NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

John Cooper Howard, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Clarendon, TX

John Cooper Howard, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Clarendon, Texas, and NPI 1255323770, issued on Aug 19, 2005. Check the license (Texas G-6309, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; 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
1255323770
Name
John Cooper Howard
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
G-6309 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1 Medical Center D, Clarendon, TX 79226
Phone
(806) 874-3531
Enumerated
Aug 19, 2005
Record last updated
Apr 29, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(806) 874-2244
Medicaid ID
123790106 TX
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

83 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.

  1. John Howard83
  2. Specialty average3,544

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.

John Cooper Howard among 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas

John Cooper Howard, M.D. is one of 11,119 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Texas. 82% 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, 88% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2016 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1 family medicine physician record lists a practice address in Clarendon

They are 1 of the 11 NPPES records with a practice address in Clarendon, and 11,119 family medicine physician records in Texas.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kevin Stennett, M.D.Lockney, TX 792351922091909
  2. Edward AlstonLockney, TX 792411588238836
  3. John Benacci, MDLockney, TX 792411902473754
  4. Gary Mangold, M.D.Lockney, TX 792411376548362
  5. Sharman Moore, M.D.Lockney, TX 792411437150687
  6. Cynthia Schlueter, D.O.Lockney, TX 792411609067826
  7. Richard Caldwell, M.D.Childress, TX 792011558462465
  8. Jacob Darter, MDChildress, TX 792011043848369

Common questions

What is John Cooper Howard, M.D.'s NPI number?

John Cooper Howard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255323770, issued on Aug 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is John Cooper Howard, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 Medical Center D, Clarendon, TX, 79226. Phone: (806) 874-3531. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify John Cooper Howard, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number G-6309, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does John Cooper Howard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, John Cooper Howard, M.D. had 83 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.