Cherie De Castro Howard, NP
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Kinston, NC
Cherie De Castro Howard, NP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Kinston, North Carolina, and NPI 1003534355, issued on Aug 22, 2022. Check the license (North Carolina 5016634, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Cherie De Castro Howard
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
- License number
- 5016634 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2901 N Herritage St Ste B, Kinston, NC 28501
- Phone
- (252) 233-2383
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2022
- Record last updated
- Dec 4, 2024
- Fax
- (252) 523-3148
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230111000518); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2901 N Herritage St Ste B
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Cherie De Castro Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5016634Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024
899 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sertraline Hcl93 claims
- Clozapine91 claims
- Lorazepam82 claims
- Trazodone Hcl75 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate62 claims
- Olanzapine46 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 one group practice
- Easter Seals Ucp North Carolina And Virginia, Inc.Kinston, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Cherie De Castro Howard among 1,491 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in North Carolina
Cherie De Castro Howard, NP is one of 1,491 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 68% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 56% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 68% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2021 among the 834 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 18% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner providers in North Carolina
There are 1,491 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.
All 1,491 in North Carolina → Every provider in Kinston → Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner nationwide →
The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Janine Russell, DNPKinston, NC 285011881234516
- Lindsey Carlson, NP-CKinston, NC 285041407393408
- Monica Fulghum, PMHNP-BCKinston, NC 285041376342873
- Amy GillespieWhiteville, NC 284721780490094
- Luann Damiani-Grochowski, PMHNP-BCShallotte, NC 284701073378162
- Ludmila De Araujo, PMHNPShallotte, NC 284701952846362
- Mutema MolongweShallotte, NC 284701871308007
- Mary Pelton, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BCHavelock, NC 285321831646173
Common questions
What is Cherie De Castro Howard, NP's NPI number?
Cherie De Castro Howard, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003534355, issued on Aug 22, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Cherie De Castro Howard, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2901 N Herritage St Ste B, Kinston, NC, 28501. Phone: (252) 233-2383. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Cherie De Castro Howard, NP's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5016634, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Cherie De Castro Howard, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Cherie De Castro Howard, NP had 899 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.