Brian Howard, MD
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Marietta, GA
Brian Howard, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Marietta, Georgia, and NPI 1982832267, issued on Jun 25, 2009. Check the license (Georgia 70275, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Brian Howard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
- License number
- 70275 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 175 White St NW Ste 100, Marietta, GA 30060
- Phone
- (470) 793-0200
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 31, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160822002220); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records → All 44 in Georgia → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 175 White St NW Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Abdul Latif Bikak, M.DAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1578827234
- Kathleen Clarke, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1053863290
- Nikolas Krishna, MDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician1205132792
- Reginald Malone, PA-CPhysician Assistant1912404401
- Christine Mason, PHDClinical Psychologist1063729390
Verify Brian Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 70275Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024
1,325 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Entresto146 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate118 claims
- Spironolactone109 claims
- Jardiance103 claims
- Carvedilol86 claims
- Torsemide72 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $42,532.42
86 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 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
- Wellstar Medical Group LLCAugusta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Brian Howard among 44 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Georgia
Brian Howard, MD is one of 44 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 52% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 52% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 93% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2007 among the 41 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Georgia
There are 44 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Georgia.
All 44 in Georgia → Every provider in Marietta → Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abdul Latif Bikak, M.DMarietta, GA 300601578827234
- Nikolas Krishna, MDMarietta, GA 300601205132792
- William Mahle, M.D.Marietta, GA 300601528017258
- Levi May, MDMarietta, GA 300601174985675
- Youssef Nasr, M.D.Marietta, GA 300601861756363
- Mamatha Pinninti, MBBSCumming, GA 300401336370451
- Bianca Yoo, MDDecatur, GA 300331669884599
- Andrew Darlington, DOFayetteville, GA 302141942352851
Common questions
What is Brian Howard, MD's NPI number?
Brian Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982832267, issued on Jun 25, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Brian Howard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 175 White St NW Ste 100, Marietta, GA, 30060. Phone: (470) 793-0200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Brian Howard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 70275, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Brian Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Brian Howard, MD had 1,325 Medicare Part D claims for 182 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Brian Howard, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.9 of 100. 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.