NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Gregory Howard Howell, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Kansas City, MO

Gregory Howard Howell, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Kansas City, Missouri, and NPI 1275578007, issued on Jun 17, 2006. Check the license (Missouri 2002005320, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; 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
1275578007
Name
Gregory Howard Howell
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
2002005320 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4321 Washington St, Kansas City, MO 64111
Phone
(816) 756-2255
Enumerated
Jun 17, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 16, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(816) 931-4020
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040427001439); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 2000
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 4321 Washington St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Mark Allen, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1457465163
  2. Gwendolyn Arnett, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1083610539
  3. Mark Austenfeld, MDSpecialist1801846910
  4. James Bautz, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1932128790
  5. Emily Beerman, NPAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1194174227
  6. Robert Belt, M.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1710959887

Verify Gregory Howard Howell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

2,318 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.

  1. Gregory Howell2,318
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa377 claims
  2. Trelegy Ellipta234 claims
  3. Montelukast Sodium185 claims
  4. Prednisone166 claims
  5. Breo Ellipta137 claims
  6. Ofev119 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.5 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score86.7
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%99.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

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

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Saint Lukes Physician Group IncLees Summit, MO

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Gregory Howard Howell among 332 pulmonary disease physician records in Missouri

Gregory Howard Howell, M.D. is one of 332 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 85% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 50% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2003 among the 246 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2017 · 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 207RP1001X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Missouri

There are 332 pulmonary disease physician records in Missouri.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Diana Dark, MDKansas City, MO 641111831181254
  2. Monisha Das Ireland, M.DKansas City, MO 641111972693919
  3. Lees Forsythe, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641111821099979
  4. Shais Jallu, MDKansas City, MO 641111821246562
  5. Vincent Lem, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641111366444143
  6. Benjamin Mulloy, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641111205156957
  7. Justin Ranes, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641111932182532
  8. Gary Ripple, MDKansas City, MO 641111427027366

Common questions

What is Gregory Howard Howell, M.D.'s NPI number?

Gregory Howard Howell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275578007, issued on Jun 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Gregory Howard Howell, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4321 Washington St, Kansas City, MO, 64111. Phone: (816) 756-2255. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Gregory Howard Howell, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2002005320, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Gregory Howard Howell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Gregory Howard Howell, M.D. had 2,318 Medicare Part D claims for 298 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Gregory Howard Howell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.