Douglas H. Howerton, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Chesapeake, VA
Douglas H. Howerton, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Chesapeake, Virginia, and NPI 1295734283, issued on Jul 20, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0101049396, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Douglas H. Howerton
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- 0101049396 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 113 Gainsborough SQ Ste 202, Chesapeake, VA 23320
- Phone
- (757) 436-3285
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 29, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 436-2262
- Medicaid ID
- 5821088 VA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110505000735); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Douglas H. Howerton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101049396Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
1,052 Medicare Part D claims for 397 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 17% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole155 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium114 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium61 claims
- Ondansetron Odt55 claims
- Peg 3350-Electrolyte47 claims
- Famotidine40 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,513.01
60 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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
- Capital Digestive Care LLCChesapeake, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Douglas H. Howerton among 536 gastroenterology physician records in Virginia
Douglas H. Howerton, M.D. is one of 536 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2001 among the 389 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 536 gastroenterology physician records in Virginia.
All 536 in Virginia → Every provider in Chesapeake → Gastroenterology Physician nationwide →
The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Kreger, M.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201346225646
- Walid Makdisi, M.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201518941137
- Shoba Mendu, M.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201952522161
- Gary Payman, M.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201265431266
- Paul Ricketts, M.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201326222928
- Rene Rivera, MDChesapeake, VA 233201356537054
- Michael Sperling, M.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201508865569
- Brian Sullivan, M.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201891767547
Common questions
What is Douglas H. Howerton, M.D.'s NPI number?
Douglas H. Howerton, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295734283, issued on Jul 20, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Douglas H. Howerton, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 113 Gainsborough SQ Ste 202, Chesapeake, VA, 23320. Phone: (757) 436-3285. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Douglas H. Howerton, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101049396, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Douglas H. Howerton, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Douglas H. Howerton, M.D. had 1,052 Medicare Part D claims for 397 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Douglas H. Howerton, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.