James Grant Howard, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Lexington, KY
James Grant Howard, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Lexington, Kentucky, and NPI 1255711453, issued on Jun 2, 2015. Check the license (Kentucky 51052, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Grant Howard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 51052 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2040 Harrodsburg RD Ste 200, Lexington, KY 40503
- Phone
- (859) 899-7994
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2015
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (859) 899-7993
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180627001130); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2040 Harrodsburg RD Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify James Grant Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
Search for license 51052Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
289 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Methylprednisolone46 claims
- Azithromycin37 claims
- Doxycycline Monohydrate36 claims
- Cephalexin18 claims
- Paxlovid15 claims
- Prednisone13 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): 95.5 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $232.02
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Baptist Health Medical Group IncLexington, KY
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Grant Howard among 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky
James Grant Howard, M.D. is one of 1,968 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Kentucky. 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 2015, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2006 among the 1,277 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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 Kentucky practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
177 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Lexington
They are 177 of the 14,031 NPPES records with a practice address in Lexington, and 1,968 family medicine physician records in Kentucky.
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Common questions
What is James Grant Howard, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Grant Howard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255711453, issued on Jun 2, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Grant Howard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2040 Harrodsburg RD Ste 200, Lexington, KY, 40503. Phone: (859) 899-7994. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Grant Howard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kentucky license number 51052, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Grant Howard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Grant Howard, M.D. had 289 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Grant Howard, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 95.5 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.