NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James A. Howard, LCSW, MSW, MA

Clinical Social Worker · Asheville, NC

James A. Howard, LCSW, MSW, MA is a clinical social worker with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1316093511, issued on Jan 28, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina C005674, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1316093511
Name
James A. Howard
Credential
LCSW, MSW, MA
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Social Worker 1041C0700X
License number
C005674 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
59 Cisco RD, Asheville, NC 28805
Phone
(828) 335-0210
Enumerated
Jan 28, 2007
Record last updated
Oct 7, 2022
Medicaid ID
6106786 NC
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071215000214); accepts Medicare assignment
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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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina 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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James A. Howard among 15,561 clinical social worker records in North Carolina

James A. Howard, LCSW, MSW, MA is one of 15,561 clinical social worker records with a practice address in North Carolina. 9% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 9% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 9% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 9% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2013 among the 2,138 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1041C0700X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

910 clinical social worker records list a practice address in Asheville

They are 910 of the 8,173 NPPES records with a practice address in Asheville, and 15,561 clinical social worker records in North Carolina. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 clinical social worker records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Cowart, M.S.W.Asheville, NC 288051841252954
  2. Elizabeth Eubanks, LCSWAsheville, NC 288051528020484
  3. Kathleen Fouts, LCSW, PHDAsheville, NC 288051730187451
  4. Allison Haberfield, MSWAsheville, NC 288051437106291
  5. Cheryl Hunt, LMSWAsheville, NC 288051306888391
  6. Richard Leatherman, LCSWAsheville, NC 288051992742050
  7. Janet Marsh, MSW, LCSWAsheville, NC 288051164471447
  8. Thomas McDaniel, LCSWAsheville, NC 288051285612713

Common questions

What is James A. Howard, LCSW, MSW, MA's NPI number?

James A. Howard, LCSW, MSW, MA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316093511, issued on Jan 28, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James A. Howard, LCSW, MSW, MA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 59 Cisco RD, Asheville, NC, 28805. Phone: (828) 335-0210. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James A. Howard, LCSW, MSW, MA's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number C005674, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina 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. 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.