David Eugene Howard, PA-C, RN
Surgical Physician Assistant · Tucson, AZ
David Eugene Howard, PA-C, RN is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1396939609, issued on Aug 29, 2007. Check the license (Arizona 2968, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- David Eugene Howard
- Credential
- PA-C, RN
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 2968 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1501 N Campbell Ave Umc, Tucson, AZ 85724
- Phone
- (520) 694-6144
- Enumerated
- Aug 29, 2007
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2023
- Fax
- (520) 694-6101
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040505000222); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify David Eugene Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 2968Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
267 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone53 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate41 claims
- Cephalexin22 claims
- Naproxen12 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass11 claims
- Methylprednisolone11 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 one group practice
- Nextcare Arizona I JV LLCGreen Valley, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
David Eugene Howard among 420 surgical physician assistant records in Arizona
David Eugene Howard, PA-C, RN is one of 420 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Arizona. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 28% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 28% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2015 among the 270 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Arizona
There are 420 surgical physician assistant records in Arizona.
All 420 in Arizona → Every provider in Tucson → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Richard Burt, PA-CTucson, AZ 857241558687822
- Eric Crawford, PA-CTucson, AZ 857241821245432
- Carolyn DonohueTucson, AZ 857241144654484
- Jorge Molina, PA-CTucson, AZ 857241417106683
- Maginta Smith, PA-CTucson, AZ 857241700750155
- Janet Swan, PA-CTucson, AZ 857241699003020
- Myles Whitfield, PA-CTucson, AZ 857241245401652
- Svetlana Mahan, PATucson, AZ 857231104278373
Common questions
What is David Eugene Howard, PA-C, RN's NPI number?
David Eugene Howard, PA-C, RN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396939609, issued on Aug 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is David Eugene Howard, PA-C, RN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1501 N Campbell Ave Umc, Tucson, AZ, 85724. Phone: (520) 694-6144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify David Eugene Howard, PA-C, RN's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 2968, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does David Eugene Howard, PA-C, RN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, David Eugene Howard, PA-C, RN had 267 Medicare Part D claims for 176 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.