Christos Robert Howard, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Orange, CA
Christos Robert 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 (California A72245, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christos Robert Howard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- A72245 CA
MD-11626 HI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 845 W LA Veta Ave Ste 108, Orange, CA 92868
- Phone
- (714) 639-2600
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2005
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christos Robert Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A72245Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ezetimibe52 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium33 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium28 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate23 claims
- Vascepa20 claims
- 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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Christos Robert Howard among 17,133 family medicine physician records in California
Christos Robert Howard, MD is one of 17,133 family medicine physician records with a practice address in California. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 58% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
106 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Orange
They are 106 of the 13,245 NPPES records with a practice address in Orange, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
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Common questions
What is Christos Robert Howard, MD's NPI number?
Christos Robert 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 Robert 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 Robert Howard, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number A72245, as entered by the provider. 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 Robert Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christos Robert Howard, MD had 410 Medicare Part D claims for 82 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.