Desztini Howard, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Blue Springs, MO
Desztini Howard, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Blue Springs, Missouri, and NPI 1689202707, issued on Apr 1, 2020. Check the license (Missouri 2023033193, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Desztini Howard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 2023033193 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 NE Adams Dairy Pkwy, Blue Springs, MO 64014
- Phone
- (816) 251-6100
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jan 16, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240105002569); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 2020
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Desztini Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 2023033193Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
59% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,442 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 53 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium67 claims
- Lisinopril61 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium60 claims
- Gabapentin48 claims
- Losartan Potassium47 claims
- Omeprazole39 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
- Saint Lukes Physician Group IncBlue Springs, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Desztini Howard among 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri
Desztini Howard, MD is one of 2,991 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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 2020, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 84% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated2020 · median 2006 among the 1,778 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
27 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Blue Springs
They are 27 of the 764 NPPES records with a practice address in Blue Springs, and 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is Desztini Howard, MD's NPI number?
Desztini Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689202707, issued on Apr 1, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Desztini Howard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 NE Adams Dairy Pkwy, Blue Springs, MO, 64014. Phone: (816) 251-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Desztini Howard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 2023033193, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Desztini Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Desztini Howard, MD had 1,442 Medicare Part D claims for 200 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.