Howard Joseph Kapp, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Naples, FL
Howard Joseph Kapp, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Naples, Florida, and NPI 1700825411, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (Florida ME0051957, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Joseph Kapp
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- ME0051957 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 130 Tamiami Trl N, Naples, FL 34102
- Phone
- (239) 624-1700
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 26, 2024
- Fax
- (239) 434-8605
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091214000169); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 130 Tamiami Trl N
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Verify Howard Joseph Kapp in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME0051957Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
2,277 Medicare Part D claims for 955 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam1,474 claims
- Gabapentin516 claims
- Amoxicillin59 claims
- Methylprednisolone59 claims
- Celecoxib58 claims
- Tramadol Hcl15 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 92.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $432.31
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 4 group practices
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncFort Myers, FL
- Neuroscience And Spine Associates PLNaples, FL
- Physiotherapy Associates IncLehigh Acres, FL
- The Moorings IncorporatedNaples, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Joseph Kapp among 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida
Howard Joseph Kapp, MD is one of 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Florida. 80% 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 19% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 19% of these records are older, 45% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2002 among the 974 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Florida
There are 1,470 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Florida.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Herbert Bertram, MDNaples, FL 341021588649586
- Jon Dounchis, MDNaples, FL 341021770537599
- James Huddleston, M.D.Naples, FL 341021568789873
- Matthew Levitsky, MDNaples, FL 341021083145924
- Leon Mead, M.D.Naples, FL 341021952350720
- Patrick Joyner, M.D., M.S.Naples, FL 341081124285853
- Chirag Patel, M.D.Naples, FL 341081407044407
- Christopher Adams, M.D.Naples, FL 341091740266337
Common questions
What is Howard Joseph Kapp, MD's NPI number?
Howard Joseph Kapp, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1700825411, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Joseph Kapp, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 130 Tamiami Trl N, Naples, FL, 34102. Phone: (239) 624-1700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Joseph Kapp, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME0051957, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard Joseph Kapp, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Joseph Kapp, MD had 2,277 Medicare Part D claims for 955 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Joseph Kapp, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 92.6 of 100. 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.