NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Primary Care Nurse Practitioner NPI 1699443325
Verify on CMS → Lawrence Howard
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner in Kathleen, Georgia.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 10,597 in Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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MIPS score
81.6/100
▼ 2 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
Industry payments
$15.78
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Lawrence Howard reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.6/100 - below the 83.5 national average.
- 81.6/100
- MIPS score · -2 vs avg
- $15.78
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
- ≥32nd
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Lawrence Howard
Federal records show an active NPI with a CMS quality score on file — objective federal reporting, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1699443325), first enumerated 08/30/2021.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Not in federal data
Medicare Part D participation
No 2023 Medicare Part D prescribing volume appears in the CMS public file for this NPI (may reflect specialty, new enrollment, or non-prescribing role).
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 81.6/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$15.78 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1699443325 · Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MID · MIPS-INLINE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1699443325
- ENUM-RECENT 2021
- TAX-MID 11K Primary Care
- MIPS-INLINE 81.6/100
- BOOK-THIN 337 in Georgia
- PHOTO-FINISH Jamie Steenhoek · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Tonya Kinsinger …
Tonya Kinsinger
81.5 MIPS pts
- Howard · this pr…
Howard · this provider
81.6 MIPS pts
- Joann Gillette ·…
Joann Gillette
81.6 MIPS pts
- Jamie Steenhoek …
Jamie Steenhoek
81.6 MIPS pts
- Katelyn Gustafso…
Katelyn Gustafson
81.6 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Lawrence Howard's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
82 ≥ 32nd percentile 32% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
What does the federal data show about Lawrence Howard?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
MIPS final score
81.6/100 1.9 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Georgia
How Primary Care Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Georgia providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Lawrence Howard's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Primary Care Nurse Practitioner national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 81.6/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1699443325 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Primary Care Nurse Practitioner |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 08/30/2021 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
81.5749
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
68.186
Quality
Reporting: Group practice
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Lawrence Howard. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$16
Largest payer
BTG International, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Overview
How Lawrence Howard fits within the Primary Care Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
10,597
Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Providers in US
54
States with Primary Care Nurse Practitioner
1,471
Avg Claims per Provider
Nationwide Primary Care Nurse Practitioner peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Howard, both outside Georgia so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (81.6 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2021)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Providers in Georgia
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Georgia, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Howard.
One of 337 Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers enrolled in Georgia, 5 are shown here.
Dolapo Abiodun
NP
Marietta, GA
Holly Adams
NP
Marietta, GA
Esther Adeyemi
MSN,FNP-C
Decatur, GA
Susan Akaya
Austell, GA
Faith Alce
CRNP
Austell, GA
Compare Primary Care Nurse Practitioner nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Lawrence Howard's specialty? ▼
Lawrence Howard specializes in Primary Care Nurse Practitioner and practices in Kathleen, Georgia.
What is Lawrence Howard's Medicare quality score? ▼
Lawrence Howard has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 81.6/100 (Quality: 68.2). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Lawrence Howard located? ▼
Lawrence Howard is located at 1114 GA HIGHWAY 96 STE D3-D5, Kathleen, GA, 31047. Phone: (478) 910-1090.
What is Lawrence Howard's NPI number? ▼
Lawrence Howard's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699443325, issued on 08/30/2021.
How many Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 10,597 Primary Care Nurse Practitioner providers across 54 states in the US. The average Primary Care Nurse Practitioner provider writes 1,471 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Lawrence Howard accept Medicare? ▼
Lawrence Howard appears in CMS Medicare data. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Lawrence Howard's credentials? ▼
Lawrence Howard's NPI is 1699443325. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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