NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Howard Paul Blount, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Greenville, SC

Howard Paul Blount, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Greenville, South Carolina, and NPI 1851337471, issued on Jun 21, 2006. Check the license (South Carolina 83289, as entered in NPPES) on the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners; 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
1851337471
Name
Howard Paul Blount
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
83289 SC
29340 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
6119 White Horse RD Ste 14, Greenville, SC 29611
Phone
(864) 614-7001
Enumerated
Jun 21, 2006
Record last updated
May 14, 2025
Medicaid ID
3815083 TN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191231001104); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Uniformed Services Uhs Fe Hebert School Of Med, 1987
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 6119 White Horse RD Ste 14

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

  1. Kathryn DenhofFamily Nurse Practitioner1649934571
  2. Jeremy Fuller, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1841821162
  3. Jamie Goodman, DOFamily Medicine Physician1013956663
  4. Lakeisha Henderson, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1346613213
  5. Katherine Lumpkin, D.O.Internal Medicine Physician1346477254
  6. Cynthia Morris, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1366806069

Verify Howard Paul Blount in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Carolina 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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63% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

5,766 Medicare Part D claims for 812 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 131 claims were for opioids.

  1. Howard Blount5,766
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium308 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium249 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium220 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate158 claims
  5. Lisinopril143 claims
  6. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa136 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Oak Street Health Physicians Group OF South Carolina LLCGreenville, SC

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

Howard Paul Blount among 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina

Howard Paul Blount, MD is one of 2,700 family medicine physician records with a practice address in South Carolina. 78% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 1,638 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 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 207Q00000X and a South Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

217 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Greenville

They are 217 of the 10,264 NPPES records with a practice address in Greenville, and 2,700 family medicine physician records in South Carolina.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rebecca Barksdale, M.D.Greenville, SC 296111215915343
  2. James Cochran, MDGreenville, SC 296111336116532
  3. Brandon Crouch, M.D.Greenville, SC 296111730479718
  4. Kurt Gandenberger, MDGreenville, SC 296111386681526
  5. Jamie Goodman, DOGreenville, SC 296111013956663
  6. Thomas Johns, MDGreenville, SC 296111942243589
  7. Justine Liptak, MDGreenville, SC 296111053491209
  8. Don McNeel, MDGreenville, SC 296111609860394

Common questions

What is Howard Paul Blount, MD's NPI number?

Howard Paul Blount, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851337471, issued on Jun 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard Paul Blount, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6119 White Horse RD Ste 14, Greenville, SC, 29611. Phone: (864) 614-7001. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard Paul Blount, MD's license?

NPPES lists South Carolina license number 83289, as entered by the provider. Search the South Carolina Board of Medical Examiners at https://verify.llronline.com/LicLookup/Med/Med.aspx?div=22. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Howard Paul Blount, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Howard Paul Blount, MD had 5,766 Medicare Part D claims for 812 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.