NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carah Howe, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Lindale, TX

Carah Howe, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lindale, Texas, and NPI 1609288091, issued on May 20, 2014. Check the license (Texas BP10050108, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1609288091
Name
Carah Howe
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
BP10050108 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3203 S Main St, Lindale, TX 75771
Phone
(903) 266-4000
Enumerated
May 20, 2014
Record last updated
Apr 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
374155501 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170808002645); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Medical Branch At Galveston, 2014
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 3203 S Main St

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

  1. Misty Baggett, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1649719147
  2. Russell Bell, DOFamily Medicine Physician1568465755
  3. Megan Bray, MSN, RN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1922526219
  4. Holly Duplechain, MDInternal Medicine Physician1831208982
  5. Lisa FergusonNurse Practitioner1760885198
  6. Hayden Head, MDFamily Medicine Physician1568874824

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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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3.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024

11,445 Medicare Part D claims for 649 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 303 claims were for opioids.

  1. Carah Howe11,445
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium472 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate463 claims
  3. Lisinopril428 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium398 claims
  5. Gabapentin373 claims
  6. Losartan Potassium353 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Christus Trinity ClinicLindale, TX
  2. Mother Frances Hospital Regional Health Care CenterTyler, TX

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

13 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lindale

They are 13 of the 210 NPPES records with a practice address in Lindale, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

Other family medicine physician records in Texas

  1. Srinivasa Aaluri, MDEl Paso, TX1265566509
  2. Maira Aamir, MDShenandoah, TX1932660859
  3. Fakhrudin Aaseemah Mohamed, M.DAllen, TX1952782518
  4. So Abad, MDWichita Falls, TX1184624694
  5. Yoseph AbadiRichardson, TX1700742640
  6. Marcus Abadie, M.D.Athens, TX1104821107
  7. Montserrat Abadie Sole, M.D.Fort Worth, TX1245437078
  8. Sarah Abang-Hayes, M.D.San Antonio, TX1326244724
  9. Ahmad Abazid, M.DRichardson, TX1013238401
  10. Syed Abbas, M.D.Houston, TX1821267477

Common questions

What is Carah Howe, MD's NPI number?

Carah Howe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1609288091, issued on May 20, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carah Howe, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3203 S Main St, Lindale, TX, 75771. Phone: (903) 266-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carah Howe, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number BP10050108, 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 Carah Howe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Carah Howe, MD had 11,445 Medicare Part D claims for 649 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

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