Athena Auvil Howard, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Salem, VA
Athena Auvil Howard, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Salem, Virginia, and NPI 1598743288, issued on Jan 4, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0101051071, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Athena Auvil Howard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 0101051071 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1970 Roanoke Blvd, Salem, VA 24153
- Phone
- (540) 982-2463
- Enumerated
- Jan 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 19, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 5868670 VA
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Athena Auvil Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
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- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
100% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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.
Athena Auvil Howard among 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia
Athena Auvil Howard, MD is one of 3,599 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 77% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2015 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
67 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Salem
They are 67 of the 1,678 NPPES records with a practice address in Salem, and 3,599 internal medicine physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Athena Auvil Howard, MD's NPI number?
Athena Auvil Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598743288, issued on Jan 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Athena Auvil Howard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1970 Roanoke Blvd, Salem, VA, 24153. Phone: (540) 982-2463. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Athena Auvil Howard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101051071, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Athena Auvil Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Athena Auvil Howard, MD had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.