NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Howard Charles Wascom, CRNA

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist · Baton Rouge, LA

Howard Charles Wascom, CRNA is a certified registered nurse anesthetist with a practice address in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and NPI 1679744684, issued on Mar 18, 2008. Check the license (Louisiana 099146, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1679744684
Name
Howard Charles Wascom
Credential
CRNA
Primary taxonomy
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist 367500000X
License number
099146 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5825 Airline Hwy, Baton Rouge, LA 70805
Phone
(225) 358-1121
Enumerated
Mar 18, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 18, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090824000729); accepts Medicare assignment
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 5825 Airline Hwy

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

  1. Brian Aydell, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1144462060
  2. Bradley Blasiar, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1477812675
  3. Vincent Blum, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1649441486
  4. Sally BrewsterAnatomic Pathology Physician1306978432
  5. Elizabeth Britton, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1437153327
  6. Joni Claville, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1811189087

Verify Howard Charles Wascom in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $17.17

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 24,076 providers of this specialty with any payment received $135.08 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Howard Wascom$17.17
  2. Specialty average$135.08

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Baton Rouge Anesthesia Services LLCBaton Rouge, LA
  2. Zephyr Anesthesia LLCBaton Rouge, LA

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

Howard Charles Wascom among 1,819 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Louisiana

Howard Charles Wascom, CRNA is one of 1,819 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2008, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 44% of these records are older, 51% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • Graduated2007 · median 2011 among the 1,412 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2008 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 367500000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

273 certified registered nurse anesthetist records list a practice address in Baton Rouge

They are 273 of the 12,526 NPPES records with a practice address in Baton Rouge, and 1,819 certified registered nurse anesthetist records in Louisiana.

The 8 certified registered nurse anesthetist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brian Aydell, CRNABaton Rouge, LA 708051144462060
  2. Vickie Easley, CRNABaton Rouge, LA 708051619157088
  3. Nolan Graham, CRNABaton Rouge, LA 708051053513812
  4. Ron Lim, CRNABaton Rouge, LA 708051316101587
  5. Gene Babin, CRNABaton Rouge, LA 708061699872994
  6. Cynthia Bailey, CRNABaton Rouge, LA 708061043317621
  7. Linden Boudreaux, CRNABaton Rouge, LA 708061275630865
  8. Jennifer Comeaux, CRNABaton Rouge, LA 708061538266127

Common questions

What is Howard Charles Wascom, CRNA's NPI number?

Howard Charles Wascom, CRNA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679744684, issued on Mar 18, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard Charles Wascom, CRNA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5825 Airline Hwy, Baton Rouge, LA, 70805. Phone: (225) 358-1121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard Charles Wascom, CRNA's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 099146, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

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