Lena Nicole Howerton, D.O.
Internal Medicine Physician · New Orleans, LA
Lena Nicole Howerton, D.O. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in New Orleans, Louisiana, and NPI 1487041430, issued on Apr 16, 2015. Check the license on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lena Nicole Howerton
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- S3196 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3026 Upperline St, New Orleans, LA 70125
- Phone
- (918) 704-0046
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2015
- Record last updated
- Jan 4, 2022
- Medicaid ID
- 2389912 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20191121001115); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lena Nicole Howerton in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
1,771 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Rosuvastatin Calcium146 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium129 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium103 claims
- Lisinopril60 claims
- Alendronate Sodium42 claims
- Gabapentin42 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): 100 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: $1,177.37
45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Capital Area Primary Care, PLLCRound Rock, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lena Nicole Howerton among 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana
Lena Nicole Howerton, D.O. is one of 1,749 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2008 among the 1,216 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
392 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in New Orleans
They are 392 of the 13,668 NPPES records with a practice address in New Orleans, and 1,749 internal medicine physician records in Louisiana.
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Common questions
What is Lena Nicole Howerton, D.O.'s NPI number?
Lena Nicole Howerton, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487041430, issued on Apr 16, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lena Nicole Howerton, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3026 Upperline St, New Orleans, LA, 70125. Phone: (918) 704-0046. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lena Nicole Howerton, D.O.'s license?
Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lena Nicole Howerton, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lena Nicole Howerton, D.O. had 1,771 Medicare Part D claims for 206 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lena Nicole Howerton, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.