Chris L. Howard, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Christiansburg, VA
Chris L. Howard, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Christiansburg, Virginia, and NPI 1467469775, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0102202124, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chris L. Howard
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 0102202124 VA
2070 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 434 Peppers Fry RD NW, Christiansburg, VA 24073
- Phone
- (540) 382-6000
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2023
- Fax
- (540) 381-9540
- Medicaid IDs
- 1467469775 VA
3810006348 WV - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081106000407); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 434 Peppers Fry RD NW
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Watson Edwards, RNRegistered Nurse1194678367
- Anna PenlandFamily Nurse Practitioner1053282061
Verify Chris L. Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0102202124Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
667 Medicare Part D claims for 460 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate86 claims
- Methylprednisolone63 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass61 claims
- Cephalexin50 claims
- Azithromycin37 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl37 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
- Carilion Emergency Services IncChristiansburg, VA
- Carilion Healthcare CorporationBlacksburg, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chris L. Howard among 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia
Chris L. Howard, D.O. is one of 4,137 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 74% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2004 among the 2,426 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Christiansburg
They are 22 of the 722 NPPES records with a practice address in Christiansburg, and 4,137 family medicine physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Chris L. Howard, D.O.'s NPI number?
Chris L. Howard, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467469775, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chris L. Howard, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 434 Peppers Fry RD NW, Christiansburg, VA, 24073. Phone: (540) 382-6000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chris L. Howard, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0102202124, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Chris L. Howard, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chris L. Howard, D.O. had 667 Medicare Part D claims for 460 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.
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.