Lesley Howard, PA-C
Surgical Physician Assistant · Phoenix, AZ
Lesley Howard, PA-C is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Phoenix, Arizona, and NPI 1255812491, issued on Aug 26, 2018. Check the license (Arizona 7237, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lesley Howard
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License number
- 7237 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 W Thomas RD Ste 100, Phoenix, AZ 85013
- Phone
- (602) 406-1115
- Enumerated
- Aug 26, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 11, 2025
- Fax
- (602) 406-2340
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181221002287); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lesley Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 7237Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024
30 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $87.68
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Silk Road Medical, Inc. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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 2 group practices
- Arizona Acute Medical Services 1 PCGlendale, AZ
- Sjhmc Physician ServicesPhoenix, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lesley Howard among 420 surgical physician assistant records in Arizona
Lesley Howard, PA-C is one of 420 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Arizona. 70% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 71% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 70% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2015 among the 270 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Physician Assistant providers in Arizona
There are 420 surgical physician assistant records in Arizona.
All 420 in Arizona → Every provider in Phoenix → Surgical Physician Assistant nationwide →
The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jason Apfel, PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850131134591704
- Meghan Bristyan, PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850131538531702
- Kimberly Chrisman, PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850131487679429
- Christina Frieh, PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850131932687498
- Roger Gilbert, PAPhoenix, AZ 850131851383236
- William Gronberg, PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850131790930527
- Claire Johnson, PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850131679825004
- Paul Knott, PA-CPhoenix, AZ 850131831596352
Common questions
What is Lesley Howard, PA-C's NPI number?
Lesley Howard, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255812491, issued on Aug 26, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lesley Howard, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 W Thomas RD Ste 100, Phoenix, AZ, 85013. Phone: (602) 406-1115. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lesley Howard, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 7237, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Lesley Howard, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lesley Howard, PA-C had 30 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.