NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jeffrey D. Howard, MD, MBA, MPH

Surgery Physician · Louisville, KY

Jeffrey D. Howard, MD, MBA, MPH is a surgery physician with a practice address in Louisville, Kentucky, and NPI 1386062131, issued on Mar 30, 2014. Check the license (Kentucky 51442, as entered in NPPES) on the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1386062131
Name
Jeffrey D. Howard
Credential
MD, MBA, MPH
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
51442 KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4123 Dutchmans LN Ste 607, Louisville, KY 40207
Phone
(502) 899-6470
Enumerated
Mar 30, 2014
Record last updated
Aug 2, 2024
Fax
(502) 272-5116
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220728000438); 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 4123 Dutchmans LN Ste 607

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

  1. Neteka BrockSurgical Assistant1023955424
  2. Kenneth Cox, KCSASurgical Assistant1730243239
  3. Alissa DollSurgical Oncology Physician1548793219
  4. Kelly Joy, PA-CPhysician Assistant1144554957
  5. Elizabeth Thornton, PAPhysician Assistant1780100271

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKentucky Board of Medical Licensure
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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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83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

269 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 94 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jeffrey Howard269
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl88 claims
  2. Ibuprofen54 claims
  3. Peg 3350-Electrolyte30 claims
  4. Gavilyte-G21 claims
  5. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim13 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualitynot scored (reweighted)
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,214.58

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. 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.

  1. Jeffrey Howard$1,214.58
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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. Community Medical Associates IncLouisville, KY

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

Surgery Physician providers in Kentucky

There are 459 surgery physician records in Kentucky.

Other surgery physician records in Kentucky

  1. Patricia Abello, MDEdgewood, KY1841256328
  2. Walid Abou-Jaoude, M.D.Lexington, KY1699772707
  3. Ravi Alapati, MDOwensboro, KY1992949838
  4. Bruce Allen, M.D.London, KY1639210743
  5. Jeffrey Allen, MDLouisville, KY1174502728
  6. William Allen, MDLouisville, KY1871120808
  7. Charles Allran, M.D.Cynthiana, KY1619062130
  8. Vincent Almagno, MDMiddlesboro, KY1750940953
  9. Erika Almodovar, MDCorbin, KY1528590882
  10. Mickey Anderson, MDBardstown, KY1497728323

Common questions

What is Jeffrey D. Howard, MD, MBA, MPH's NPI number?

Jeffrey D. Howard, MD, MBA, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386062131, issued on Mar 30, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jeffrey D. Howard, MD, MBA, MPH located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4123 Dutchmans LN Ste 607, Louisville, KY, 40207. Phone: (502) 899-6470. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jeffrey D. Howard, MD, MBA, MPH's license?

NPPES lists Kentucky license number 51442, as entered by the provider. Search the Kentucky Board of Medical Licensure at https://web1.ky.gov/GenSearch/LicenseSearch.aspx?AGY=5. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Jeffrey D. Howard, MD, MBA, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jeffrey D. Howard, MD, MBA, MPH had 269 Medicare Part D claims for 160 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Jeffrey D. Howard, MD, MBA, MPH's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.