NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kathryn Lynn Howell, MD

Hospitalist Physician · Monroe, LA

Kathryn Lynn Howell, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Monroe, Louisiana, and NPI 1992293179, issued on Apr 24, 2018. Check the license (Louisiana 339312, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1992293179
Name
Kathryn Lynn Howell
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
339312 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
309 Jackson St, Monroe, LA 71201
Phone
(318) 966-4541
Enumerated
Apr 24, 2018
Record last updated
Nov 24, 2023
Fax
(318) 966-4543
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231207000275); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Mississippi School Of Medicine, 2018
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 309 Jackson St

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

  1. Farah Ahsan, MDFamily Medicine Physician1093548299
  2. Maria Akhtar, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1982586111
  3. Ramy Ali, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1508233172
  4. Kristin Anderson, NPObstetrics & Gynecology Nurse Practitioner1568957819
  5. Hasnan Arshad, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1023806304
  6. Anderson Austin, FNPCFamily Nurse Practitioner1457383739

Verify Kathryn Lynn Howell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
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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 hospitalist physician in 2024

28 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Kathryn Howell28
  2. Specialty average521

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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 99.8 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score85.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $450.42

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kathryn Howell$450.42
  2. Specialty average$494.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Kathryn Lynn Howell among 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana

Kathryn Lynn Howell, MD is one of 340 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 64% of these records are older, 31% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2014 among the 271 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 44% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

44 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Monroe

They are 44 of the 3,365 NPPES records with a practice address in Monroe, and 340 hospitalist physician records in Louisiana.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. William Beebe, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011740382498
  2. John Bruchhaus, MDMonroe, LA 712011144219031
  3. Donna Donald, MDMonroe, LA 712011700848843
  4. Richard Fincher, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011831237494
  5. Jennifer Hebert, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011174849269
  6. Neha Jaswal, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011295116523
  7. Imran Khan, MDMonroe, LA 712011255782405
  8. David Lai, M.D.Monroe, LA 712011639520919

Common questions

What is Kathryn Lynn Howell, MD's NPI number?

Kathryn Lynn Howell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992293179, issued on Apr 24, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kathryn Lynn Howell, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 309 Jackson St, Monroe, LA, 71201. Phone: (318) 966-4541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kathryn Lynn Howell, MD's license?

NPPES lists Louisiana license number 339312, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Kathryn Lynn Howell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kathryn Lynn Howell, MD had 28 Medicare Part D claims; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kathryn Lynn Howell, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 99.8 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.