NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Howard E. Herrell, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Greeneville, TN

Howard E. Herrell, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Greeneville, Tennessee, and NPI 1043404601, issued on Aug 28, 2007. Check the license (Tennessee MD42996, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee 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
1043404601
Name
Howard E. Herrell
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
License numbers
MD42996 TN
42996 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1424 Tusculum Blvd, Greeneville, TN 37745
Phone
(423) 783-5560
Enumerated
Aug 28, 2007
Record last updated
Jan 5, 2026
Fax
(423) 783-5563
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080612000739); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
East Tennessee State University Quillen College Of Medicine, 2004
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024

560 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Howard Herrell560
  2. Specialty average165

Most prescribed

  1. Estradiol111 claims
  2. Myrbetriq25 claims
  3. Alendronate Sodium23 claims
  4. Ibuprofen21 claims
  5. Trazodone Hcl20 claims
  6. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro19 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: $40.34

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Howard Herrell$40.34
  2. Specialty average$1,030.61

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

  1. Takoma Regional Hospital IncGreeneville, TN

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

Howard E. Herrell among 815 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Tennessee

Howard E. Herrell, MD is one of 815 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 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 2007, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 53% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2005 among the 522 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207V00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in Tennessee

There are 815 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Tennessee.

The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amber Mullins, M.D.Greeneville, TN 377431215295324
  2. Harry Nelson, MDGreeneville, TN 377431497837132
  3. Robert Konigsberg, D.O.Greenback, TN 377421669880894
  4. Penny Knight, M.D.Jefferson City, TN 377601255339784
  5. John Semmer, MDJefferson City, TN 377601508883000
  6. Cathleen Suto, M.D.Jellico, TN 377621013902527
  7. Kimberly Ballard, MDMaryville, TN 378041851360812
  8. Kimberly Collins, MDMaryville, TN 378041528037348

Common questions

What is Howard E. Herrell, MD's NPI number?

Howard E. Herrell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043404601, issued on Aug 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard E. Herrell, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1424 Tusculum Blvd, Greeneville, TN, 37745. Phone: (423) 783-5560. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard E. Herrell, MD's license?

NPPES lists Tennessee license number MD42996, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Howard E. Herrell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Howard E. Herrell, MD had 560 Medicare Part D claims for 109 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.