NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Adam B. Howard, MD

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Los Angeles, CA

Adam B. Howard, MD is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Los Angeles, California, and NPI 1881753499, issued on Dec 8, 2006. Check the license (California G73481, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1881753499
Name
Adam B. Howard
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License number
G73481 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4733 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90027
Phone
(323) 783-4011
Enumerated
Dec 8, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 1, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100917000169); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, San Francisco School Of Medicine, 1990
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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Also registered at 4733 W Sunset Blvd

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Antoine Abcar, MDNephrology Physician1245301159
  2. Iman Abdalla, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1730248311
  3. Joseph Abu-Dalu, MDVascular Surgery Physician1821157587
  4. Isaac Abusleme, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1891109468
  5. Nancy Adachi, PTPhysical Therapist1902004245
  6. Sangeeta Aggarwal, MDInternal Medicine Physician1578655908

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  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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18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

2,516 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Adam Howard2,516
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium224 claims
  2. Pradaxa199 claims
  3. Jardiance162 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate128 claims
  5. Ezetimibe115 claims
  6. Icosapent Ethyl110 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Southern California Permanente Medical GroupLos Angeles, CA

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

Adam B. Howard among 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California

Adam B. Howard, MD is one of 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in California. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 10% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 45% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1990 · median 1999 among the 1,742 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 207RC0000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in California

There are 2,574 cardiovascular disease physician records in California.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Raed Bargout, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271962498410
  2. Somjot Brar, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271013076751
  3. Myunghae Choi, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271023117413
  4. Timothy Degner, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271356412324
  5. Joseph Ghazal, M.D.Los Angeles, CA 900271275558330
  6. Shahid Khan, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271528139581
  7. Prakash Mansukhani, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271043387863
  8. Ronald Rosengart, MDLos Angeles, CA 900271568539401

Common questions

What is Adam B. Howard, MD's NPI number?

Adam B. Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881753499, issued on Dec 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Adam B. Howard, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4733 W Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, 90027. Phone: (323) 783-4011. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Adam B. Howard, MD's license?

NPPES lists California license number G73481, 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.

How much does Adam B. Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Adam B. Howard, MD had 2,516 Medicare Part D claims for 360 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.