Howard Y. Josephs, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Two Harbors, MN
Howard Y. Josephs, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Two Harbors, Minnesota, and NPI 1033144894, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 33549, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Y. Josephs
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 33549 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1010 4TH St, Two Harbors, MN 55616
- Phone
- (218) 834-7700
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 28, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (218) 834-7727
- Medicaid ID
- 788503200 MN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060220000306); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1010 4TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Debbie Allert, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1205861051
- Bradley Alm, RNRegistered Nurse1396764510
- Lisa Bucklew, PHARMACY TECHNICIANPharmacy Technician1366771420
- Cathleen Cox, RNRegistered Nurse1174542526
- Joan Gelineau, RNRegistered Nurse1881619872
- Kathleen Goedel, NPRegistered Nurse1386675916
Verify Howard Y. Josephs in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 33549Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
147 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Losartan Potassium17 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium15 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate11 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 one group practice
- St. Luke's Hospital OF DuluthTwo Harbors, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Y. Josephs among 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota
Howard Y. Josephs, M.D. is one of 3,985 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 74% 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, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2006 among the 2,483 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Two Harbors
They are 10 of the 97 NPPES records with a practice address in Two Harbors, and 3,985 family medicine physician records in Minnesota.
All 3,985 in Minnesota → Every provider in Two Harbors → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Debbie Allert, M.D.Two Harbors, MN 556161205861051
- Lee Cohen, MDTwo Harbors, MN 556161487671053
- Trevor Diercks, DOTwo Harbors, MN 556161952864076
- Elizabeth Feist, MDTwo Harbors, MN 556161730536590
- Eric Hanhan, MDTwo Harbors, MN 556161245688878
- Lucas Henningsen, MDTwo Harbors, MN 556161164045647
- Shawn McMahon, M.D.Two Harbors, MN 556161871528646
- Thomas Peterson, M.D.Two Harbors, MN 556161104851971
Common questions
What is Howard Y. Josephs, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard Y. Josephs, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033144894, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Y. Josephs, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1010 4TH St, Two Harbors, MN, 55616. Phone: (218) 834-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Y. Josephs, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 33549, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard Y. Josephs, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Y. Josephs, M.D. had 147 Medicare Part D claims for 61 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.