NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Austin Archie Howard, MD

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician · Houston, TX

Austin Archie Howard, MD is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1417394172, issued on Jun 4, 2013. Check the license on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1417394172
Name
Austin Archie Howard
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician 207RC0001X
License number
2016-00780 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1200 Binz St Ste 1100, Houston, TX 77004
Phone
(713) 526-1814
Enumerated
Jun 4, 2013
Record last updated
Apr 30, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240305001205); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2013
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical BoardCheck the board
  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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71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician in 2024

494 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,710 among the 3,173 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.

  1. Austin Howard494
  2. Specialty average1,710

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate163 claims
  2. Eliquis103 claims
  3. Flecainide Acetate35 claims
  4. Multaq30 claims
  5. Amiodarone Hcl28 claims
  6. Minocycline Hcl21 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: $2,057.85

48 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 3,167 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,651.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Austin Howard$2,058
  2. Specialty average$10,651

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. Specialty Associates OF West Houston PLLCHouston, TX

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

Austin Archie Howard among 234 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in Texas

Austin Archie Howard, MD is one of 234 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 82% of them.

  • NPI issued2013 · 82% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • Graduated2013 · median 2001 among the 214 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 29% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0001X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician providers in Texas

There are 234 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in Texas.

The 8 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Burkland, M.D.Houston, TX 770041609161199
  2. Thomas Hong, MDHouston, TX 770041235121294
  3. Sohail Jalal, MDHouston, TX 770241346234002
  4. Siddharth Mukerji, MDHouston, TX 770241720100027
  5. Brian Greet, MDHouston, TX 770251891011573
  6. Joanna Molina Razavi, M.D.Houston, TX 770251336303866
  7. Francia Rojas-Delgado, M.D.Houston, TX 770271285849406
  8. Timothy Doyle, M.D.Houston, TX 770301255332011

Common questions

What is Austin Archie Howard, MD's NPI number?

Austin Archie Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417394172, issued on Jun 4, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Austin Archie Howard, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1200 Binz St Ste 1100, Houston, TX, 77004. Phone: (713) 526-1814. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Austin Archie Howard, MD's license?

Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Austin Archie Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Austin Archie Howard, MD had 494 Medicare Part D claims for 155 beneficiaries; the average among clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician prescribers was 1,710. 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.