Erin G. Howard, PA
Physician Assistant · Boone, NC
Erin G. Howard, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Boone, North Carolina, and NPI 1982924486, issued on Jun 7, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-04504, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Erin G. Howard
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 0010-04504 NC
5816 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 169 Birch St, Boone, NC 28607
- Phone
- (828) 264-4553
- Enumerated
- Jun 7, 2010
- Record last updated
- Oct 22, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 262-3649
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140102000943); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 169 Birch St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Brett Summey, M.D.Dermatology Physician1578763140
- Brittain Tulbert, M.D.Dermatology Physician1700197423
- Aaron Westphal, M.D.MOHS-Micrographic Surgery Physician1164479960
Verify Erin G. Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 0010-04504Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
1,551 Medicare Part D claims for 567 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Ketoconazole220 claims
- Hydrocortisone214 claims
- Triamcinolone Acetonide136 claims
- Mupirocin118 claims
- Clobetasol Propionate115 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate88 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): 92.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $301.51
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
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
- Boone Dermatology ClinicBoone, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Erin G. Howard among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina
Erin G. Howard, PA is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 30% of these records are older, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 35% 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 North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
42 physician assistant records list a practice address in Boone
They are 42 of the 978 NPPES records with a practice address in Boone, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.
All 9,279 in North Carolina → Every provider in Boone → Physician Assistant nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Erin G. Howard, PA's NPI number?
Erin G. Howard, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982924486, issued on Jun 7, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Erin G. Howard, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 169 Birch St, Boone, NC, 28607. Phone: (828) 264-4553. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Erin G. Howard, PA's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-04504, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Erin G. Howard, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Erin G. Howard, PA had 1,551 Medicare Part D claims for 567 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Erin G. Howard, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.3 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.
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.