Kenneth William Howell, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Little Rock, AR
Kenneth William Howell, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Little Rock, Arkansas, and NPI 1255621009, issued on Apr 13, 2011. Check the license (Arkansas E-13077, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kenneth William Howell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- E-13077 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5 Saint Vincent Cir Ste 501, Little Rock, AR 72205
- Phone
- (501) 666-2894
- Enumerated
- Apr 13, 2011
- Record last updated
- Apr 29, 2026
- Fax
- (501) 666-9017
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200601001460); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Colorado School Of Medicine, Denver, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 5 Saint Vincent Cir Ste 501
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Frank Bauer, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1902982754
- Charles Cole, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1891957320
- Megan Davari, AGACNP-BCAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1609333053
- Kaitlyn Jeffcoat, APRNAcute Care Nurse Practitioner1891365987
- Katherine Kiernan-Shafi, APRNNurse Practitioner1508167586
- Frederick Meadors, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1699851436
Verify Kenneth William Howell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-13077Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
86% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $707.17
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Jack Stephens Heart Institute LLCLittle Rock, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Arkansas
There are 55 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arkansas.
Other thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Arkansas
- Brett Alberty, M.D.Little Rock, AR1518009000
- Meagan Backs, PAFayetteville, AR1235779349
- Frank Bauer, M.D.Little Rock, AR1902982754
- Thurston Bauer, MDLittle Rock, AR1346551314
- Jay Bhama, MDJonesboro, AR1760491989
- John Busby, M.D.Little Rock, AR1578529970
- Edgar Chauvin, MDRodgers, AR1669471157
- Charles Cole, M.D.Little Rock, AR1891957320
- David Dean, MDLittle Rock, AR1790744811
- Louis Elkins, M.D.Mountain Home, AR1114993060
Common questions
What is Kenneth William Howell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kenneth William Howell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255621009, issued on Apr 13, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kenneth William Howell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5 Saint Vincent Cir Ste 501, Little Rock, AR, 72205. Phone: (501) 666-2894. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kenneth William Howell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-13077, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Kenneth William Howell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kenneth William Howell, M.D. had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.