John T. Hower, DO
Surgery Physician · Natrona Heights, PA
John T. Hower, DO is a surgery physician with a practice address in Natrona Heights, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1871734194, issued on Mar 17, 2009. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS014077, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John T. Hower
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- OS014077 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1629 Union Ave Ste 4, Natrona Heights, PA 15065
- Phone
- (724) 671-1161
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2009
- Record last updated
- Oct 2, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (724) 671-1170
- Medicaid ID
- 102328411 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090817000657); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1629 Union Ave Ste 4
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Fernando Hayetian, MDSurgery Physician1508013327
- Leslie-Ann Lasko, PA-CPhysician Assistant1982712816
- Yelena Lyubarsky, MDSurgery Physician1548495112
- Stacey Pierce, PA-CPhysician Assistant1376501601
Verify John T. Hower in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS014077Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024
328 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 107 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen94 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium67 claims
- Sucralfate45 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl15 claims
- Hydrocortisone13 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: $269.34
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Allegheny ClinicWexford, PA
- Nantucket Physicians OrganizationNantucket, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John T. Hower among 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania
John T. Hower, DO is one of 1,867 surgery physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 49% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2007 among the 932 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 56% 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 Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 surgery physician records list a practice address in Natrona Heights
They are 4 of the 314 NPPES records with a practice address in Natrona Heights, and 1,867 surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Fernando Hayetian, MDNatrona Heights, PA 150651508013327
- Yelena Lyubarsky, MDNatrona Heights, PA 150651548495112
- Michelle Zuba, DONatrona Heights, PA 150651336134899
- Morris Book, M.D.New Brighton, PA 150661700872991
- Natalie Furgiuele-Iracki, M.D.Monongahela, PA 150631598854465
- Michael Lementowski, MDMonessen, PA 150621417939745
- Karl Salatka, MDNew Kensington, PA 150681235189317
- Suzanne Coopey, MDWexford, PA 150901962672956
Common questions
What is John T. Hower, DO's NPI number?
John T. Hower, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871734194, issued on Mar 17, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John T. Hower, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1629 Union Ave Ste 4, Natrona Heights, PA, 15065. Phone: (724) 671-1161. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John T. Hower, DO's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS014077, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does John T. Hower, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John T. Hower, DO had 328 Medicare Part D claims for 136 beneficiaries; 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.