Ernest Lee Howard, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Atlanta, GA
Ernest Lee Howard, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Atlanta, Georgia, and NPI 1568449478, issued on Dec 30, 2005. Check the license (Georgia 029003, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ernest Lee Howard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 029003 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 315 Boulevard NE, Atlanta, GA 30312
- Phone
- (404) 659-5909
- Enumerated
- Dec 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 4, 2024
- Fax
- (770) 399-9449
- Medicaid ID
- 00399341C GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051129000914); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1985
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ernest Lee Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 029003Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
8,938 Medicare Part D claims for 804 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 7,101 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen3,341 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen1,342 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl854 claims
- Pregabalin685 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er650 claims
- Tramadol Hcl409 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: $522.73
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Collegium Pharmaceutical, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 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
- Rehabilitation Physicians OF Georgia, P.C.Cumming, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ernest Lee Howard among 317 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Georgia
Ernest Lee Howard, M.D. is one of 317 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 67% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2008 among the 187 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Georgia
There are 317 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Georgia.
All 317 in Georgia → Every provider in Atlanta → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Angela Beninga, D.O,Atlanta, GA 303091386867356
- Wesley Chay, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091871790394
- Michael Chu, D.O.Atlanta, GA 303091154718815
- Andrew Dennison, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091891971149
- Anna Elmers, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091063696813
- Jonah Fox, M.D.Atlanta, GA 303091750593661
Common questions
What is Ernest Lee Howard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ernest Lee Howard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568449478, issued on Dec 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ernest Lee Howard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 315 Boulevard NE, Atlanta, GA, 30312. Phone: (404) 659-5909. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ernest Lee Howard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 029003, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ernest Lee Howard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ernest Lee Howard, M.D. had 8,938 Medicare Part D claims for 804 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ernest Lee Howard, M.D.'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.