Bruce W. Howard, DMD
General Practice Dentistry · St Louis, MO
Bruce W. Howard, DMD is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in St Louis, Missouri, and NPI 1528166584, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 014300, as entered in NPPES) with the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bruce W. Howard
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
- License number
- 014300 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Southside Dental Care, St Louis, MO 63116
- Phone
- (314) 865-3838
- Enumerated
- Sep 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 5, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 402192017 MO
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bruce W. Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Missouri board licenses this profession
Search for license 014300Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% more Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024
93 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin30 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine28 claims
- Azithromycin19 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.
Bruce W. Howard among 1,982 general practice dentistry records in Missouri
Bruce W. Howard, DMD is one of 1,982 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Missouri. 61% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 61% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2022 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
43 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in St Louis
They are 43 of the 1,420 NPPES records with a practice address in St Louis, and 1,982 general practice dentistry records in Missouri.
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- Tri Ly, D.D.S.Saint Louis, MO 631161265554877
- Brandon Pappas, DDSSaint Louis, MO 631161033042700
- John Freund, D.D.S.Saint Louis, MO 631171538273842
- Christy Hager, D.D.S.Saint Louis, MO 631171598954711
- Kenneth Powell, D.D.S.Saint Louis, MO 631151326125782
Common questions
What is Bruce W. Howard, DMD's NPI number?
Bruce W. Howard, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528166584, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bruce W. Howard, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Southside Dental Care, St Louis, MO, 63116. Phone: (314) 865-3838. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bruce W. Howard, DMD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 014300, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Bruce W. Howard, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bruce W. Howard, DMD had 93 Medicare Part D claims for 50 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.