Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Christos Howard, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Orange, CA

Christos Howard, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Orange, California, and NPI 1437140811, issued on Nov 3, 2005. Check the license on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1437140811
Name
Christos Howard
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
Practice location
845 W LA Veta Ave Ste 108, Orange, CA 92868
Phone
(714) 639-2600
Enumerated
Nov 3, 2005
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 845 W LA Veta Ave Ste 108

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

  1. Fatima Ajaz, M.DSleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1477731461
  2. Robert Buster, M.D.Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1841343076
  3. Jeremy Feck, DOFamily Medicine Physician1851920904
  4. Anne Gonzales, MSN-FNPNurse Practitioner1942935705
  5. Mahmoud Moammar, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1952500696
  6. Kasra Morshedizadeh, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1528078672

Verify Christos Howard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of CaliforniaCheck the board
  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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Statewide context: the Medical Board of California reported 374 disciplinary actions in FY 2022-23. California discipline data →

88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

410 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Christos Howard410
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Ezetimibe52 claims
  2. Rosuvastatin Calcium33 claims
  3. Atorvastatin Calcium28 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate23 claims
  5. Vascepa20 claims
  6. Simvastatin16 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: $250.00

2 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc.. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Christos Howard$250.00
  2. Specialty average$861.30

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

113 family medicine physician records list a Orange practice address

They are 113 of the 13,245 NPPES records with a Orange practice address, and 16,272 family medicine physician records in California.

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  4. Adan Abarca, MDAnaheim, CA1760553689
  5. Vanessa Abarca, DOVentura, CA1952040859
  6. Lorraine Abate, M.D.Sacramento, CA1104840008
  7. Robert Abatecola, MDCastro Valley, CA1669551719
  8. Romeo Abaya, M.D.Cottonwood, CA1598053506
  9. Effiem Abbah, MD, MPHSan Francisco, CA1821185133
  10. Khuzeman Abbasi, MDSanta Rosa, CA1841979952

Common questions

What is Christos Howard, MD's NPI number?

Christos Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437140811, issued on Nov 3, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Christos Howard, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 845 W LA Veta Ave Ste 108, Orange, CA, 92868. Phone: (714) 639-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Christos Howard, MD's license?

Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Christos Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Christos Howard, MD had 410 Medicare Part D claims for 82 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.