Lucius Alexander Howell, M.D.
Interventional Cardiology Physician · Asheville, NC
Lucius Alexander Howell, M.D. is an interventional cardiology physician with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1932424140, issued on Mar 30, 2010. Check the license (North Carolina 2013-00825, as entered in NPPES) on the North Carolina Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lucius Alexander Howell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Interventional Cardiology Physician 207RI0011X
- License number
- 2013-00825 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 213-0152
- Enumerated
- Mar 30, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jan 4, 2022
- Fax
- (828) 213-7053
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20141021001526); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lucius Alexander Howell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNorth Carolina Medical Board
Search for license 2013-00825Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% more Medicare Part D claims than the average interventional cardiology physician in 2024
4,061 Medicare Part D claims for 606 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,179 among the 6,605 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate450 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium292 claims
- Clopidogrel271 claims
- Eliquis269 claims
- Spironolactone213 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate194 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $768.92
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 6,394 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,062.29 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
- Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers LLCAsheville, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lucius Alexander Howell among 188 interventional cardiology physician records in North Carolina
Lucius Alexander Howell, M.D. is one of 188 interventional cardiology physician records with a practice address in North Carolina. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 71% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 71% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 85% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2002 among the 159 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0011X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Interventional Cardiology Physician providers in North Carolina
There are 188 interventional cardiology physician records in North Carolina.
All 188 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Interventional Cardiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 interventional cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Abernethy, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031265438253
- James Earnhardt, MDAsheville, NC 288031992756019
- William Kuehl, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031427054527
- John Lawrence, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031790782878
- Joshua Leitner, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031992729388
- Jan Pattanayak, MDAsheville, NC 288031699860338
- David Serfas, M.D.Asheville, NC 288031477550507
- Eduardo Balcells, MDHendersonville, NC 287911649206582
Common questions
What is Lucius Alexander Howell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lucius Alexander Howell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932424140, issued on Mar 30, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lucius Alexander Howell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 213-0152. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lucius Alexander Howell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 2013-00825, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina Medical Board at https://portal.ncmedboard.org/verification/search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Lucius Alexander Howell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lucius Alexander Howell, M.D. had 4,061 Medicare Part D claims for 606 beneficiaries; the average among interventional cardiology physician prescribers was 3,179. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Lucius Alexander Howell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.