Bickler, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431245295450
  2. Ronald Braun, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431700865367
  3. Neal Cohen, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431790740504
  4. Helge Eilers, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431134182884
  5. Adrian Gelb, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431568427185
  6. Michael Gropper, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431699730416
  7. Jeffrey Katz, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431295790913
  8. Terry Kim, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431972578524

Common questions

What is Abigail Kathryn Howard, MD's NPI number?

Abigail Kathryn Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164984555, issued on Apr 3, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Abigail Kathryn Howard, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 513 Parnassus Ave RM S455E, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Abigail Kathryn Howard, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number A181361, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.