Alan Clifford Howell, M.D.
Infectious Disease Physician · Joplin, MO
Alan Clifford Howell, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Joplin, Missouri, and NPI 1710180252, issued on Jun 11, 2007. Check the license (Missouri 2022039594, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alan Clifford Howell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License numbers
- 2022039594 MO
M6659 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 100 Mercy Way Ste 470, Joplin, MO 64804
- Phone
- (417) 556-6813
- Enumerated
- Jun 11, 2007
- Record last updated
- Oct 21, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 90908384 NM
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221010000217); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At Houston, 2001
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alan Clifford Howell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2022039594Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
784 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 45% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Biktarvy197 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate51 claims
- Azithromycin30 claims
- Mavyret30 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate26 claims
- Ethambutol Hcl25 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $1,085.83
55 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Mercy Aco Clinical Services IncChesterfield, MO
- Mercy Clinic Joplin LLCJoplin, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alan Clifford Howell among 212 infectious disease physician records in Missouri
Alan Clifford Howell, M.D. is one of 212 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 147 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Infectious Disease Physician providers in Missouri
There are 212 infectious disease physician records in Missouri.
All 212 in Missouri → Every provider in Joplin → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eden Esguerra, M.D.Joplin, MO 648041164460762
- Uwe Schmidt, MDJoplin, MO 648041770516064
- Scott Folk, MD, FACPSaint Joseph, MO 645061578594404
- Olujimi JegedeSaint Joseph, MO 645061609396571
- Roger Maalouf, MDSaint Joseph, MO 645061578785028
- Deesha Bhojwani, MDJefferson City, MO 651091811567365
- Brian Johnson, M.D.Jefferson City, MO 651091790781896
- Donald Miller, M.D.Jefferson City, MO 651091255390878
Common questions
What is Alan Clifford Howell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alan Clifford Howell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1710180252, issued on Jun 11, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alan Clifford Howell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 Mercy Way Ste 470, Joplin, MO, 64804. Phone: (417) 556-6813. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alan Clifford Howell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2022039594, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Alan Clifford Howell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alan Clifford Howell, M.D. had 784 Medicare Part D claims for 159 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.