NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mark Steven Howerter, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Columbus, NE

Mark Steven Howerter, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Columbus, Nebraska, and NPI 1104995471, issued on Nov 8, 2006. Check the license (Nebraska 19392, as entered in NPPES) on the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1104995471
Name
Mark Steven Howerter
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
19392 NE
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4600 38TH St, Columbus, NE 68601
Phone
(402) 564-7118
Enumerated
Nov 8, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 28, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(402) 562-3378
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4600 38TH St

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

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  2. Dean Athey, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1881707065
  3. Danielle Baker, PA-CPhysician Assistant1043934003
  4. John Beauvais, M.D.Diagnostic Radiology Physician1548229743
  5. Haley Bidroski, D.P.T.Physical Therapist1710110705
  6. Jonathan Brunott, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1902346166

Verify Mark Steven Howerter in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery
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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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90% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

23 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Mark Howerter23
  2. Specialty average226

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): 66 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score96.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%73.7
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%0.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Mark Steven Howerter among 271 emergency medicine physician records in Nebraska

Mark Steven Howerter, M.D. is one of 271 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Nebraska. 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, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 44% of these records are
  • Record last updated2013 · 64% 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 Nebraska practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Nebraska

There are 271 emergency medicine physician records in Nebraska.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joe Metcalf, M.D.Columbus, NE 686011275512311
  2. Robert Miller, M.D.Columbus, NE 686011780775692
  3. John Safranek, M..D.Columbus, NE 686011801962014
  4. Zhi Xu, MDLincoln, NE 685121689612699
  5. Denise Capek, MDLincoln, NE 685101427168640
  6. Michael ClarkLincoln, NE 685101730683921
  7. Michael Duehrssen, MDLincoln, NE 685101992896922
  8. Randall Erway, MDLincoln, NE 685101417068818

Common questions

What is Mark Steven Howerter, M.D.'s NPI number?

Mark Steven Howerter, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104995471, issued on Nov 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mark Steven Howerter, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4600 38TH St, Columbus, NE, 68601. Phone: (402) 564-7118. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mark Steven Howerter, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Nebraska license number 19392, as entered by the provider. Search the Nebraska Board of Medicine and Surgery at https://www.nebraska.gov/LISSearch/search.cgi. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Mark Steven Howerter, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mark Steven Howerter, M.D. had 23 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Mark Steven Howerter, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 66 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.