NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ashten Howard

Physician Assistant · Carson City, NV

Ashten Howard is a physician assistant with a practice address in Carson City, Nevada, and NPI 1083145809, issued on Mar 23, 2017. Check the license (Nevada 2074, as entered in NPPES) with the Nevada board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1083145809
Name
Ashten Howard
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
2074 NV
54304 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
973 Mica Drive, Carson City, NV 89705
Phone
(775) 783-6190
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2017
Record last updated
Jul 20, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(775) 783-6191
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20190326000667); 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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Also registered at 973 Mica Drive

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

  1. Emma BacharachPhysician Assistant1881068518
  2. Keith CardFoot & Ankle Surgery Podiatrist1598818296
  3. Peter Costa, MDPhysical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1821089293
  4. Jeffrey CummingsOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1740271238
  5. Mallory Cushner, APRNNurse Practitioner1316468762
  6. Nicholas Dirig, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1801193883

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Nevada board licenses this profession
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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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7% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

891 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 263 claims were for opioids.

  1. Ashten Howard891
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam137 claims
  2. Cyclobenzaprine Hcl114 claims
  3. Gabapentin107 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen100 claims
  5. Methylprednisolone99 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl95 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): 91.6 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 score85.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%96.9
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $55.08

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ashten Howard$55.08
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. James J Lynch MD LtdReno, NV

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

Ashten Howard among 1,083 physician assistant records in Nevada

Ashten Howard is one of 1,083 physician assistant records with a practice address in Nevada. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 47% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 47% of these records are older, 48% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2018 among the 677 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Nevada practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

29 physician assistant records list a practice address in Carson City

They are 29 of the 1,556 NPPES records with a practice address in Carson City, and 1,083 physician assistant records in Nevada.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emma BacharachCarson City, NV 897051881068518
  2. Ramon Lorenzo Bayuga, PA-CCarson City, NV 897051194615245
  3. Jason Call, PA-CCarson City, NV 897051588658660
  4. Jeromy DyerCarson City, NV 897051003927633
  5. Katherine Mauldin, PACarson City, NV 897051407474695
  6. Kaylee Nelson, PACarson City, NV 897051770004319
  7. Shelby Real, PACCarson City, NV 897051720557374
  8. Mary Reindollar, PA-CCarson City, NV 897051942242839

Common questions

What is Ashten Howard's NPI number?

Ashten Howard's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083145809, issued on Mar 23, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ashten Howard located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 973 Mica Drive, Carson City, NV, 89705. Phone: (775) 783-6190. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ashten Howard's license?

NPPES lists Nevada license number 2074, as entered by the provider. Search the Nevada board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Ashten Howard prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ashten Howard had 891 Medicare Part D claims for 315 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ashten Howard's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.6 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.

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