NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Caitlin Mary Howard, MD, MPH

Emergency Medicine Physician · Fort Hood, TX

Caitlin Mary Howard, MD, MPH is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Hood, Texas, and NPI 1821360165, issued on Feb 2, 2012. Check the license (Texas R2128, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821360165
Name
Caitlin Mary Howard
Credential
MD, MPH
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
R2128 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
36065 Santa FE Ave, Fort Hood, TX 76544
Phone
(254) 288-8000
Enumerated
Feb 2, 2012
Record last updated
Aug 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200122000236); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2012
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 36065 Santa FE Ave

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

  1. Timur Abdurashidov, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1790340487
  2. Sueann Adade, LVNLicensed Vocational Nurse1457934127
  3. Felix Akowuah, PHARM.D.Pharmacist1437782448
  4. Holly AllenMilitary Health Care Provider1033043278
  5. Keaton Altom, MDSurgery Physician1265068035
  6. Joy Alvarado, MD, MHSGeneral Practice Physician1871115030

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

62 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Caitlin Howard62
  2. Specialty average226

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): 74.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score56.1
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University OF Texas Southwestern Medical Center AT DallasDallas, TX

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

Caitlin Mary Howard among 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas

Caitlin Mary Howard, MD, MPH is one of 4,885 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 83% 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 55% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 55% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2013 among the 2,779 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

60 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Hood

They are 60 of the 1,141 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Hood, and 4,885 emergency medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jason Christensen, DOFort Hood, TX 765441083752174
  2. Cord Cunningham, M.D.Fort Hood, TX 765441184614661
  3. Kenneth Dekay, M.D.Fort Hood, TX 765441770675159
  4. John Dunn, M.D.Fort Hood, TX 765441689711335
  5. Everett Fuller, MDFort Hood, TX 765441942303375
  6. Brian Hall, M.D.Fort Cavazos, TX 765441497764898
  7. David Hile, MDFt Hood, TX 765441225248842
  8. Emily Lucid, MDFort Hood, TX 765441508912163

Common questions

What is Caitlin Mary Howard, MD, MPH's NPI number?

Caitlin Mary Howard, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821360165, issued on Feb 2, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Caitlin Mary Howard, MD, MPH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 36065 Santa FE Ave, Fort Hood, TX, 76544. Phone: (254) 288-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Caitlin Mary Howard, MD, MPH's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number R2128, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Caitlin Mary Howard, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Caitlin Mary Howard, MD, MPH had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Caitlin Mary Howard, MD, MPH's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.6 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.