Gabriela Kirk Howard, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Lexington, KY
Gabriela Kirk Howard, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1174817472, issued on Jun 3, 2011. Check the license (Kentucky 47525, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gabriela Kirk Howard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 47525 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1740 Nicholasville RD, Lexington, KY 40503
- Phone
- (859) 260-6348
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2011
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 260-4350
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140926001219); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gabriela Kirk Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 47525Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
449 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 33 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ondansetron Odt25 claims
- Prednisone25 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate22 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium21 claims
- Cefuroxime19 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium15 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): 95.5 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gabriela Kirk Howard among 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky
Gabriela Kirk Howard, MD is one of 1,526 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 64% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 64% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 1,025 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
259 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 259 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 1,526 internal medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is Gabriela Kirk Howard, MD's NPI number?
Gabriela Kirk Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174817472, issued on Jun 3, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gabriela Kirk Howard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1740 Nicholasville RD, Lexington, KY, 40503. Phone: (859) 260-6348. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gabriela Kirk Howard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 47525, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Gabriela Kirk Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gabriela Kirk Howard, MD had 449 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Gabriela Kirk Howard, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 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.