James R. Howe, MD
Surgical Oncology Physician · Iowa City, IA
James R. Howe, MD is a surgical oncology physician with a practice address in Iowa City, Iowa, and NPI 1336140409, issued on Aug 10, 2005. Check the license (Iowa 31325, as entered in NPPES) on the Iowa Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James R. Howe
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Oncology Physician 2086X0206X
- License number
- 31325 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA 52242
- Phone
- (319) 356-1727
- Enumerated
- Aug 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Dec 4, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (319) 356-1218
- Medicaid ID
- 0141887 IA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100116000038); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Virginia School Of Medicine, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James R. Howe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIowa Board of Medicine
Search for license 31325Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgical oncology physician in 2024
483 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries, against an average of 87 among the 1,237 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 26% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium346 claims
- Fludrocortisone Acetate23 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium20 claims
- Synthroid15 claims
- Prednisone12 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: $63.35
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Conmed Corporation. The 1,132 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,224.74 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
- State University OF IowaIowa City, IA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James R. Howe among 16 surgical oncology physician records in Iowa
James R. Howe, MD is one of 16 surgical oncology physician records with a practice address in Iowa. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 81% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2007 among the 12 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086X0206X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Oncology Physician providers in Iowa
There are 16 surgical oncology physician records in Iowa.
All 16 in Iowa → Every provider in Iowa City → Surgical Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Carlos Chan, MD, PHD, FRCSCIowa City, IA 522421659711661
- Elizabeth Cooper, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421194176750
- James De Andrade, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421780979468
- Xiang Gao, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421760822415
- Hisakazu Hoshi, MDIowa City, IA 522421841355096
- Peter Jochimsen, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421689991259
- Geeta Lal, MDIowa City, IA 522421073514147
- Ingrid Lizarraga, M.D.Iowa City, IA 522421750590907
Common questions
What is James R. Howe, MD's NPI number?
James R. Howe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336140409, issued on Aug 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James R. Howe, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 Hawkins Dr, Iowa City, IA, 52242. Phone: (319) 356-1727. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James R. Howe, MD's license?
NPPES lists Iowa license number 31325, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa Board of Medicine at https://dial.iowa.gov/about-dial/boards-and-commissions/medicine. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James R. Howe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James R. Howe, MD had 483 Medicare Part D claims for 120 beneficiaries; the average among surgical oncology physician prescribers was 87. 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.