NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Howard Wesley Lafferty, DO

Family Medicine Physician · Madison, WV

Howard Wesley Lafferty, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Madison, West Virginia, and NPI 1508066648, issued on Jul 18, 2007. Check the license (West Virginia WV2326, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; 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
1508066648
Name
Howard Wesley Lafferty
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
WV2326 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
701 Madison Ave, Madison, WV 25130
Phone
(304) 369-4250
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2007
Record last updated
Feb 12, 2026
Fax
(304) 369-8808
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090318000188); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2007
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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Also registered at 701 Madison Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Courtney Adkins, DOFamily Medicine Physician1174741672
  2. Jackson Austin, PA-CPhysician Assistant1346763786
  3. Loretta Brown, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1326524422
  4. Andrew Bryant, D.OFamily Medicine Physician1194018093
  5. Kelli Canterbury, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1023427283
  6. Alexandria Carter, DOPediatrics Physician1700413390

Verify Howard Wesley Lafferty in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,924 Medicare Part D claims for 675 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 376 claims were for opioids.

  1. Howard Lafferty6,924
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium360 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate244 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen219 claims
  4. Atorvastatin Calcium206 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium199 claims
  6. Pantoprazole Sodium184 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: $2,431.57

152 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Howard Lafferty$2,431.57
  2. Specialty average$902.55

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 5 group practices

  1. Braxton County Memorial HospitalGassaway, WV
  2. Community Health AssociationRipley, WV
  3. Hospital Development CO.Spencer, WV
  4. Ths Physician Partners IncSouth Charleston, WV
  5. West Virginia Health Care Cooperative IncSummersville, WV

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

Howard Wesley Lafferty among 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia

Howard Wesley Lafferty, DO is one of 1,122 family medicine physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 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 2007, is newer than 51% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 51% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2006 among the 702 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 48% 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 West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

9 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Madison

They are 9 of the 469 NPPES records with a practice address in Madison, and 1,122 family medicine physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Courtney Adkins, DOMadison, WV 251301174741672
  2. Andrew Bryant, D.OMadison, WV 251301194018093
  3. Ronald Chattin, DOMadison, WV 251301770597171
  4. John Cook, DOMadison, WV 251301235231192
  5. Christopher Flanagan, D.O.Madison, WV 251301740224476
  6. Samantha Frazier, DOMadison, WV 251301982132866
  7. Brandy Vannatter, DOMadison, WV 251301184768392
  8. James Walker, DOMadison, WV 251301265412472

Common questions

What is Howard Wesley Lafferty, DO's NPI number?

Howard Wesley Lafferty, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1508066648, issued on Jul 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard Wesley Lafferty, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 701 Madison Ave, Madison, WV, 25130. Phone: (304) 369-4250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard Wesley Lafferty, DO's license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number WV2326, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Howard Wesley Lafferty, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Howard Wesley Lafferty, DO had 6,924 Medicare Part D claims for 675 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.