NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Erin Colleen Howell, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Albuquerque, NM

Erin Colleen Howell, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and NPI 1518369313, issued on Sep 23, 2014. Check the license (New Mexico MD2022-1148, as entered in NPPES) on the New Mexico Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1518369313
Name
Erin Colleen Howell
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
MD2022-1148 NM
140246 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2211 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87106
Phone
(505) 272-2111
Enumerated
Sep 23, 2014
Record last updated
Mar 20, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230201002373); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2211 Lomas Blvd NE

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Bessie Abraham, M.DAnesthesiology Physician1053790709
  2. Aaron Abramowski, AAAnesthesiologist Assistant1760832869
  3. Katherine Adam, NNP-BCCritical Care Neonatal Nurse Practitioner1245941053
  4. Kari Adams, APRNCritical Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner1609267434
  5. Irene Agostini, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1467418475
  6. Lucas AkesStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1255932547

Verify Erin Colleen Howell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Mexico Medical Board
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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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score81.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%57.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $90.27

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. 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.

  1. Erin Howell$90.27
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Unm Medical Group IncAlbuquerque, NM

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Erin Colleen Howell among 236 surgery physician records in New Mexico

Erin Colleen Howell, M.D. is one of 236 surgery physician records with a practice address in New Mexico. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 81% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 81% of these records are older, 15% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2007 among the 135 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 58% 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 New Mexico practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in New Mexico

There are 236 surgery physician records in New Mexico.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hector Arredondo, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061255411633
  2. Gregory Borah, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061235208059
  3. Leann Chavez, M.D.Albuquerque, NM 871061720286891
  4. Sean Coston, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061609961887
  5. Amy Davis, CNPAlbuquerque, NM 871061841384237
  6. Alberto Dominguez Ventura, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061275519332
  7. Charlie Doss, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061356480370
  8. Edwin Hatch, MDAlbuquerque, NM 871061346334729

Common questions

What is Erin Colleen Howell, M.D.'s NPI number?

Erin Colleen Howell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518369313, issued on Sep 23, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Erin Colleen Howell, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2211 Lomas Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM, 87106. Phone: (505) 272-2111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Erin Colleen Howell, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists New Mexico license number MD2022-1148, as entered by the provider. Search the New Mexico Medical Board at https://www.nmmb.state.nm.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Erin Colleen Howell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.2 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.