NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

James Howard, PA

Physician Assistant · Austin, TX

James Howard, PA is a physician assistant with a practice address in Austin, Texas, and NPI 1184847972, issued on Apr 10, 2007. Check the license (Texas PA03238, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; 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
1184847972
Name
James Howard
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
PA03238 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4303 Victory Dr, Austin, TX 78704
Phone
(512) 462-3627
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(512) 462-3431
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050228000419); 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 4303 Victory Dr

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

  1. Shawn Agenbroad-Elander, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1164655171
  2. Gary Albertson, DOAllergy & Immunology Physician1225063951
  3. Michael Armstrong, MDFamily Medicine Physician1205414968
  4. Velia Bonilla, PA-CPhysician Assistant1629680244
  5. Alisande Davis, P.A.Physician Assistant1659639797
  6. Whitney Fakolade, PHARMDPharmacist1760125280

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas 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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13% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

725 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. James Howard725
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium60 claims
  2. Omeprazole31 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium30 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa29 claims
  5. Amlodipine Besylate28 claims
  6. Fenofibrate28 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: $114.32

6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. James Howard$114.32
  2. Specialty average$841.65

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. Seton Family OF DoctorsGeorgetown, TX

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

James Howard among 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas

James Howard, PA is one of 10,999 physician assistant records with a practice address in Texas. 74% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 14% of these records are older, 80% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 55% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2017 among the 6,096 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

607 physician assistant records list a practice address in Austin

They are 607 of the 26,585 NPPES records with a practice address in Austin, and 10,999 physician assistant records in Texas.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Larry Bolton, PA-CAustin, TX 787041164684692
  2. Pamela Burris, PA-CAustin, TX 787041750550117
  3. Alisande Davis, P.A.Austin, TX 787041659639797
  4. Lindsey Detwiler, PACAustin, TX 787041245464890
  5. John Drobnica, PA-CAustin, TX 787041174564447
  6. Ralph Hadley, PAAustin, TX 787041295959211
  7. Meghann Hallock, PAAustin, TX 787041639598204
  8. Jessica Horwath, PA-CAustin, TX 787041083853246

Common questions

What is James Howard, PA's NPI number?

James Howard, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184847972, issued on Apr 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is James Howard, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4303 Victory Dr, Austin, TX, 78704. Phone: (512) 462-3627. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify James Howard, PA's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number PA03238, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does James Howard, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, James Howard, PA had 725 Medicare Part D claims for 260 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.