NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Barbara J. Howard

Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse · Madison, TN

Barbara J. Howard is a psychiatric/mental health registered nurse with a practice address in Madison, Tennessee, and NPI 1518238708, issued on Jan 19, 2012. Check the license (Tennessee RN0000096259, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; 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
1518238708
Name
Barbara J. Howard
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse 163WP0808X
License number
RN0000096259 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
736 Jessica Taylor Dr, Madison, TN 37115
Phone
(615) 865-1520
Enumerated
Jan 19, 2012
Record last updated
Sep 14, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170925001132); 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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health registered nurse in 2024

830 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 888 among the 242 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 181 claims were for opioids.

  1. Barbara Howard830
  2. Specialty average888

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen72 claims
  2. Diazepam56 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl49 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa29 claims
  5. Oxycodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
  6. Omeprazole27 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.

Barbara J. Howard among 196 psychiatric/mental health registered nurse records in Tennessee

Barbara J. Howard is one of 196 psychiatric/mental health registered nurse records with a practice address in Tennessee. 2% 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 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 62% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 2% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2017 · 83% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 163WP0808X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Psychiatric/Mental Health Registered Nurse providers in Tennessee

There are 196 psychiatric/mental health registered nurse records in Tennessee.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health registered nurse records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Anita HendersonMcMinnville, TN 371101801210588
  2. Laura TabalaMcMinnville, TN 371101508289042
  3. Samantha Thompson, RNMurfreesboro, TN 371281922592229
  4. Brandi HarrellMurfreesboro, TN 371291437836673
  5. Daniel Mleziva, RNMurfreesboro, TN 371291184973208
  6. Karen YatesMurfreesboro, TN 371291447478821
  7. Isaiah IacaboneHermitage, TN 370761154283547
  8. Amber Dawson, RNShelbyville, TN 371601730631763

Common questions

What is Barbara J. Howard's NPI number?

Barbara J. Howard's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518238708, issued on Jan 19, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Barbara J. Howard located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 736 Jessica Taylor Dr, Madison, TN, 37115. Phone: (615) 865-1520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Barbara J. Howard's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number RN0000096259, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Barbara J. Howard prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Barbara J. Howard had 830 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health registered nurse prescribers was 888. 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.