Laura Nicole Howe, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Greeley, CO
Laura Nicole Howe, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Greeley, Colorado, and NPI 1245678648, issued on Jun 6, 2013. Check the license (Colorado DR.0060962, as entered in NPPES) on the Colorado Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Laura Nicole Howe
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License numbers
- DR.0060962 CO
R73974 AZ
142577 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6767 29TH St FL 2, Greeley, CO 80634
- Phone
- (970) 652-2333
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2013
- Record last updated
- Aug 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (970) 593-9731
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180813000837); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Laura Nicole Howe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersColorado Medical Board
Search for license DR.0060962Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average rheumatology physician in 2024
5,483 Medicare Part D claims for 666 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 32% of claims. 207 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate624 claims
- Prednisone578 claims
- Leflunomide489 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate460 claims
- Humira(Cf) Pen256 claims
- Otezla251 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $642.51
41 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Poudre Valley Medical Group LLCFirestone, CO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Laura Nicole Howe among 145 rheumatology physician records in Colorado
Laura Nicole Howe, M.D. is one of 145 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Colorado. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 73% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2004 among the 102 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Colorado practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Colorado
There are 145 rheumatology physician records in Colorado.
All 145 in Colorado → Every provider in Greeley → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ariadne Ebel, D.O,Greeley, CO 806341912391962
- Emily Pfeifer, MDGreeley, CO 806341093079055
- Ravi Shahu Khal, MDGreeley, CO 806341477975753
- James Levine, DOGreeley, CO 806311093793838
- Garvin Murray, MDGreeley, CO 806311972581692
- Mark Jeranko, D.O.Loveland, CO 805381114304573
- Stephen Holt, M.D.Fort Collins, CO 805281184652547
- Daniel Muller, MD PHDFort Collins, CO 805281073589016
Common questions
What is Laura Nicole Howe, M.D.'s NPI number?
Laura Nicole Howe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245678648, issued on Jun 6, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Laura Nicole Howe, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6767 29TH St FL 2, Greeley, CO, 80634. Phone: (970) 652-2333. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Laura Nicole Howe, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Colorado license number DR.0060962, as entered by the provider. Search the Colorado Medical Board at https://dpo.colorado.gov/Medical. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Laura Nicole Howe, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Laura Nicole Howe, M.D. had 5,483 Medicare Part D claims for 666 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Laura Nicole Howe, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.6 of 100. 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.