John Lawrence Howard, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · Williamsburg, VA
John Lawrence Howard, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Williamsburg, Virginia, and NPI 1851388235, issued on Sep 30, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0101245616, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Lawrence Howard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 0101245616 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5408 Discovery Park Blvd, Williamsburg, VA 23188
- Phone
- (757) 253-8722
- Enumerated
- Sep 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (757) 253-8726
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091009000353); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Vanderbilt University School Of Medicine, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5408 Discovery Park Blvd
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Verify John Lawrence Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101245616Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
2,204 Medicare Part D claims for 665 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Famotidine621 claims
- Esomeprazole Magnesium246 claims
- Omeprazole229 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide208 claims
- Prednisone159 claims
- Montelukast Sodium87 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): 81.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,014.38
28 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Aerin Medical Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- Hampton Roads Otolaryngology Associates PLLCWilliamsburg, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Lawrence Howard among 269 otolaryngology physician records in Virginia
John Lawrence Howard, M.D. is one of 269 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 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, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2003 among the 183 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Virginia
There are 269 otolaryngology physician records in Virginia.
All 269 in Virginia → Every provider in Williamsburg → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Michael Jacobson, M.D.Williamsburg, VA 231881366442600
- Catherine Lintzenich, M.D.Williamsburg, VA 231851427019793
- Kelley Dodson, M.D.Richmond, VA 232191386670248
- Andrew Heller, M.D.Richmond, VA 232191013943976
- Christopher Kandl, M.D.Richmond, VA 232191346535846
- Evan Reiter, M.D.Richmond, VA 232191447208525
- Brendon Warner, MDRichmond, VA 232191467148296
- Alvin Goldstone, M.D.Richmond, VA 232261447224027
Common questions
What is John Lawrence Howard, M.D.'s NPI number?
John Lawrence Howard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851388235, issued on Sep 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Lawrence Howard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5408 Discovery Park Blvd, Williamsburg, VA, 23188. Phone: (757) 253-8722. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Lawrence Howard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101245616, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John Lawrence Howard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Lawrence Howard, M.D. had 2,204 Medicare Part D claims for 665 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Lawrence Howard, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81.2 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.