NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician NPI 1295794006 DO
Verify on CMS → Johnny Howell, DO
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician in Florence, Alabama.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 15,618 in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 200 beneficiaries · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician avg: 793
Generic prescribing
97%
generic claims · 3% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
73.8/100
▼ 10 pts below national avg 83.5 · Mid-tier
Industry payments
$77.62
2 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Johnny Howell, DO reported a CMS MIPS final score of 73.8/100 - below the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,112 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 73.8/100
- MIPS score · -10 vs avg
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 97%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Johnny Howell, DO
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1295794006), first enumerated 03/21/2006.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,112 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 73.8/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$77.62 in reported industry payments (2 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1295794006 · Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-BELOW · RX-MID · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1295794006
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-MID 16K Physical Medicine
- MIPS-BELOW 73.8/100
- RX-MID 1,112
- BOOK-THIN 144 in Alabama
- PHOTO-FINISH Michael Young · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Michael Appeadu …
Michael Appeadu
73.6 MIPS pts
- Howell · this pr…
Howell · this provider
73.8 MIPS pts
- Ameet Nagpal · h…
Ameet Nagpal
73.8 MIPS pts
- Michael Young · …
Michael Young
73.8 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Johnny Howell, DO's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
74 ≥ 11th percentile 11% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Johnny Howell, DO sits
This provider among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician peers
Across the 2,483 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Johnny Howell, DO writes more Part D claims than 80% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 21% - placing this provider in the high-volume, lower-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one physical medicine & rehabilitation physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Johnny Howell, DO. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Johnny Howell, DO practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Johnny Howell, DO?
Below national averagePrimary specialty
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,112 40% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
73.8/100 9.7 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Alabama
How Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician compares to other specialties among Alabama providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Johnny Howell, DO's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 73.8/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1295794006 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician |
| Credentials | DO |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 03/21/2006 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
73.7722
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
82.1804
Quality
36.3334
Cost
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Johnny Howell, DO bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
North Alabama Bone And Joint Clinic P C
Muscle Shoals, AL
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Johnny Howell, DO. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$78
Largest payer
Medtronic, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Generic-heavy
Johnny Howell, DO - brand share 3.0%
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician average
3% brand-name claims vs 97% generic, on 1,112 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
1,112
Total Claims
$27K
Total Drug Cost
200
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,191.533
- Total Day Supply
- 33,217
- Brand vs Generic
- 3% brand / 97% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $9K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $17K
- Opioid Claims
- 390 (35.1% rate)
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.7 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.22
- Gender Split
- 59% female / 42% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 32, 65-74: 83, 75-84: 66, 85+: 19
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Johnny Howell, DO prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
235 claims
- Acetaminophen-Code…
Acetaminophen-Codeine
193 claims
- Tramadol Hcl
Tramadol Hcl
188 claims
- Baclofen 60
Baclofen
60 claims
- Meloxicam 60
Meloxicam
60 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl 50
Tizanidine Hcl
50 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl 31
Duloxetine Hcl
31 claims
- Methylprednisolone 29
Methylprednisolone
29 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Gabapentin | 235 |
| Acetaminophen-Codeine Acetaminophen With Codeine | 193 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 188 |
| Baclofen | 60 |
| Meloxicam | 60 |
| Tizanidine Hcl | 50 |
| Duloxetine Hcl | 31 |
| Methylprednisolone | 29 |
| Pregabalin | 24 |
| Methocarbamol | 22 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Overview
How Johnny Howell, DO fits within the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician landscape nationally.
15,618
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in US
54
States with Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician
793
Avg Claims per Provider
Johnny Howell, DO's 1,112 claims are above the specialty average of 793.
Nationwide Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Howell, both outside Alabama so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (73.8 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician Providers in Alabama
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Alabama, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Howell.
One of 144 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers enrolled in Alabama, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Ryan Aaron
M.D.
Huntsville, AL
Dr. Zoubair Ahmed
MD
Birmingham, AL
Dr. Keith Anderson
DO
Huntsville, AL
Mary Arminio
Opelika, AL
Dr. Frederick Aziz
M.D.
Montgomery, AL
Compare Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Johnny Howell, DO's specialty? ▼
Johnny Howell, DO specializes in Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician and practices in Florence, Alabama. Credentials: DO.
How much does Johnny Howell, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Johnny Howell, DO wrote 1,112 Medicare Part D claims totaling $27K in drug costs for 200 beneficiaries.
What is Johnny Howell, DO's Medicare quality score? ▼
Johnny Howell, DO has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 73.8/100 (Quality: 82.2, Cost: 36.3). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Johnny Howell, DO located? ▼
Johnny Howell, DO is located at 1751 VETERANS DR STE 300, Florence, AL, 35630. Phone: (256) 718-3200.
What is Johnny Howell, DO's NPI number? ▼
Johnny Howell, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295794006, issued on 03/21/2006.
Does Johnny Howell, DO prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Johnny Howell, DO's prescribing is 3% brand-name and 97% generic drugs by claim count, with $9K in brand drug costs.
Does Johnny Howell, DO prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Johnny Howell, DO had 390 opioid claims in 2024 with an opioid prescribing rate of 35.1%.
How many Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 15,618 Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers across 54 states in the US. The average Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician provider writes 793 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Johnny Howell, DO prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Johnny Howell, DO's most frequently prescribed drugs include Gabapentin, Acetaminophen-Codeine, Tramadol Hcl. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Johnny Howell, DO accept Medicare? ▼
Johnny Howell, DO appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,112 Part D claims and 200 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Johnny Howell, DO's credentials? ▼
Johnny Howell, DO's NPI is 1295794006 with credentials DO. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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