NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Howard L. Martin, MD

Dermatopathology (Pathology) Physician · Houston, TX

Howard L. Martin, MD is a dermatopathology (pathology) physician with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1366421927, issued on Jan 12, 2006. Check the license (Texas K6969, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1366421927
Name
Howard L. Martin
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Dermatopathology (Pathology) Physician 207ZD0900X
License number
K6969 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4131 Directors Row, Houston, TX 77092
Phone
(877) 697-2447
Enumerated
Jan 12, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 22, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(855) 697-2447
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20191016003293); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1997
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 4131 Directors Row

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

  1. Nicole Bender, M.D.Dermatopathology Physician1134515752
  2. Nyasha Bullock, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1932337631
  3. John Cangelosi, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1831393438
  4. Jason Gregorio, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1467643643
  5. Keagan Lee, M.D.Anatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1750540613
  6. Mark Matthews, M.D.Anatomic Pathology Physician1083694418

Verify Howard L. Martin in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $13.38

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 88 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,171.38 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Howard Martin$13.38
  2. Specialty average$1,171.38

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. Sagis PLLCHouston, TX

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

Howard L. Martin among 26 dermatopathology (pathology) physician records in Texas

Howard L. Martin, MD is one of 26 dermatopathology (pathology) physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2006, is newer than 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 1999 among the 15 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 73% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207ZD0900X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Dermatopathology (Pathology) Physician providers in Texas

There are 26 dermatopathology (pathology) physician records in Texas.

The 8 dermatopathology (pathology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Amber Smith, M.D.Houston, TX 770921083980098
  2. Daniel Cohen, M.D., PH.D.Houston, TX 770301912226812
  3. Jonathan Curry, MDHouston, TX 770301144200767
  4. Abdul Diwan, M.D. PHDHouston, TX 770301154427201
  5. Harry Evans, M.D.Houston, TX 770301245325737
  6. Pavandeep Gill, MDHouston, TX 770301326658741
  7. Doina Ivan, M.D.Houston, TX 770301558388629
  8. Victor Prieto, M.D. PHDHouston, TX 770301134212863

Common questions

What is Howard L. Martin, MD's NPI number?

Howard L. Martin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366421927, issued on Jan 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard L. Martin, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4131 Directors Row, Houston, TX, 77092. Phone: (877) 697-2447. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard L. Martin, MD's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number K6969, 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.

What is Howard L. Martin, MD's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.