NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heather Ann Howard, PA

Medical Physician Assistant · Fort Pierce, FL

Heather Ann Howard, PA is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Fort Pierce, Florida, and NPI 1780690891, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (Florida PA9102302, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780690891
Name
Heather Ann Howard
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
License number
PA9102302 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1801 S 23RD St # 9, Fort Pierce, FL 34950
Phone
(772) 465-4220
Enumerated
Jul 31, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 17, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(772) 465-4251
Medicaid ID
008741500 FL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040607000527); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024

3,595 Medicare Part D claims for 374 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Heather Howard3,595
  2. Specialty average1,148

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium286 claims
  2. Lisinopril196 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate195 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium136 claims
  5. Gabapentin122 claims
  6. Metoprolol Tartrate104 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $80.69

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Heather Howard$80.69
  2. Specialty average$1,055.00

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

  1. Access Health Care Physicians LLCFort Pierce, FL

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

Heather Ann Howard among 2,776 medical physician assistant records in Florida

Heather Ann Howard, PA is one of 2,776 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Florida. 73% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2013 among the 1,278 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 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 363AM0700X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Physician Assistant providers in Florida

There are 2,776 medical physician assistant records in Florida.

The 8 medical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Danielle Dean, PHYSICIAN ASSTFort Pierce, FL 349501669565693
  2. Jean Dossous, MD.Fort Pierce, FL 349501083931901
  3. Robert Schaffer, P.A.Fort Pierce, FL 349501689770182
  4. Michael Swanson, PA-CFort Pierce, FL 349501760887210
  5. Tracey Ann Warren, PAFort Pierce, FL 349501336152172
  6. S0nia Bennett, MDPort St Lucie, FL 349521942018742
  7. Jennifer Brody, PA-CPort St Lucie, FL 349521932561768
  8. Karen DyerPort St Lucie, FL 349521447296132

Common questions

What is Heather Ann Howard, PA's NPI number?

Heather Ann Howard, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780690891, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heather Ann Howard, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 S 23RD St # 9, Fort Pierce, FL, 34950. Phone: (772) 465-4220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heather Ann Howard, PA's license?

NPPES lists Florida license number PA9102302, 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 Heather Ann Howard, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heather Ann Howard, PA had 3,595 Medicare Part D claims for 374 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

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.