Howard Drexel Dobson, MD
Surgery Physician · Rockledge, FL
Howard Drexel Dobson, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Rockledge, Florida, and NPI 1417992454, issued on Jun 16, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME95065, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Drexel Dobson
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- ME95065 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1133 Seminole Dr, Rockledge, FL 32955
- Phone
- (321) 637-2975
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 30, 2025
- Fax
- (321) 433-1935
- Medicaid ID
- 276572100 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061227000298); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Miami, Lm Miller School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1133 Seminole Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Nicole Bairossi, MDSurgery Physician1679601942
- George Christophi, MD, PHDGastroenterology Physician1174818058
- Kenneth Korey, MDSurgery Physician1568430486
- Jose Mejia, MDSurgery Physician1679573638
- Claudia O'Brien, APRNAdult Health Nurse Practitioner1275185241
- Anthony Perella, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1679519516
Verify Howard Drexel Dobson in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME95065Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
47 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 24 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl23 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: $258.63
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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 one group practice
- Orlando Health Medical Group IncRockledge, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Drexel Dobson among 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida
Howard Drexel Dobson, MD is one of 1,887 surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 77% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2004 among the 1,170 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 208600000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,887 surgery physician records in Florida.
All 1,887 in Florida → Every provider in Rockledge → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nicole Bairossi, MDRockledge, FL 329551679601942
- Kenneth Korey, MDRockledge, FL 329551568430486
- Michael Lane, MDRockledge, FL 329551295766640
- Jose Mejia, MDRockledge, FL 329551679573638
- James Palermo, MDRockledge, FL 329551336221779
- Leah Plumblee, MD, MSRockledge, FL 329551780118349
- Diego Velarde, MDRockledge, FL 329551215959721
- Joseph Bedway, M.D.Sebastian, FL 329581639320880
Common questions
What is Howard Drexel Dobson, MD's NPI number?
Howard Drexel Dobson, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417992454, issued on Jun 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Drexel Dobson, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1133 Seminole Dr, Rockledge, FL, 32955. Phone: (321) 637-2975. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Drexel Dobson, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME95065, 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 Howard Drexel Dobson, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Drexel Dobson, MD had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.