Fred I. Howard, MD
Surgery Physician · Lake Wales, FL
Fred I. Howard, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Lake Wales, Florida, and NPI 1447228614, issued on Mar 14, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME82331, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Fred I. Howard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- ME82331 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 451 S 11TH St, Lake Wales, FL 33853
- Phone
- (863) 679-1986
- Enumerated
- Mar 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 26, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (863) 676-3126
- Medicaid ID
- 261553300 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100318000664); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Fred I. Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME82331Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
482 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 191 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen163 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate50 claims
- Levofloxacin33 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl31 claims
- Cephalexin24 claims
- Tramadol Hcl17 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): 94.9 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: $434.12
8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Kerecis Limited. 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Florida Hospital Medical Group IncLake Wales, FL
- Florida Hospital Physician Group IncTampa, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Fred I. Howard among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
Fred I. Howard, MD is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2004 among the 1,170 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 50% 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 Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.
All 1,887 in Florida → Every provider in Lake Wales → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Dinesh Arora, MDLake Wales, FL 338531104323641
- Buck Scott, M.D.Lake Wales, FL 338531528402435
- Mazvita Simoyi, MDLake Wales, FL 338531578980751
- Vincent Carifi, M.D.Davenport, FL 338371669478087
- Mel Garrovillo, M.D.Davenport, FL 338371578590014
- Allison Mills, DNP, NP-CDavenport, FL 338371144851502
- Chrispin OtondiDavenport, FL 338371144727082
- Perumalswamy Rajaram, MDDavenport, FL 338371770597569
Common questions
What is Fred I. Howard, MD's NPI number?
Fred I. Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447228614, issued on Mar 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Fred I. Howard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 451 S 11TH St, Lake Wales, FL, 33853. Phone: (863) 679-1986. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Fred I. Howard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME82331, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Fred I. Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Fred I. Howard, MD had 482 Medicare Part D claims for 132 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Fred I. Howard, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.9 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.