NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joycelyn L. Howard, CNS

Clinical Nurse Specialist · Indianapolis, IN

Joycelyn L. Howard, CNS is a clinical nurse specialist with a practice address in Indianapolis, Indiana, and NPI 1265812010, issued on Jun 8, 2015. Check the license (Indiana 71005502A, as entered in NPPES) with the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1265812010
Name
Joycelyn L. Howard
Credential
CNS
Primary taxonomy
Clinical Nurse Specialist 364S00000X
License number
71005502A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1633 N Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN 46202
Phone
(317) 962-3400
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2015
Record last updated
Feb 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(317) 963-5446
Medicaid ID
201315560 IN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20150910002988); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1633 N Capitol Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Andrew Adams, MDAnesthesiology Physician1245720986
  2. Adnan Arseven, MDGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1871573550
  3. Divya Arunachalam, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1861755290
  4. Lynn BaldwinWomen's Health Nurse Practitioner1942435367
  5. Selena Bartelson-Andrews, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1922072628
  6. John Black, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1932143500

Verify Joycelyn L. Howard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Indiana board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average clinical nurse specialist in 2024

45 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 957 among the 361 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joycelyn Howard45
  2. Specialty average957

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: $38.42

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc. The 457 providers of this specialty with any payment received $871.23 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Joycelyn Howard$38.42
  2. Specialty average$871.23

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

  1. Hancock Physician Network LLCGreenfield, IN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Joycelyn L. Howard among 65 clinical nurse specialist records in Indiana

Joycelyn L. Howard, CNS is one of 65 clinical nurse specialist records with a practice address in Indiana. 37% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 46% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 46% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 37% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 20% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2009 among the 13 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 364S00000X and a Indiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Clinical Nurse Specialist providers in Indiana

There are 65 clinical nurse specialist records in Indiana.

The 8 clinical nurse specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jean BandosIndianapolis, IN 462021720039589
  2. Joan Barr, NPIndianapolis, IN 462021558384859
  3. Laura Basham, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BCIndianapolis, IN 462021891430674
  4. Lauren ComptonIndianapolis, IN 462021699471797
  5. Cheryl Crisp, MSN, RN, APRN BCIndianapolis, IN 462021487784211
  6. Jill DillonIndianapolis, IN 462021447956859
  7. Elly Fennell, RN, CNPIndianapolis, IN 462021114245958
  8. Rebecca Gerber, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BCIndianapolis, IN 462021770330284

Common questions

What is Joycelyn L. Howard, CNS's NPI number?

Joycelyn L. Howard, CNS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265812010, issued on Jun 8, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joycelyn L. Howard, CNS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1633 N Capitol Ave, Indianapolis, IN, 46202. Phone: (317) 962-3400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joycelyn L. Howard, CNS's license?

NPPES lists Indiana license number 71005502A, as entered by the provider. Search the Indiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Joycelyn L. Howard, CNS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joycelyn L. Howard, CNS had 45 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among clinical nurse specialist prescribers was 957. 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.