NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Lynn Annette Howard, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Duluth, MN

Lynn Annette Howard, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Duluth, Minnesota, and NPI 1942276209, issued on Feb 27, 2006. Check the license (Minnesota 44999, as entered in NPPES) on the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942276209
Name
Lynn Annette Howard
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
44999 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
407 E 3RD St, Duluth, MN 55805
Phone
(218) 786-4000
Enumerated
Feb 27, 2006
Record last updated
Dec 20, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
1942276209 MN
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120306000719); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2000
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 407 E 3RD St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Tiffany Abrahamian, DOEmergency Medicine Physician1447601562
  2. Jane Adams, OTROccupational Therapist1639526155
  3. Jeffrey AdamsEmergency Medicine Physician1437174190
  4. Kathleen AhlbergOccupational Therapist1174556740
  5. Lynn AldrinOccupational Therapist1710012414
  6. Catherine AmeelPhysical Therapist1831259944

Verify Lynn Annette Howard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMinnesota Board of Medical Practice
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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55% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

101 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Lynn Howard101
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Cephalexin11 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Essentia Health Virginia LLCVirginia, MN
  2. Polinsky Medical Rehabilitation CenterDuluth, MN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Lynn Annette Howard among 1,348 emergency medicine physician records in Minnesota

Lynn Annette Howard, MD is one of 1,348 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Minnesota. 80% 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 2% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 2% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2012 among the 818 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2011 · 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 207P00000X and a Minnesota practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

77 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Duluth

They are 77 of the 4,084 NPPES records with a practice address in Duluth, and 1,348 emergency medicine physician records in Minnesota.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Brian Bergeron, MDDuluth, MN 558051316997851
  2. Gregory Bernhardt, MDDuluth, MN 558051013967850
  3. Peter Chase, MD, PHDDuluth, MN 558051063485563
  4. Christopher Delp, MDDuluth, MN 558051417908641
  5. Steven Hansen, MDDuluth, MN 558051619928520
  6. John Holst, D.O.Duluth, MN 558051669442406
  7. Thomas Kunze, MDDuluth, MN 558051912957754
  8. Fred Mushkat, MDDuluth, MN 558051538112511

Common questions

What is Lynn Annette Howard, MD's NPI number?

Lynn Annette Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942276209, issued on Feb 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Lynn Annette Howard, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 407 E 3RD St, Duluth, MN, 55805. Phone: (218) 786-4000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Lynn Annette Howard, MD's license?

NPPES lists Minnesota license number 44999, as entered by the provider. Search the Minnesota Board of Medical Practice at https://mn.gov/boards/medical-practice/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Lynn Annette Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Lynn Annette Howard, MD had 101 Medicare Part D claims for 78 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.