Howard B. Short, DMD
Dentist · Colorado Springs, CO
Howard B. Short, DMD is a dentist with a practice address in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and NPI 1487754982, issued on Sep 24, 2006. Check the license (Colorado 106012, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard B. Short
- Credential
- DMD
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 106012 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5739 Constitution Ave, Colorado Springs, CO 80915
- Phone
- (719) 574-7631
- Enumerated
- Sep 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (719) 574-1290
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard B. Short in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado board licenses this profession
Search for license 106012Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
80% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin16 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.
Howard B. Short among 2,020 dentist records in Colorado
Howard B. Short, DMD is one of 2,020 dentist records with a practice address in Colorado. 62% 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 80% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 62% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
222 dentist records list a practice address in Colorado Springs
They are 222 of the 19,771 NPPES records with a practice address in Colorado Springs, and 2,020 dentist records in Colorado.
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Common questions
What is Howard B. Short, DMD's NPI number?
Howard B. Short, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487754982, issued on Sep 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard B. Short, DMD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5739 Constitution Ave, Colorado Springs, CO, 80915. Phone: (719) 574-7631. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard B. Short, DMD's license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number 106012, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Howard B. Short, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard B. Short, DMD had 17 Medicare Part D claims for 14 beneficiaries; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.