NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kevin Karlye Howe, M.D.

Specialist · Santa Rosa, CA

Kevin Karlye Howe, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Santa Rosa, California, and NPI 1225124076, issued on Oct 5, 2006. Check the license (California A060095, as entered in NPPES) with the California 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1225124076
Name
Kevin Karlye Howe
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Specialist 174400000X
License number
A060095 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
208 Concourse Blvd, Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Phone
(707) 544-3400
Enumerated
Oct 5, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(707) 544-0137
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070113000090); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 1994
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 208 Concourse Blvd

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

  1. Luis Garcia, PAMedical Physician Assistant1104101401
  2. Michael Grafe, M.D.Specialist1922194711
  3. Benjamin Lurie, MDSports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician1306473285
  4. Natalie Marks, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1023137163
  5. Paige Perez, P.T.Physical Therapist1811515786
  6. Geoffrey Tompkins, M.D.Specialist1255427050

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California 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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64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024

502 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 75 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kevin Howe502
  2. Specialty average1,380

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin243 claims
  2. Oxycodone Hcl48 claims
  3. Amoxicillin39 claims
  4. Meloxicam29 claims
  5. Celecoxib25 claims
  6. Clindamycin Hcl19 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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 score84.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%71.1
  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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $462.10

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Kevin Howe$462.10
  2. Specialty average$4,760.79

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. Redwood Orthopaedic Surgery Associates AmcSanta Rosa, CA

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

Kevin Karlye Howe among 5,749 specialist records in California

Kevin Karlye Howe, M.D. is one of 5,749 specialist records with a practice address in California. 30% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 30% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 19% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 1989 among the 1,075 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Specialist providers in California

There are 5,749 specialist records in California.

The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lorraine Champion, MDSanta Rosa, CA 954031932190949
  2. Robert Didier, D.D.S.Santa Rosa, CA 954031780805671
  3. Jennifer GonzalesSanta Rosa, CA 954031336624915
  4. Michael Grafe, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954031922194711
  5. Molly Hall, OTRSanta Rosa, CA 954031114396249
  6. Yessica HernandezSanta Rosa, CA 954031457864191
  7. Christine Ku, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954031144327248
  8. Geoffrey Tompkins, M.D.Santa Rosa, CA 954031255427050

Common questions

What is Kevin Karlye Howe, M.D.'s NPI number?

Kevin Karlye Howe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225124076, issued on Oct 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kevin Karlye Howe, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 208 Concourse Blvd, Santa Rosa, CA, 95403. Phone: (707) 544-3400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kevin Karlye Howe, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A060095, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Kevin Karlye Howe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kevin Karlye Howe, M.D. had 502 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kevin Karlye Howe, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.

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