Leonard F. Howard, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Baxley, GA
Leonard F. Howard, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Baxley, Georgia, and NPI 1841227923, issued on Jun 26, 2006. Check the license (Georgia 022789, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leonard F. Howard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 022789 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 E Tollison St, Baxley, GA 31513
- Phone
- (912) 367-9841
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040603000361); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Georgia School Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leonard F. Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
Search for license 022789Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
194 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin32 claims
- Cephalexin21 claims
- Azithromycin13 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim13 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): 90.5 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Sgmc Affiliated Services LLCValdosta, GA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Leonard F. Howard among 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia
Leonard F. Howard, MD is one of 3,951 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 57% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2005 among the 2,542 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
4 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Baxley
They are 4 of the 126 NPPES records with a practice address in Baxley, and 3,951 family medicine physician records in Georgia.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tonya Fordham, D.O.Baxley, GA 315131861462053
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Common questions
What is Leonard F. Howard, MD's NPI number?
Leonard F. Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841227923, issued on Jun 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leonard F. Howard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 E Tollison St, Baxley, GA, 31513. Phone: (912) 367-9841. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Leonard F. Howard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Georgia license number 022789, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Leonard F. Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leonard F. Howard, MD had 194 Medicare Part D claims for 152 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Leonard F. Howard, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90.5 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.