Howard Kenneth Bland, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Laguna Woods, CA
Howard Kenneth Bland, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Laguna Woods, California, and NPI 1336156769, issued on Aug 1, 2006. Check the license (California A61709, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Kenneth Bland
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- A61709 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 24331 EL Toro RD Ste 330, Laguna Woods, CA 92637
- Phone
- (949) 716-0833
- Enumerated
- Aug 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 21, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040811000547); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 24331 EL Toro RD Ste 330
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Howard Kenneth Bland in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license A61709Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
7,206 Medicare Part D claims for 600 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 432 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium311 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen270 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium229 claims
- Losartan Potassium197 claims
- Alprazolam184 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate162 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: $29.74
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Centers For Family Medicine GPSeal Beach, CA
- Healthcare Partners Affiliates Medical GroupLaguna Hills, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
6 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Laguna Woods
They are 6 of the 185 NPPES records with a practice address in Laguna Woods, and 17,133 family medicine physician records in California.
All 6 in Laguna Woods → All 17,133 in California → Every provider in Laguna Woods →
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Common questions
What is Howard Kenneth Bland, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard Kenneth Bland, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336156769, issued on Aug 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Kenneth Bland, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 24331 EL Toro RD Ste 330, Laguna Woods, CA, 92637. Phone: (949) 716-0833. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Kenneth Bland, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists California license number A61709, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard Kenneth Bland, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Kenneth Bland, M.D. had 7,206 Medicare Part D claims for 600 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.