NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dora Elia Howard, P.A.

Physician Assistant · Midland, TX

Dora Elia Howard, P.A. is a physician assistant with a practice address in Midland, Texas, and NPI 1922049535, issued on Jun 8, 2006. Check the license (Texas PA03372, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1922049535
Name
Dora Elia Howard
Credential
P.A.
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA03372 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
301 N N St, Midland, TX 79701
Phone
(432) 685-1559
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 23, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(432) 683-6973
Medicaid ID
366103501 TX
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041020001371); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 301 N N St

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

  1. Jessica Lindemood, P.A.Physician Assistant1861795700
  2. Kristina McAuliffe, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1831405893
  3. Ashutosh Rastogi, MDMedical Oncology Physician1306884986
  4. Fahmida Yesmin, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1780211235

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

180 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.

  1. Dora Howard180
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Warfarin Sodium23 claims
  2. Potassium Chloride14 claims
  3. Tramadol Hcl14 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.4 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.9
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $257.52

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Dora Howard$257.52
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Texas Oncology PAGranbury, TX

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

Dora Elia Howard among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas

Dora Elia Howard, P.A. is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

117 physician assistant records list a practice address in Midland

They are 117 of the 1,805 NPPES records with a practice address in Midland, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Samuel Baumguardner, PA-CMidland, TX 797011295109510
  2. Lori Benninghoff, PA-CMidland, TX 797011386959039
  3. Abigail Buterbaugh, PA-CMidland, TX 797011164834479
  4. Mark Elliott, PAMidland, TX 797011174609424
  5. Haley Finch, PA-CMidland, TX 797011497128698
  6. Pamela Garcia, PA-CMidland, TX 797011225363435
  7. Justin Grametbaur, PAMidland, TX 797011346369527
  8. Andra Hall, PAMidland, TX 797011730432576

Common questions

What is Dora Elia Howard, P.A.'s NPI number?

Dora Elia Howard, P.A.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922049535, issued on Jun 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dora Elia Howard, P.A. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 N N St, Midland, TX, 79701. Phone: (432) 685-1559. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dora Elia Howard, P.A.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number PA03372, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Dora Elia Howard, P.A. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dora Elia Howard, P.A. had 180 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Dora Elia Howard, P.A.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.

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