NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Antonio Tom Howard, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Charlotte, NC

Antonio Tom Howard, MD is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Charlotte, North Carolina, and NPI 1013265057, issued on Aug 23, 2012. Check the license (North Carolina 2021-03414, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1013265057
Name
Antonio Tom Howard
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
License number
2021-03414 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5735 Prosperity Crossing Dr, Charlotte, NC 28269
Phone
(704) 863-4878
Enumerated
Aug 23, 2012
Record last updated
Jul 15, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220126002835); 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 Antonio Tom Howard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
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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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65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024

255 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Antonio Howard255
  2. Specialty average727

Most prescribed

  1. Gabapentin76 claims
  2. Meloxicam38 claims
  3. Diclofenac Sodium23 claims
  4. Tizanidine Hcl21 claims
  5. Duloxetine Hcl16 claims
  6. Celecoxib15 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 95.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score84.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Carolinas Medical CenterCharlotte, NC
  2. Carolinas Physicians Network IncCharlotte, NC

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

Antonio Tom Howard among 423 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in North Carolina

Antonio Tom Howard, MD is one of 423 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 55% of these records are older, 42% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2007 among the 245 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in North Carolina

There are 423 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in North Carolina.

The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Asim Otey, M.D.Charlotte, NC 282731386829208
  2. Caroline Franzman, DPTCharlotte, NC 282621992688790
  3. Daniel Villanueva Toby, DOCharlotte, NC 282621518607597
  4. Usman Ahmad, D.O.Charlotte, NC 282771558676692
  5. Adam Berliner, DOCharlotte, NC 282771497884654
  6. David Ciaccia, DOCharlotte, NC 282771316380207
  7. Kevin Estes, DOCharlotte, NC 282771770072753
  8. Robert Giedraitis, MDCharlotte, NC 282771396734190

Common questions

What is Antonio Tom Howard, MD's NPI number?

Antonio Tom Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013265057, issued on Aug 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Antonio Tom Howard, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5735 Prosperity Crossing Dr, Charlotte, NC, 28269. Phone: (704) 863-4878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Antonio Tom Howard, MD's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2021-03414, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Antonio Tom Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Antonio Tom Howard, MD had 255 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Antonio Tom Howard, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.