Latoya M. Howard, APRN
Nurse Practitioner · Natchitoches, LA
Latoya M. Howard, APRN is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and NPI 1649843160, issued on Jul 22, 2021. Check the license (Louisiana 220728, as entered in NPPES) with the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Latoya M. Howard
- Credential
- APRN
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- 220728 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 211 Medical Dr, Natchitoches, LA 71457
- Phone
- (318) 214-5770
- Enumerated
- Jul 22, 2021
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2025
- Fax
- (318) 214-4633
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210802000416); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 211 Medical Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Latoya M. Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Louisiana board licenses this profession
Search for license 220728Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nurse practitioner in 2024
72 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Tamsulosin Hcl13 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): 58.4 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $984.09
44 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 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 2 group practices
- CH Mssp Services LA LLCSulphur, LA
- Curana Health OF Louisiana LLCBaton Rouge, LA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Latoya M. Howard among 934 nurse practitioner records in Louisiana
Latoya M. Howard, APRN is one of 934 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Louisiana. 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 2021, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 69% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2017 among the 588 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Natchitoches
They are 9 of the 556 NPPES records with a practice address in Natchitoches, and 934 nurse practitioner records in Louisiana.
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The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Misty Dalme, NPNatchitoches, LA 714571922506724
- Taylor Francis, APRNNatchitoches, LA 714571376277343
- Mary Lancaster, NPNatchitoches, LA 714571164899845
- Lindsay Reed, APRNNatchitoches, LA 714571326798562
- Jennifer Thornton, NP-CNatchitoches, LA 714571659728772
Common questions
What is Latoya M. Howard, APRN's NPI number?
Latoya M. Howard, APRN's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649843160, issued on Jul 22, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Latoya M. Howard, APRN located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 211 Medical Dr, Natchitoches, LA, 71457. Phone: (318) 214-5770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Latoya M. Howard, APRN's license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 220728, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Latoya M. Howard, APRN prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Latoya M. Howard, APRN had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Latoya M. Howard, APRN's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 58.4 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.
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.