Mark A. Howard, DO
Emergency Medicine Physician · Fishersville, VA
Mark A. Howard, DO is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Fishersville, Virginia, and NPI 1972583748, issued on Jan 18, 2006. Check the license (Virginia 0102203068, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark A. Howard
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 0102203068 VA
20A5282 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 78 Medical Center Dr, Fishersville, VA 22939
- Phone
- (540) 932-4465
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 6, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120530000077); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 1981
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mark A. Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0102203068Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
30% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
293 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims. 67 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen44 claims
- Cefdinir33 claims
- Prednisone24 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl19 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass13 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Western Virginia Regional Emergency Physicians LLCBig Stone Gap, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Mark A. Howard among 1,715 emergency medicine physician records in Virginia
Mark A. Howard, DO is one of 1,715 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 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 5% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 2011 among the 956 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 55% 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 Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
21 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Fishersville
They are 21 of the 720 NPPES records with a practice address in Fishersville, and 1,715 emergency medicine physician records in Virginia.
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Common questions
What is Mark A. Howard, DO's NPI number?
Mark A. Howard, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972583748, issued on Jan 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark A. Howard, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 78 Medical Center Dr, Fishersville, VA, 22939. Phone: (540) 932-4465. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark A. Howard, DO's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0102203068, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mark A. Howard, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark A. Howard, DO had 293 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mark A. Howard, DO'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.