Brett Michael Howard, MD
Surgery Physician · Tallahassee, FL
Brett Michael Howard, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Tallahassee, Florida, and NPI 1265792261, issued on May 23, 2012. Check the license (Florida ME130819, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brett Michael Howard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- ME130819 FL
71258 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1405 Centerville RD Ste 4400, Tallahassee, FL 32308
- Phone
- (850) 877-6212
- Enumerated
- May 23, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170823004247); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1405 Centerville RD Ste 4400
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Megan Bell, PAPhysician Assistant1982071197
- Emily Godfrey, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1215313671
- Joey Jarrard, MDSurgery Physician1649530676
- James Parker, MDSurgery Physician1477947653
- Jarrod RobertsonSurgery Physician1790218295
Verify Brett Michael Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME130819Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
387 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 180 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen102 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium55 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen52 claims
- Sucralfate22 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf17 claims
- Tramadol Hcl14 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,067.33
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, 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
- Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare IncTallahassee, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brett Michael Howard among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
Brett Michael Howard, MD is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% 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 70% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 50% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.
All 1,887 in Florida → Every provider in Tallahassee → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shelby Blank, MDTallahassee, FL 323081447299979
- Al DeebTallahassee, FL 323081306891239
- Leo Derosier, MDTallahassee, FL 323081043425309
- John Dortch, M.DTallahassee, FL 323081114284908
- Wade Douglas, MDTallahassee, FL 323081689634388
- Charles Harvey, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081891874152
- Rohan Joseph, MDTallahassee, FL 323081659649432
- Mitchell Massie, M.D.Tallahassee, FL 323081285616367
Common questions
What is Brett Michael Howard, MD's NPI number?
Brett Michael Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265792261, issued on May 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brett Michael Howard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1405 Centerville RD Ste 4400, Tallahassee, FL, 32308. Phone: (850) 877-6212. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brett Michael Howard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME130819, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brett Michael Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brett Michael Howard, MD had 387 Medicare Part D claims for 190 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brett Michael Howard, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.