Drew David Howard, MD
Surgery Physician · Shenandoah, TX
Drew David Howard, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Shenandoah, Texas, and NPI 1366530750, issued on Oct 11, 2006. Check the license (Texas N9227, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Drew David Howard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- N9227 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9200 Pinecroft Dr, Shenandoah, TX 77380
- Phone
- (281) 419-8400
- Enumerated
- Oct 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (281) 292-1972
- Medicaid ID
- 291798103 TX
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111129000735); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9200 Pinecroft Dr
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Verify Drew David Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license N9227Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
207 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 88 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen78 claims
- Ondansetron Odt43 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl15 claims
- Omeprazole13 claims
- Famotidine11 claims
- Promethazine Hcl11 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): 75.9 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: $1,132.22
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Woodlands Surgical Associates PLLCThe Woodlands, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Drew David Howard among 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas
Drew David Howard, MD is one of 2,192 surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 76% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2004 among the 1,350 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 surgery physician records list a practice address in Shenandoah
They are 18 of the 966 NPPES records with a practice address in Shenandoah, and 2,192 surgery physician records in Texas.
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- Sayl Bunyan, M.D.Shenandoah, TX 773801104146679
- Preston Chandler, M.D.The Woodlands, TX 773801922381839
- James Field, MDShenandoah, TX 773801801896477
- Alan Hubbard, MDThe Woodlands, TX 773801497740880
- Kavina Juneja, M.D.Shenandoah, TX 773801447614664
Common questions
What is Drew David Howard, MD's NPI number?
Drew David Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366530750, issued on Oct 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Drew David Howard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9200 Pinecroft Dr, Shenandoah, TX, 77380. Phone: (281) 419-8400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Drew David Howard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number N9227, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Drew David Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Drew David Howard, MD had 207 Medicare Part D claims for 101 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Drew David Howard, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75.9 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.