NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Brandon Curtis Howe, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Baton Rouge, LA

Brandon Curtis Howe, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1255911723, issued on Apr 9, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 340390, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1255911723
Name
Brandon Curtis Howe
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
340390 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5000 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone
(225) 765-4050
Enumerated
Apr 9, 2021
Record last updated
Apr 10, 2025
Fax
(225) 765-4046
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20241226001483); 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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Also registered at 5000 Hennessy Blvd

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

  1. Cayla Abad, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1518611706
  2. Shaun Abraham, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1174883722
  3. Noell Ackel, PAPhysician Assistant1114479680
  4. Michael Adamek, MDHospitalist Physician1780145342
  5. Jose Aguayo Herrera, MDHospitalist Physician1205569548
  6. Shees AhmedHospitalist Physician1437853579

Verify Brandon Curtis Howe in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

506 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 44 claims were for opioids.

  1. Brandon Howe506
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium33 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen32 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa29 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium19 claims
  5. Escitalopram Oxalate15 claims
  6. Gabapentin15 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: $335.16

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Brandon Howe$335.16
  2. Specialty average$494.84

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. Hospital Physician Services - Southeast Professional CorporationZachary, LA

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

Brandon Curtis Howe among 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana

Brandon Curtis Howe, MD is one of 340 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 76% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 76% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2014 among the 271 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Causey, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081255521175
  2. Kevin Dean, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081760571764
  3. Stephanie Falcon, MDBaton Rouge, LA 708081265623771
  4. James Fee, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081942244264
  5. Amy Giarrusso, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081912931940
  6. Brian Gouri, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081124210521
  7. Irfan Hasan, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081306056007
  8. Melanie McKnight, M.D.Baton Rouge, LA 708081073546149

Common questions

What is Brandon Curtis Howe, MD's NPI number?

Brandon Curtis Howe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255911723, issued on Apr 9, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Brandon Curtis Howe, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5000 Hennessy Blvd, Baton Rouge, LA, 70808. Phone: (225) 765-4050. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Brandon Curtis Howe, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 340390, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Brandon Curtis Howe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Brandon Curtis Howe, MD had 506 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.