Howard Fertel, D.O.
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician · Southfield, MI
Howard Fertel, D.O. is an emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician with a practice address in Southfield, Michigan, and NPI 1013964337, issued on May 30, 2006. Check the license (Michigan 5101010677, as entered in NPPES) on the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Fertel
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician 207PE0004X
- License number
- 5101010677 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 16001 W 9 Mile RD, Southfield, MI 48075
- Phone
- (248) 849-3000
- Enumerated
- May 30, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 21, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid IDs
- 114441522 MI
114441513 MI
114316542 MI - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070126000073); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 16001 W 9 Mile RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Lauren Addy, DOStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1972355758
- Saif Affas, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1477080752
- Masoud AhmadmehrabiGeneral Practice Physician1669595641
Verify Howard Fertel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMichigan Board of Medicine (LARA)
Search for license 5101010677Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician in 2024
73 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries, against an average of 292 among the 1,653 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Ibuprofen19 claims
- Naproxen16 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): 77.3 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: $133.73
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 489 providers of this specialty with any payment received $337.59 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
- Ihp MI Emergency Medicine PLLCGarden City, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Fertel among 361 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in Michigan
Howard Fertel, D.O. is one of 361 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with a practice address in Michigan. 62% 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 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 1997 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 72% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207PE0004X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Emergency Medical Services (Emergency Medicine) Physician providers in Michigan
There are 361 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records in Michigan.
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The 8 emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mark Bacigal, D.O.Southfield, MI 480751780631549
- Sharon Bajwa, M.D.Southfield, MI 480751124075767
- Robert Edwards, M.D.Southfield, MI 480751720029952
- David Komasara, D.O.Southfield, MI 480751861433302
- John Kulish, M.D.Southfield, MI 480751841231453
- Roger Lewis, M.D.Southfield, MI 480751326089848
- Barbara Nixon, D.O.Southfield, MI 480751780631937
- Steven Rivera, D.O.Southfield, MI 480751720028020
Common questions
What is Howard Fertel, D.O.'s NPI number?
Howard Fertel, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1013964337, issued on May 30, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Fertel, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16001 W 9 Mile RD, Southfield, MI, 48075. Phone: (248) 849-3000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Fertel, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5101010677, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan Board of Medicine (LARA) at https://aca-prod.accela.com/MILARA/GeneralProperty/PropertyLookUp.aspx?isLicensee=Y&TabName=APO. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard Fertel, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Fertel, D.O. had 73 Medicare Part D claims for 32 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medical services (emergency medicine) physician prescribers was 292. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Fertel, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 77.3 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.