NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark Christopher Howard, M.D.

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Monterey, CA

Mark Christopher Howard, M.D. is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Monterey, California, and NPI 1255794731, issued on Apr 1, 2016. Check the license (California A150343, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1255794731
Name
Mark Christopher Howard
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
License number
A150343 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
Apr 1, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 5, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20220720001917); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2016
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 12 Upper Ragsdale Dr

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

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  2. Sarah Cerami, DPTPhysical Therapist1063245777
  3. Gary Chang, M.D.Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1366411548
  4. Connor Cole, PA-CPhysician Assistant1841687274
  5. David Crandall, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1932551660
  6. Dragan Dimitrov, M.D.Neurological Surgery Physician1447290861

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
    Search for license A150343    Check the board
  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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23% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024

222 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.

  1. Mark Howard222
  2. Specialty average288

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam74 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl40 claims
  3. Oxycodone Hcl39 claims
  4. Celecoxib30 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl12 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $14.19

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Mark Howard$14
  2. Specialty average$19,779

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

  1. Montage Surgical GroupMonterey, CA
  2. Monterey Spine And Joint PCMonterey, CA

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

Mark Christopher Howard among 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California

Mark Christopher Howard, M.D. is one of 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in California. 88% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 83% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 293 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 207XX0005X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in California

There are 384 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in California.

All 384 in California → Every provider in Monterey → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →

The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Randall Farac, MDMonterey, CA 939401457455602
  2. Kenneth Ishizue, M.D.Salinas, CA 939061518994581
  3. Donald Pompan, M.D.Salinas, CA 939061477586279
  4. Neil Richman, M.D.Salinas, CA 939061063437556
  5. Scott Anderson, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011326481185
  6. Albert Doornik, MDSalinas, CA 939011912933953
  7. Justin Swan, M.D.Salinas, CA 939011669668455
  8. Paul Abeyta, MDBurlingame, CA 940101225126147

Common questions

What is Mark Christopher Howard, M.D.'s NPI number?

Mark Christopher Howard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255794731, issued on Apr 1, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark Christopher Howard, M.D. 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 Christopher Howard, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists California license number A150343, 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 Christopher Howard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark Christopher Howard, M.D. had 222 Medicare Part D claims for 117 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.