Howard C. Harper, MD
Surgery Physician · Opelika, AL
Howard C. Harper, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Opelika, Alabama, and NPI 1184654592, issued on Jul 3, 2006. Check the license (Alabama 00022066, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard C. Harper
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 00022066 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 121 N 20TH St, Opelika, AL 36801
- Phone
- (334) 745-6271
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 12, 2026
- Fax
- (334) 742-9879
- Medicaid ID
- 009901305 AL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050627001219); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest surgery physician records → All 445 in Alabama → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 121 N 20TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- William Adkins, MDSurgery Physician1619908076
- Sylvia Anderson, N.P.Primary Care Nurse Practitioner1083790539
- Amy Aquadro, PA-CPhysician Assistant1821284365
- Ashley Blair, CRNPNurse Practitioner1780077149
- Justin Campbell, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1427237080
- Thomas Chase, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1386691970
Verify Howard C. Harper in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 00022066Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
145 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 60 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen47 claims
- Clopidogrel19 claims
- Ssd17 claims
- Tramadol Hcl13 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): 98.5 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: $130.53
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Artivion, 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 3 group practices
- Mobridge Regional HospitalMobridge, SD
- Surgical Clinic PCOpelika, AL
- Wishek Hospital-Clinic AssociationWishek, ND
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard C. Harper among 445 surgery physician records in Alabama
Howard C. Harper, MD is one of 445 surgery physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 82% 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, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 56% 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 Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 surgery physician records list a practice address in Opelika
They are 9 of the 797 NPPES records with a practice address in Opelika, and 445 surgery physician records in Alabama.
All 445 in Alabama → Every provider in Opelika → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Adkins, MDOpelika, AL 368011619908076
- Harold Foster, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011811925738
- Scott Gilchrist, MDOpelika, AL 368011053975805
- Morgan Hull, MDOpelika, AL 368011326434895
- Allen Lazenby, MDOpelika, AL 368011912937210
- James Lock, MDOpelika, AL 368011194757179
- Jacqueline Morris, MDOpelika, AL 368011407436736
- John Thomas, MDOpelika, AL 368011558393470
Common questions
What is Howard C. Harper, MD's NPI number?
Howard C. Harper, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184654592, issued on Jul 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard C. Harper, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 121 N 20TH St, Opelika, AL, 36801. Phone: (334) 745-6271. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard C. Harper, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number 00022066, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard C. Harper, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard C. Harper, MD had 145 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard C. Harper, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.5 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.