Mark Willard Howard, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Monterey, CA
Mark Willard Howard, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Monterey, California, and NPI 1982624128, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (California G58286, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mark Willard Howard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- G58286 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12 Upper Ragsdale Dr, Monterey, CA 93940
- Phone
- (831) 648-7200
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 9, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (831) 648-7204
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mark Willard Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
Search for license G58286Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
71 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 30 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $211.89
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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.
Mark Willard Howard among 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California
Mark Willard Howard, MD is one of 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in California. 87% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 53% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 72% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 57% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in California
There are 314 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in California.
All 314 in California → Every provider in Monterey → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sohrab Gollogly, M.D.Monterey, CA 939401114964764
- Willard Wong, MDSalinas, CA 939011487694055
- Gaurav Abbi, MDBurlingame, CA 940101700074853
- Noel Goldthwaite, MDDaly City, CA 940151548232903
- James Reynolds, MDDaly City, CA 940151194797357
- Paul Slosar, MDDaly City, CA 940151417929548
- William Campbell, D.O.San Francisco, CA 941091780611426
- Clement Jones, MDSan Francisco, CA 941091245221373
Common questions
What is Mark Willard Howard, MD's NPI number?
Mark Willard Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982624128, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mark Willard Howard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12 Upper Ragsdale Dr, Monterey, CA, 93940. Phone: (831) 648-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mark Willard Howard, MD's license?
NPPES lists California license number G58286, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Mark Willard Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Mark Willard Howard, MD had 71 Medicare Part D claims for 13 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Mark Willard Howard, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 30 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.