Howard Jeffrey Schwartz, M.D.
Gastroenterology Physician · Owings Mills, MD
Howard Jeffrey Schwartz, M.D. is a gastroenterology physician with a practice address in Owings Mills, Maryland, and NPI 1649218595, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D37160, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Jeffrey Schwartz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Gastroenterology Physician 207RG0100X
- License number
- D37160 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 21 Crossroads Dr, Owings Mills, MD 21117
- Phone
- (410) 356-2396
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 9, 2022
- Fax
- (410) 356-0046
- Medicaid ID
- 288441100 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090701000389); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New York University School Of Medicine, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Jeffrey Schwartz in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D37160Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
45% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average gastroenterology physician in 2024
442 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 811 among the 16,445 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium100 claims
- Omeprazole39 claims
- Prednisone23 claims
- Famotidine22 claims
- Creon16 claims
- Sucralfate16 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 84.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $898.75
53 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 13,350 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,015.95 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 one group practice
- Lifebridge Community Gastroenterology LLCPikesville, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Jeffrey Schwartz among 505 gastroenterology physician records in Maryland
Howard Jeffrey Schwartz, M.D. is one of 505 gastroenterology physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 81% 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 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2002 among the 344 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0100X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Gastroenterology Physician providers in Maryland
There are 505 gastroenterology physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is Howard Jeffrey Schwartz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Howard Jeffrey Schwartz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649218595, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Jeffrey Schwartz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 21 Crossroads Dr, Owings Mills, MD, 21117. Phone: (410) 356-2396. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Jeffrey Schwartz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D37160, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Howard Jeffrey Schwartz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Jeffrey Schwartz, M.D. had 442 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among gastroenterology physician prescribers was 811. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Jeffrey Schwartz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.