Heather E. Howe, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Montrose, CO
Heather E. Howe, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Montrose, Colorado, and NPI 1396990123, issued on Nov 20, 2008. Check the license (Colorado CDR.0001870, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Heather E. Howe
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License numbers
- CDR.0001870 CO
35.126970 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 904 S 4TH St, Montrose, CO 81401
- Phone
- (970) 252-2753
- Enumerated
- Nov 20, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 27, 2026
- Fax
- (970) 240-7330
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220827000319); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pulmonary disease physician records → All 288 in Colorado → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 904 S 4TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Lee Ettinger, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1235112129
- Jimmy Gilbert, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1629040936
- Andrew Hersh, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1285924480
- Miriam Reed, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1871104703
Verify Heather E. Howe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license CDR.0001870Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
778 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 68% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta82 claims
- Anoro Ellipta64 claims
- Breo Ellipta59 claims
- Stiolto Respimat52 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa49 claims
- Prednisone47 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): 38.3 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $34.88
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Montrose Memorial Hospital, IncMontrose, CO
- Southwest Health System IncCortez, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Heather E. Howe among 288 pulmonary disease physician records in Colorado
Heather E. Howe, MD is one of 288 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 65% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 210 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 59% 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 Colorado 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 Colorado
There are 288 pulmonary disease physician records in Colorado.
All 288 in Colorado → Every provider in Montrose → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lee Ettinger, M.D.Montrose, CO 814011235112129
- Jimmy Gilbert, MDMontrose, CO 814011629040936
- Andrew Hersh, MDMontrose, CO 814011285924480
- Bruce Suckling, M.D.Montrose, CO 814011891749495
- Sara Knutson, MDDelta, CO 814161073559944
- Omar McTabi, D.O.Delta, CO 814161932587003
- Peter Razma, MDCortez, CO 813211609867183
- Erin Crowley, M.D.Durango, CO 813011316263197
Common questions
What is Heather E. Howe, MD's NPI number?
Heather E. Howe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396990123, issued on Nov 20, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Heather E. Howe, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 904 S 4TH St, Montrose, CO, 81401. Phone: (970) 252-2753. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Heather E. Howe, MD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number CDR.0001870, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Heather E. Howe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Heather E. Howe, MD had 778 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Heather E. Howe, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 38.3 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.