Kara Howard
Family Nurse Practitioner · Butte, MT
Kara Howard is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Butte, Montana, and NPI 1558750794, issued on Jan 12, 2015. Check the license with the Montana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kara Howard
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
- License numbers
- APN.0991468-NP CO
RN.1629228 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 445 Centennial Ave, Butte, MT 59701
- Phone
- (406) 723-4075
- Enumerated
- Jan 12, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 28, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160713001581); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kara Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Montana board licenses this professionCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family nurse practitioner in 2024
3,488 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,305 among the 140,557 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 83 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium270 claims
- Lisinopril225 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium160 claims
- Gabapentin117 claims
- Metformin Hcl101 claims
- Omeprazole100 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 one group practice
- Butte Silver Bow Primary Health Care Clinic IncButte, MT
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kara Howard among 815 family nurse practitioner records in Montana
Kara Howard is one of 815 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Montana. 77% 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 41% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 41% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2018 among the 505 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
30 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Butte
They are 30 of the 744 NPPES records with a practice address in Butte, and 815 family nurse practitioner records in Montana.
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- Amber Edwards, FNP-C, APRNButte, MT 597011194910075
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Common questions
What is Kara Howard's NPI number?
Kara Howard's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1558750794, issued on Jan 12, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kara Howard located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 445 Centennial Ave, Butte, MT, 59701. Phone: (406) 723-4075. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kara Howard's license?
Search the Montana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Kara Howard prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kara Howard had 3,488 Medicare Part D claims for 185 beneficiaries; the average among family nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,305. 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.