Jerome Howell, M.D.
Hospitalist Physician · Cookeville, TN
Jerome Howell, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Cookeville, Tennessee, and NPI 1164400511, issued on Jan 5, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee 16503, as entered in NPPES) on the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jerome Howell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License numbers
- 16503 TN
31028 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 Medical Center Blvd, Cookeville, TN 38501
- Phone
- (931) 783-2770
- Enumerated
- Jan 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 26, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (931) 525-1176
- Medicaid ID
- 000459181D GA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111007000318); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Maryland School Of Medicine, 1984
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Jerome Howell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTennessee Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 16503Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
397 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir36 claims
- Furosemide22 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate21 claims
- Prednisone18 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate17 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium15 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: $71.48
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 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
- Cookeville Hospitalist Group PLLCCookeville, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Jerome Howell among 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee
Jerome Howell, M.D. is one of 426 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Tennessee. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 74% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2012 among the 356 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hospitalist Physician providers in Tennessee
There are 426 hospitalist physician records in Tennessee.
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The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Aparna Chowdhury, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011679695456
- Gautam DuttaCookeville, TN 385011245352970
- Linda Esuzor, M.DCookeville, TN 385011346566973
- Sidney Gilbert, DOCookeville, TN 385011083840532
- Baron Herford, D.O.Cookeville, TN 385011710203955
- Christopher Klugewicz, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011871596999
- Jessica LemonsCookeville, TN 385011467846212
- Abdirahman Mohamed, M.D.Cookeville, TN 385011659766954
Common questions
What is Jerome Howell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Jerome Howell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164400511, issued on Jan 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jerome Howell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Medical Center Blvd, Cookeville, TN, 38501. Phone: (931) 783-2770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jerome Howell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number 16503, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.tn.gov/health/licensure/me.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Jerome Howell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jerome Howell, M.D. had 397 Medicare Part D claims for 165 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.