Howard H. Hood, MD
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician · Spring, TX
Howard H. Hood, MD is a hospice and palliative medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician with a practice address in Spring, Texas, and NPI 1881630218, issued on Jun 22, 2006. Check the license (Texas G4016, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard H. Hood
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician 2081H0002X
- License number
- G4016 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7406 Widmore CT, Spring, TX 77379
- Phone
- (281) 727-6061
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 17, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (832) 201-9708
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181112001384); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 1977
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard H. Hood in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license G4016Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
69% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician in 2024
224 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries, against an average of 724 among the 42 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 13 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone33 claims
- Ibuprofen23 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate20 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl17 claims
- Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro15 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 2 group practices
- Houston ER Physicians, LLCHouston, TX
- Rayford ER Group PLLCSpring, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician providers in Texas
There are 2 hospice and palliative medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician records in Texas.
All 2 in Texas → Every provider in Spring → Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation) Physician nationwide →
The 1 hospice and palliative medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician record with the nearest ZIP codes
- Noe De La Garza, P.T.A.Brownsville, TX 785211003088733
Common questions
What is Howard H. Hood, MD's NPI number?
Howard H. Hood, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881630218, issued on Jun 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard H. Hood, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7406 Widmore CT, Spring, TX, 77379. Phone: (281) 727-6061. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard H. Hood, MD's license?
NPPES lists Texas license number G4016, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard H. Hood, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard H. Hood, MD had 224 Medicare Part D claims for 123 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (physical medicine & rehabilitation) physician prescribers was 724. 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.