NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James McDonald Howard, MD

Surgical Critical Care Physician · Kansas City, MO

James McDonald Howard, MD is a surgical critical care physician with a practice address in Kansas City, Missouri, and NPI 1205956919, issued on Mar 29, 2007. Check the license (Missouri 2022022320, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1205956919
Name
James McDonald Howard
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Critical Care Physician 2086S0102X
License numbers
2022022320 MO
04-34821 KS
CDR.001105 CO
94-06247 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2301 Holmes St, Kansas City, MO 64108
Phone
(816) 404-0099
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 10, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220912001837); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 2004
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 2301 Holmes St

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

  1. Abdelrahman Abaza, MBBCHStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1194646968
  2. Ume Abbas, MDInfectious Disease Physician1790756179
  3. Asem Abdeljalil, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1861410706
  4. Adebola AbogunrinStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316889165
  5. Islam AboumoussaStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1790346518
  6. Melissa Abramovitz, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1679170005

Verify James McDonald Howard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score86.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 3 group practices

  1. Grossman Medical Group IncKansas City, MO
  2. Kansas City Surgical Associates LLCLake Waukomis, MO
  3. Urgent Specialty Associates OF Missouri LLCKansas City, MO

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

James McDonald Howard among 49 surgical critical care physician records in Missouri

James McDonald Howard, MD is one of 49 surgical critical care physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 24% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 24% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 90% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2009 among the 44 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 12% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0102X and a Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Critical Care Physician providers in Missouri

There are 49 surgical critical care physician records in Missouri.

The 8 surgical critical care physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Sumaiya SarwarKansas City, MO 641081619330321
  2. Leo Andrew Benedict, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641111457504722
  3. Theresa Robertson, MDKansas City, MO 641111215019518
  4. Heidi Kemmer, D.O.North Kansas City, MO 641161427344266
  5. Rosa Turcios, M.D.Kansas City, MO 641321043308083
  6. Sheliza KabaniLees Summit, MO 640631023505419
  7. Pamela Peigh, M.D.Saint Charles, MO 633011629187505
  8. Jacob Quick, M.D.Osage Beach, MO 650651649431941

Common questions

What is James McDonald Howard, MD's NPI number?

James McDonald Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205956919, issued on Mar 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James McDonald Howard, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2301 Holmes St, Kansas City, MO, 64108. Phone: (816) 404-0099. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James McDonald Howard, MD's license?

NPPES lists Missouri license number 2022022320, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is James McDonald Howard, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 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.