NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Laurence J. Howe, DDS

General Practice Dentistry · Sherwood, AR

Laurence J. Howe, DDS is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Sherwood, Arkansas, and NPI 1992715205, issued on Aug 9, 2006. Check the license (Arkansas 2679, as entered in NPPES) with the Arkansas 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
1992715205
Name
Laurence J. Howe
Credential
DDS
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
2679 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1118 E Kiehl Ave, Sherwood, AR 72120
Phone
(501) 951-5552
Enumerated
Aug 9, 2006
Record last updated
Feb 16, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arkansas board licenses this profession
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77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average general practice dentistry in 2024

19 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Laurence Howe19
  2. Specialty average83

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.

Laurence J. Howe among 835 general practice dentistry records in Arkansas

Laurence J. Howe, DDS is one of 835 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Arkansas. 67% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 53% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2024 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

10 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Sherwood

They are 10 of the 600 NPPES records with a practice address in Sherwood, and 835 general practice dentistry records in Arkansas.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael Alley, DDSSherwood, AR 721201326137654
  2. Jonathan Dacus, D.D.S.Sherwood, AR 721201952320681
  3. Alexander Dozier, DDSSherwood, AR 721201184186777
  4. Herman Hurd, D.D.S.Sherwood, AR 721201356331359
  5. Gary Keener, D.D.S., P.A.Sherwood, AR 721201861584781
  6. Chandani Patel, DDSSherwood, AR 721201851260954
  7. Joseph Pinney, D.D.SSherwood, AR 721201346308129
  8. Jeff Powell, D.D.S.Sherwood, AR 721201447276944

Common questions

What is Laurence J. Howe, DDS's NPI number?

Laurence J. Howe, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992715205, issued on Aug 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Laurence J. Howe, DDS located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1118 E Kiehl Ave, Sherwood, AR, 72120. Phone: (501) 951-5552. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Laurence J. Howe, DDS's license?

NPPES lists Arkansas license number 2679, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Laurence J. Howe, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Laurence J. Howe, DDS had 19 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.