Ernest Joseph Howard, DMD
Dentist · Greenville, SC
Ernest Joseph Howard, DMD is a dentist with a practice address in Greenville, South Carolina, and NPI 1386704153, issued on Dec 11, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina SC2727, as entered in NPPES) with the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernest Joseph Howard
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- SC2727 SC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 18 Pelham RD, Greenville, SC 29615
- Phone
- (864) 233-3344
- Enumerated
- Dec 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (864) 233-8497
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 18 Pelham RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Marvin AndersonGeneral Practice Dentistry1487794806
Verify Ernest Joseph Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich South Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license SC2727Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
30 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $15.53
1 payment: gift; the largest payer was Benco Dental Supply Co. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Ernest Joseph Howard among 1,124 dentist records in South Carolina
Ernest Joseph Howard, DMD is one of 1,124 dentist records with a practice address in South Carolina. 66% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Dentist providers in South Carolina
There are 1,124 dentist records in South Carolina.
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The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Armstrong, D.D.S.Greenville, SC 296151184781007
- Patrick Breaux, DDS,PAGreenville, SC 296151124266853
- Hubert Burton, DMDGreenville, SC 296151689894172
- Earl Cherry, DMDGreenville, SC 296151801954367
- Thomas Clark, DDSGreenville, SC 296151558675249
- Jill Colson, DMDGreenville, SC 296151306055405
- Clarence Hamrick, DMDGreenville, SC 296151033251426
- Leor Lindner, D.M.D.Greenville, SC 296151033279336
Common questions
What is Ernest Joseph Howard, DMD's NPI number?
Ernest Joseph Howard, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386704153, issued on Dec 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernest Joseph Howard, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 18 Pelham RD, Greenville, SC, 29615. Phone: (864) 233-3344. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernest Joseph Howard, DMD's license?
NPPES lists South Carolina license number SC2727, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ernest Joseph Howard, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernest Joseph Howard, DMD had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 17 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.