Debra Lynn Howard, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Knoxville, TN
Debra Lynn Howard, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Knoxville, Tennessee, and NPI 1164942355, issued on Jun 20, 2017. Check the license (Tennessee 3251, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Debra Lynn Howard
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- 3251 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9314 Park West Blvd Ste 100, Knoxville, TN 37923
- Phone
- (865) 690-7677
- Enumerated
- Jun 20, 2017
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Fax
- (865) 690-7627
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180718004223); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Debra Lynn Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license 3251Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
65 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol23 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: $296.50
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- Privia Medical Group Tennessee LLCLawrenceburg, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Debra Lynn Howard among 616 medical physician assistant records in Tennessee
Debra Lynn Howard, PA-C is one of 616 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Tennessee. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2015 among the 369 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 363AM0700X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in Tennessee
There are 616 medical physician assistant records in Tennessee.
All 616 in Tennessee → Every provider in Knoxville → Medical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sarah Brown, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379231255910295
- John Carlsen, P.A.Knoxville, TN 379231114970209
- Madison Dyar, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379231083310007
- Ronald FlowersKnoxville, TN 379231720365893
- Cayce Fry, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379231790586626
- Olivia Guthrie, PAKnoxville, TN 379231285973362
- Stephanie Howard, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379231083903306
- Madison Johnson, PA-CKnoxville, TN 379231356277578
Common questions
What is Debra Lynn Howard, PA-C's NPI number?
Debra Lynn Howard, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164942355, issued on Jun 20, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Debra Lynn Howard, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9314 Park West Blvd Ste 100, Knoxville, TN, 37923. Phone: (865) 690-7677. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Debra Lynn Howard, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 3251, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Debra Lynn Howard, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Debra Lynn Howard, PA-C had 65 Medicare Part D claims for 30 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.