Joseph John Howard, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Duluth, MN
Joseph John Howard, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Duluth, Minnesota, and NPI 1861477408, issued on Dec 7, 2005. Check the license (Minnesota 39073, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joseph John Howard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 39073 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1001 E Superior St, Duluth, MN 55802
- Phone
- (218) 249-7960
- Enumerated
- Dec 7, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (218) 249-7997
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050110000156); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joseph John Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
Search for license 39073Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
31% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,156 Medicare Part D claims for 590 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 113 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium213 claims
- Losartan Potassium208 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate185 claims
- Omeprazole177 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium159 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate137 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Polinsky Medical Rehabilitation CenterDuluth, MN
- St. Luke's Hospital OF DuluthDuluth, MN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joseph John Howard among 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota
Joseph John Howard, MD is one of 2,632 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 92% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2008 among the 1,700 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
63 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Duluth
They are 63 of the 4,084 NPPES records with a practice address in Duluth, and 2,632 internal medicine physician records in Minnesota.
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Common questions
What is Joseph John Howard, MD's NPI number?
Joseph John Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1861477408, issued on Dec 7, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joseph John Howard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1001 E Superior St, Duluth, MN, 55802. Phone: (218) 249-7960. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joseph John Howard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Minnesota license number 39073, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Joseph John Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joseph John Howard, MD had 4,156 Medicare Part D claims for 590 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.