NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Graham Lee Howorth, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Alexander City, AL

Graham Lee Howorth, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Alexander City, Alabama, and NPI 1881709095, issued on Aug 20, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00011454, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1881709095
Name
Graham Lee Howorth
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
00011454 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1120 Airport Drive, Alexander City, AL 35010
Phone
(256) 234-0989
Enumerated
Aug 20, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 21, 2022
Fax
(256) 234-3114
Medicaid ID
000081274 AL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100809000225); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 1989
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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Verify Graham Lee Howorth in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
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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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3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

1,317 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 398 claims were for opioids.

  1. Graham Howorth1,317
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone405 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen286 claims
  3. Diclofenac Sodium121 claims
  4. Naproxen117 claims
  5. Celecoxib107 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl100 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): 79.4 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score58.8
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Industry payments in 2024: $2,056.56

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Djo, LLC. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Graham Howorth$2,057
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Graham Lee Howorth among 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama

Graham Lee Howorth, MD is one of 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 83% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2002 among the 230 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Alexander City

They are 2 of the 197 NPPES records with a practice address in Alexander City, and 340 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Alabama.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Steven Baker, MDAlexander City, AL 350101972966570
  2. William Lindsay, M.D.Alabaster, AL 350071700998416
  3. Michael Patterson, M.D.Alabaster, AL 350071811934086
  4. John Curtis, MDBessemer, AL 350221487622031
  5. Steven Fuller, D.O.Cullman, AL 350551316054117
  6. Robert Ward, M.D.Cullman, AL 350551457468399
  7. Vincent Bergquist, MDCullman, AL 350581174595912
  8. David Dueland, MDCullman, AL 350581801838032

Common questions

What is Graham Lee Howorth, MD's NPI number?

Graham Lee Howorth, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881709095, issued on Aug 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Graham Lee Howorth, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1120 Airport Drive, Alexander City, AL, 35010. Phone: (256) 234-0989. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Graham Lee Howorth, MD's license?

NPPES lists Alabama license number 00011454, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Graham Lee Howorth, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Graham Lee Howorth, MD had 1,317 Medicare Part D claims for 448 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Graham Lee Howorth, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.4 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.