NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Deirdre Vaughan Howard, PA-C

Surgical Physician Assistant · Oak Lawn, IL

Deirdre Vaughan Howard, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Oak Lawn, Illinois, and NPI 1851809560, issued on Jan 16, 2018. Check the license (Illinois 085.006322, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1851809560
Name
Deirdre Vaughan Howard
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License numbers
085.006322 IL
085-006322 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4400 W 95TH St Ste 407, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Phone
(708) 684-4029
Enumerated
Jan 16, 2018
Record last updated
Jun 9, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180306001530); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4400 W 95TH St Ste 407

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Beejal Amin, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1275742983
  2. Pamela Atade-NanguitPhysician Assistant1477315687
  3. Adaliz Benitez-Stewart, PAPhysician Assistant1851963151
  4. Deepa Bhupali, M.D.Vascular Neurology Physician1962781559
  5. Shandrea Boyd, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1184218869
  6. Robert Caruso, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1649894114

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

31 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Deirdre Howard31
  2. Specialty average304

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: $123.91

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Deirdre Howard$123.91
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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

  1. Advocate Health And Hospitals CorporationBuffalo Grove, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Deirdre Vaughan Howard among 599 surgical physician assistant records in Illinois

Deirdre Vaughan Howard, PA-C is one of 599 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 62% of these records are older, 35% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2016 among the 378 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 42% 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 Illinois 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 Illinois

There are 599 surgical physician assistant records in Illinois.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Danielle Amato, PA-COak Lawn, IL 604531326278284
  2. Kayla Antle, PA-COak Lawn, IL 604531245753417
  3. Abbey Baker, PA-COak Lawn, IL 604531861492571
  4. Steven Collins, PA-COak Lawn, IL 604531629524251
  5. Diana Evans, PA-COak Lawn, IL 604531780670141
  6. Katie GrossOak Lawn, IL 604531700131745
  7. Yaser MaksoudOak Lawn, IL 604531902048788
  8. Adam Mietus, PA-COak Lawn, IL 604531588025084

Common questions

What is Deirdre Vaughan Howard, PA-C's NPI number?

Deirdre Vaughan Howard, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851809560, issued on Jan 16, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Deirdre Vaughan Howard, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4400 W 95TH St Ste 407, Oak Lawn, IL, 60453. Phone: (708) 684-4029. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Deirdre Vaughan Howard, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 085.006322, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Deirdre Vaughan Howard, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Deirdre Vaughan Howard, PA-C had 31 Medicare Part D claims for 13 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.