NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Korby Jon Howell, PA-C

Physician Assistant · Cortez, CO

Korby Jon Howell, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Cortez, Colorado, and NPI 1447743257, issued on Jun 7, 2018. Check the license (Colorado PA.0009463, as entered in NPPES) with the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1447743257
Name
Korby Jon Howell
Credential
PA-C
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License numbers
PA.0009463 CO
5601009066 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
691 E Empire St, Cortez, CO 81321
Phone
(970) 565-7946
Enumerated
Jun 7, 2018
Record last updated
Feb 9, 2026
Fax
(970) 565-9005
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251210001160); 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 691 E Empire St

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

  1. Leighellen Bane, LCSW, LACClinical Social Worker1093300212
  2. Katie Baron, DDSGeneral Practice Dentistry1083137004
  3. Brittany Benally, CPHTPharmacy Technician1598687865
  4. Margaret Blackmer, RNRegistered Nurse1700682051
  5. Amanda Blacow, LPCProfessional Counselor1891562724
  6. Gary Buck, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1356410310

Verify Korby Jon Howell in five checks

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Colorado 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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3.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average physician assistant in 2024

3,140 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims. 79 claims were for opioids.

  1. Korby Howell3,140
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium154 claims
  2. Omeprazole106 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium96 claims
  4. Valsartan83 claims
  5. Buprenorphine-Naloxone72 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium71 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $43,254.75

100 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Korby Howell$43,255
  2. Specialty average$842

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Northland Health Partners Community Health CenterMcClusky, ND
  2. Southwest Colorado Mental Health Center IncCortez, CO

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

Korby Jon Howell among 3,767 physician assistant records in Colorado

Korby Jon Howell, PA-C is one of 3,767 physician assistant records with a practice address in Colorado. 76% 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 58% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 58% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2018 · median 2017 among the 2,351 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 40% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 physician assistant records list a practice address in Cortez

They are 8 of the 329 NPPES records with a practice address in Cortez, and 3,767 physician assistant records in Colorado.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Leanne Buck, PA CCortez, CO 813211407832116
  2. Kay Christian, PACCortez, CO 813211558435222
  3. Mark Foster, PACortez, CO 813211639168479
  4. Andrew Henrichs, PA-C, ATCCortez, CO 813211922037381
  5. Erick Ireland, PA-CCortez, CO 813211750825964
  6. Caitlin Mooney, PA-CCortez, CO 813211295209211
  7. Jonathan Shepard, PA-CCortez, CO 813211205174174
  8. Rakhat AshymovDolores, CO 813231063813327

Common questions

What is Korby Jon Howell, PA-C's NPI number?

Korby Jon Howell, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447743257, issued on Jun 7, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Korby Jon Howell, PA-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 691 E Empire St, Cortez, CO, 81321. Phone: (970) 565-7946. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Korby Jon Howell, PA-C's license?

NPPES lists Colorado license number PA.0009463, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Korby Jon Howell, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Korby Jon Howell, PA-C had 3,140 Medicare Part D claims for 234 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.