Howard Woodwind Morningstar, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Ashland, OR
Howard Woodwind Morningstar, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Ashland, Oregon, and NPI 1639275449, issued on Sep 16, 2006. Check the license (Oregon MD19686, as entered in NPPES) on the Oregon Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Woodwind Morningstar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD19686 OR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 534 Washington St, Ashland, OR 97520
- Phone
- (541) 482-2032
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (541) 482-4108
- Medicaid ID
- 082300 OR
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050930000359); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Woodwind Morningstar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersOregon Medical Board
Search for license MD19686Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,212 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 154 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium160 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium129 claims
- Losartan Potassium69 claims
- Lisinopril65 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl60 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate55 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): 65.3 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).
Howard Woodwind Morningstar among 2,847 family medicine physician records in Oregon
Howard Woodwind Morningstar, M.D. is one of 2,847 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Oregon. 75% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2009 among the 1,671 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 57% 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 Oregon practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
33 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Ashland
They are 33 of the 949 NPPES records with a practice address in Ashland, and 2,847 family medicine physician records in Oregon.
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Common questions
What is Howard Woodwind Morningstar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard Woodwind Morningstar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639275449, issued on Sep 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Woodwind Morningstar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 534 Washington St, Ashland, OR, 97520. Phone: (541) 482-2032. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Woodwind Morningstar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Oregon license number MD19686, as entered by the provider. Search the Oregon Medical Board at https://www.oregon.gov/OMB/Pages/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard Woodwind Morningstar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Woodwind Morningstar, M.D. had 2,212 Medicare Part D claims for 240 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Woodwind Morningstar, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 65.3 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.