Benjamin Michael Howard, M.D.
Surgery Physician · San Francisco, CA
Benjamin Michael Howard, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1457675118, issued on Mar 23, 2010. Check the license (California A 119847, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Benjamin Michael Howard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- A 119847 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 513 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94143
- Phone
- (415) 476-1239
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2010
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171019001524); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, San Diego School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Benjamin Michael Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A 119847Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 31 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl30 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: $120.88
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Sansum ClinicSanta Barbara, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Benjamin Michael Howard among 3,118 surgery physician records in California
Benjamin Michael Howard, M.D. is one of 3,118 surgery physician records with a practice address in California. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 67% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2003 among the 1,901 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in California
There are 3,118 surgery physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Benjamin Michael Howard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Benjamin Michael Howard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457675118, issued on Mar 23, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Benjamin Michael Howard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 513 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 476-1239. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Benjamin Michael Howard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A 119847, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Benjamin Michael Howard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Benjamin Michael Howard, M.D. had 39 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.