Christina Howard, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Shreveport, LA
Christina Howard, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Shreveport, Louisiana, and NPI 1396254678, issued on Sep 29, 2017. Check the license (Louisiana AP09943, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christina Howard
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License numbers
- AP09943 LA
AP135229 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1541 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA 71103
- Phone
- (318) 626-0000
- Enumerated
- Sep 29, 2017
- Record last updated
- Feb 23, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180925001412); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christina Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license AP09943Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
343 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate32 claims
- Azithromycin28 claims
- Prednisone26 claims
- Levofloxacin25 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa24 claims
- Cephalexin21 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $24.61
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Christus Trinity ClinicShreveport, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christina Howard among 934 nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Christina Howard, NP is one of 934 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 77% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 50% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 2017 among the 588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
89 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Shreveport
They are 89 of the 8,660 NPPES records with a practice address in Shreveport, and 934 nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Christina Howard, NP's NPI number?
Christina Howard, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396254678, issued on Sep 29, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christina Howard, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1541 Kings Hwy, Shreveport, LA, 71103. Phone: (318) 626-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christina Howard, NP's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number AP09943, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christina Howard, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christina Howard, NP had 343 Medicare Part D claims for 257 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. 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.