James Gaiennie Howell, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Bossier City, LA
James Gaiennie Howell, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Bossier City, Louisiana, and NPI 1356330823, issued on Oct 18, 2005. Check the license (Louisiana 022875, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Gaiennie Howell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 022875 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2400 Hospital Dr, Bossier City, LA 71111
- Phone
- (318) 746-4460
- Enumerated
- Oct 18, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 19, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (318) 746-3389
- Medicaid ID
- 1494615 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050405000008); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Gaiennie Howell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 022875Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $18.23
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ethicon US, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- WK Bossier Surgical AssociatesBossier City, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Gaiennie Howell among 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana
James Gaiennie Howell, M.D. is one of 432 surgery physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 79% 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, 83% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 278 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Louisiana
There are 432 surgery physician records in Louisiana.
All 432 in Louisiana → Every provider in Bossier City → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Banda, M.D.Bossier City, LA 711111528064078
- Larry Sasaki, MDBossier City, LA 711111427054022
- Brandon Blackledge, DOShreveport, LA 711151376162065
- John Gladney, MDShreveport, LA 711151821054214
- James Barnes, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711051033158837
- Brian Dockendorf, MDShreveport, LA 711051598769432
- Ryan Downey, MDShreveport, LA 711051801473798
- David Juan, M.D.Shreveport, LA 711051528300076
Common questions
What is James Gaiennie Howell, M.D.'s NPI number?
James Gaiennie Howell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356330823, issued on Oct 18, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Gaiennie Howell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2400 Hospital Dr, Bossier City, LA, 71111. Phone: (318) 746-4460. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Gaiennie Howell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 022875, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does James Gaiennie Howell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Gaiennie Howell, M.D. had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.