NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Howard Woo, MD

Urology Physician · Houma, LA

Howard Woo, MD is a urology physician with a practice address in Houma, Louisiana, and NPI 1033140850, issued on Jul 6, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 12598R, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1033140850
Name
Howard Woo
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
12598R LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1990 Industrial Boulevard, Houma, LA 70363
Phone
(985) 868-9300
Enumerated
Jul 6, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 24, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(985) 851-0053
Medicaid ID
1537895 LA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060105000696); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1989
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1990 Industrial Boulevard

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

  1. Randall Bass, MDAnatomic Pathology Physician1780616953
  2. Michael Berthiaume, PAMedical Physician Assistant1285731455
  3. Richard Brooke, MDPediatrics Physician1548201627
  4. Jennifer Charpentier, CPNPPediatric Nurse Practitioner1245268069
  5. Paul Cummins, PAMedical Physician Assistant1184721169
  6. Holly Daquana, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1063458966

Verify Howard Woo in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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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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3.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average urology physician in 2024

4,053 Medicare Part D claims for 730 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Howard Woo4,053
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl1,005 claims
  2. Finasteride659 claims
  3. Myrbetriq301 claims
  4. Oxybutynin Chloride Er258 claims
  5. Potassium Citrate Er155 claims
  6. Dutasteride128 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $995.97

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axonics, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Howard Woo$995.97
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

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. Ochsner Clinic LLCRaceland, LA

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

Howard Woo among 200 urology physician records in Louisiana

Howard Woo, MD is one of 200 urology physician 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 2006, is newer than 20% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 20% of these records are older, 44% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2003 among the 134 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in Louisiana

There are 200 urology physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ramarao Denduluri, M.D.Houma, LA 703601982620373
  2. Ralph Benson, M.D.Raceland, LA 703941710928866
  3. Jason ChiangHammond, LA 704031326433756
  4. Stephen Graham, MDHammond, LA 704031467650804
  5. Jay Heintz, MDHammond, LA 704031194928168
  6. Robert Kidd, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031053378166
  7. R. Kidd, MDHammond, LA 704031780771071
  8. Brad Lake, M.D.Hammond, LA 704031922205160

Common questions

What is Howard Woo, MD's NPI number?

Howard Woo, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033140850, issued on Jul 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard Woo, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1990 Industrial Boulevard, Houma, LA, 70363. Phone: (985) 868-9300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard Woo, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 12598R, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Howard Woo, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Howard Woo, MD had 4,053 Medicare Part D claims for 730 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.