Ericka N. Howard, MD
Gastroenterology Physician · Richardson, TX
Ericka N. Howard, MD is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Richardson, Texas, and NPI 1720578172, issued on May 11, 2018. Check the license (Texas U9272, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ericka N. Howard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- U9272 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2821 E President George Bush Hwy Ste 505, Richardson, TX 75082
- Phone
- (469) 204-4800
- Enumerated
- May 11, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jan 20, 2025
- Fax
- (469) 204-4806
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240724000448); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2821 E President George Bush Hwy Ste 505
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- David Didlake, AG-ACNPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1215664768
- Mary McKean, NPCritical Care Medicine Nurse Practitioner1649639683
- Tarek Sawas, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1922396001
Verify Ericka N. Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license U9272Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
95 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium19 claims
- Gavilyte-G17 claims
- Peg-3350 And Electrolytes14 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $648.83
14 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
- MedhealthRichardson, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ericka N. Howard among 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas
Ericka N. Howard, MD is one of 1,478 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Texas. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 91% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 91% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2003 among the 1,175 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207RG0100X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Texas
There are 1,478 gastroenterology physician records in Texas.
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The 8 gastroenterology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jacqueline Chen, MDRichardson, TX 750821578977963
- Abdul Hamid El Chafic, M.DRichardson, TX 750821215168760
- Xinqing Fan, MDRichardson, TX 750821265636823
- John Hyatt, M.D.Richardson, TX 750821881626091
- Sripathi Kethu, M.D.Richardson, TX 750821801840111
- Veena Kumaravel, M.D.Richardson, TX 750821366673949
- Krupa Patel, MDRichardson, TX 750821083001903
- Tarek Sawas, M.D.Richardson, TX 750821922396001
Common questions
What is Ericka N. Howard, MD's NPI number?
Ericka N. Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720578172, issued on May 11, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ericka N. Howard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2821 E President George Bush Hwy Ste 505, Richardson, TX, 75082. Phone: (469) 204-4800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ericka N. Howard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number U9272, 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 Ericka N. Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ericka N. Howard, MD had 95 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. 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.