Daniel Lee Howell, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Cookeville, TN
Daniel Lee Howell, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1235393612, issued on Jul 15, 2008. Check the license (Tennessee 66960, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Daniel Lee Howell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 66960 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 145 W 4TH St Ste 201, Cookeville, TN 38501
- Phone
- (931) 783-5515
- Enumerated
- Jul 15, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 25, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230320000482); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2001
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 145 W 4TH St Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Daniel Lee Howell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 66960Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
114 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Diphenoxylate-Atropine17 claims
- Hydrocortisone17 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf15 claims
- Methocarbamol13 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: $12.24
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Thd America, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Cookeville Regional Medical CenterCookeville, TN · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Daniel Lee Howell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Daniel Lee Howell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235393612, issued on Jul 15, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Daniel Lee Howell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 145 W 4TH St Ste 201, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (931) 783-5515. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Daniel Lee Howell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 66960, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Daniel Lee Howell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Daniel Lee Howell, M.D. had 114 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.