Dean C. Howard, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Concord, MA
Dean C. Howard, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Concord, Massachusetts, and NPI 1083687511, issued on Feb 7, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 207X00000X, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Dean C. Howard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 207X00000X MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 54 Baker Avenue Ext, Concord, MA 01742
- Phone
- (978) 369-1337
- Enumerated
- Feb 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 2, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (978) 371-3164
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050331000256); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Boston University School Of Medicine, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 54 Baker Avenue Ext
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Dean C. Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 207X00000XCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
66 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims. 43 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl36 claims
- Xarelto17 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: $53.30
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Orthopedic Affiliates IncWestford, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Dean C. Howard among 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts
Dean C. Howard, M.D. is one of 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 441 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Massachusetts
There are 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts.
All 692 in Massachusetts → Every provider in Concord → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christopher Baker, M.D.Concord, MA 017421982753703
- John Blute, M.D.Concord, MA 017421982678397
- Donald Driscoll, M.D.Concord, MA 017421013983907
- John McInnis, M.D.Concord, MA 017421083680078
- Paul Re, M.D.Concord, MA 017421851367858
- Matthew SloanConcord, MA 017421801281357
- Christopher Worgul, M.D.Concord, MA 017421780034678
- Tara Baxter, MDMarlborough, MA 017521679189112
Common questions
What is Dean C. Howard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Dean C. Howard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083687511, issued on Feb 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Dean C. Howard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 54 Baker Avenue Ext, Concord, MA, 01742. Phone: (978) 369-1337. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Dean C. Howard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 207X00000X, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Dean C. Howard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Dean C. Howard, M.D. had 66 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.