Laura Werline Howard, MD
Emergency Medicine Physician · Fort Smith, AR
Laura Werline Howard, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Fort Smith, Arkansas, and NPI 1972008985, issued on Mar 30, 2018. Check the license (Arkansas E-14309, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Werline Howard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- E-14309 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7301 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith, AR 72903
- Phone
- (479) 314-6241
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2018
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2024
- Fax
- (479) 452-0275
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210712002577); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Medical School At San Antonio, 2018
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Werline Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license E-14309Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
42% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
321 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 48 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen39 claims
- Ondansetron Odt37 claims
- Cephalexin31 claims
- Prednisone20 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate15 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl12 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): 86.6 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).
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Mercy Clinic Fort Smith CommunitiesFort Smith, AR
- Southeastern Emergency Physicians LLCRogers, AR
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Werline Howard among 447 emergency medicine physician records in Arkansas
Laura Werline Howard, MD is one of 447 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% 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 79% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 79% of these records are older, 16% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2011 among the 301 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
40 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Fort Smith
They are 40 of the 2,951 NPPES records with a practice address in Fort Smith, and 447 emergency medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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Common questions
What is Laura Werline Howard, MD's NPI number?
Laura Werline Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972008985, issued on Mar 30, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Werline Howard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7301 Rogers Ave, Fort Smith, AR, 72903. Phone: (479) 314-6241. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Werline Howard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number E-14309, 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 Laura Werline Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Werline Howard, MD had 321 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Werline Howard, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.6 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.