NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Mechelle Auguste Howard, NP

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner · Carlsbad, CA

Mechelle Auguste Howard, NP is an adult health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Carlsbad, California, and NPI 1811128531, issued on Jul 29, 2009. Check the license (California 21877, as entered in NPPES) with the California board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1811128531
Name
Mechelle Auguste Howard
Credential
NP
Primary taxonomy
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner 363LA2200X
License numbers
21877 CA
5079P KY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5838 Edison PL Ste 100, Carlsbad, CA 92008
Phone
(800) 275-3243
Enumerated
Jul 29, 2009
Record last updated
Aug 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(760) 444-2211
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 5838 Edison PL Ste 100

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich California board licenses this profession
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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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult health nurse practitioner in 2024

346 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,280 among the 16,937 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Mechelle Howard346
  2. Specialty average1,280

Most prescribed

  1. Risperidone60 claims
  2. Divalproex Sodium50 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl40 claims
  4. Aripiprazole35 claims
  5. Fluoxetine Hcl26 claims
  6. Quetiapine Fumarate24 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Mechelle Auguste Howard among 1,405 adult health nurse practitioner records in California

Mechelle Auguste Howard, NP is one of 1,405 adult health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in California. 56% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 34% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 34% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 31% of these records are
  • Record last updated2021 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LA2200X and a California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers in California

There are 1,405 adult health nurse practitioner records in California.

The 8 adult health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kristina Mouradian, NPCarlsbad, CA 920081891234464
  2. Denise Reppenhagen, NPCarlsbad, CA 920081760703136
  3. Marci Shewry, N.P.Carlsbad, CA 920081316066574
  4. Patricia Aleman, NPCarlsbad, CA 920091699916189
  5. Heather JohnsonCarlsbad, CA 920091235605270
  6. Athena Dahlin Cross, NPCarlsbad, CA 920101003251547
  7. Connie Bagley, ARNPBonsall, CA 920031336201052
  8. Natalia Guchko, NPBonsall, CA 920031790659050

Common questions

What is Mechelle Auguste Howard, NP's NPI number?

Mechelle Auguste Howard, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811128531, issued on Jul 29, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Mechelle Auguste Howard, NP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5838 Edison PL Ste 100, Carlsbad, CA, 92008. Phone: (800) 275-3243. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Mechelle Auguste Howard, NP's license?

NPPES lists California license number 21877, as entered by the provider. Search the California board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Mechelle Auguste Howard, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Mechelle Auguste Howard, NP had 346 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among adult health nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,280. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Mechelle Auguste Howard, NP's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.