Joseph Allen Howard, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Polson, MT
Joseph Allen Howard, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Polson, Montana, and NPI 1497726921, issued on Feb 1, 2006. Check the license (Montana 26941, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph Allen Howard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 26941 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6 13TH Ave E, Polson, MT 59860
- Phone
- (406) 883-5680
- Enumerated
- Feb 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (406) 883-8910
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph Allen Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 26941Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
173 Medicare Part D claims for 103 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone23 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl13 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.
Joseph Allen Howard among 775 family medicine physician records in Montana
Joseph Allen Howard, MD is one of 775 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Montana. 75% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 53% 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 Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
22 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Polson
They are 22 of the 280 NPPES records with a practice address in Polson, and 775 family medicine physician records in Montana.
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Common questions
What is Joseph Allen Howard, MD's NPI number?
Joseph Allen Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497726921, issued on Feb 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph Allen Howard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6 13TH Ave E, Polson, MT, 59860. Phone: (406) 883-5680. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph Allen Howard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 26941, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana Board of Medical Examiners at https://ebiz.mt.gov/POL/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph Allen Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph Allen Howard, MD had 173 Medicare Part D claims for 103 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.