NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ben James Howard, DO

Anesthesiology Physician · Salt Lake City, UT

Ben James Howard, DO is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Salt Lake City, Utah, and NPI 1477575942, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (Utah 3082938-1204, as entered in NPPES) on the Utah Medical Licensing 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
1477575942
Name
Ben James Howard
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
3082938-1204 UT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1050 E South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT 84102
Phone
(801) 993-1566
Enumerated
Jul 24, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(801) 733-5618
Medicaid ID
HEALTHY U UT
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060111000372); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 1989
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 1050 E South Temple

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

  1. James Antinori, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1447210513
  2. Diana Aronowitz, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1306511282
  3. Russell Bradley, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1376502013
  4. Amanda Bybee, RNRegistered Nurse1437895034
  5. John Caplette, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1275547168
  6. Kamun Chan, D.O.Emergency Medicine Physician1912311192

Verify Ben James Howard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersUtah Medical Licensing 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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Industry payments in 2024: $16.62

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ben Howard$16.62
  2. Specialty average$669.59

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. Nph Anesthesia OF Utah LLCOgden, UT

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

Ben James Howard among 670 anesthesiology physician records in Utah

Ben James Howard, DO is one of 670 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Utah. 74% 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 4% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2008 among the 452 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Utah practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

293 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Salt Lake City

They are 293 of the 21,563 NPPES records with a practice address in Salt Lake City, and 670 anesthesiology physician records in Utah.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Blake Campbell, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841021114345543
  2. Clyn Robinson, M.D.Salt Lake City, UT 841021033117114
  3. Ryan Wade, DOSalt Lake City, UT 841021285892729
  4. Catherine Harris, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841031467554428
  5. Marlon Michel, MD MBASalt Lake City, UT 841031578664892
  6. Jan Osterstock, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841031043312952
  7. Kit Smith, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841031407968464
  8. Ruth Zimmer, MDSalt Lake City, UT 841031891806758

Common questions

What is Ben James Howard, DO's NPI number?

Ben James Howard, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477575942, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ben James Howard, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1050 E South Temple, Salt Lake City, UT, 84102. Phone: (801) 993-1566. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ben James Howard, DO's license?

NPPES lists Utah license number 3082938-1204, as entered by the provider. Search the Utah Medical Licensing Board at https://secure.utah.gov/llv/search/index.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.