NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward Herbert Howard, NP

Primary Care Nurse Practitioner · Cumberland, MD

Edward Herbert Howard, NP is a primary care nurse practitioner with a practice address in Cumberland, Maryland, and NPI 1730841727, issued on Oct 7, 2021. Check the license (Maryland ACOO4556, as entered in NPPES) with the Maryland 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
1730841727
Name
Edward Herbert Howard
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner 363LP2300X
License numbers
ACOO4556 MD
95018561 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11604 Bedford RD NE, Cumberland, MD 21502
Phone
(301) 724-1144
Enumerated
Oct 7, 2021
Record last updated
Nov 9, 2022
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Maryland 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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79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average primary care nurse practitioner in 2024

316 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,492 among the 5,992 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Edward Howard316
  2. Specialty average1,492

Most prescribed

  1. Omeprazole18 claims
  2. Eliquis17 claims
  3. Diclofenac Sodium16 claims
  4. Escitalopram Oxalate15 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium15 claims
  6. Tamsulosin Hcl15 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.

Edward Herbert Howard among 295 primary care nurse practitioner records in Maryland

Edward Herbert Howard, NP is one of 295 primary care nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Maryland. 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 2021, is newer than 54% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 54% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 36% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP2300X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

10 primary care nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Cumberland

They are 10 of the 1,070 NPPES records with a practice address in Cumberland, and 295 primary care nurse practitioner records in Maryland.

The 8 primary care nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Danielle Destfino, CRNP, FNP-CCumberland, MD 215021841625654
  2. Landry Deuboue, NURSE PRACTITIONERCumberland, MD 215021013337252
  3. Christiane Garcia, CRNPCumberland, MD 215021760925507
  4. Linda Gee, NPCumberland, MD 215021518946219
  5. Jessica McCarty, FNP-CCumberland, MD 215021336902881
  6. Lala Miner, CRNPCumberland, MD 215021003417163
  7. Jeffery Natale, MSN, CRNPCumberland, MD 215021194382440
  8. Glory OdigieCumberland, MD 215021740823434

Common questions

What is Edward Herbert Howard, NP's NPI number?

Edward Herbert Howard, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730841727, issued on Oct 7, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward Herbert Howard, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11604 Bedford RD NE, Cumberland, MD, 21502. Phone: (301) 724-1144. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward Herbert Howard, NP's license?

NPPES lists Maryland license number ACOO4556, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Edward Herbert Howard, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edward Herbert Howard, NP had 316 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among primary care nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,492. 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.