Melanie Hamilton Howell, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Hackensack, NJ
Melanie Hamilton Howell, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Hackensack, New Jersey, and NPI 1083980015, issued on Mar 23, 2012. Check the license (New Jersey 25MA12441900, as entered in NPPES) on the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melanie Hamilton Howell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 25MA12441900 NJ
D83330 MD
294821 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 50 Passaic St, Hackensack, NJ 07601
- Phone
- (201) 646-0010
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 28, 2025
- Fax
- (201) 646-0600
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250109002138); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 50 Passaic St
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Verify Melanie Hamilton Howell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNew Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 25MA12441900Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
138 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium25 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl18 claims
- Omeprazole13 claims
- Sucralfate12 claims
- Famotidine11 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.6 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Excelcare Medical Associates PAHackensack, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melanie Hamilton Howell among 737 surgery physician records in New Jersey
Melanie Hamilton Howell, M.D. is one of 737 surgery physician records with a practice address in New Jersey. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 76% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2005 among the 445 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a New Jersey practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
33 surgery physician records list a practice address in Hackensack
They are 33 of the 2,908 NPPES records with a practice address in Hackensack, and 737 surgery physician records in New Jersey.
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Common questions
What is Melanie Hamilton Howell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melanie Hamilton Howell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1083980015, issued on Mar 23, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melanie Hamilton Howell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 50 Passaic St, Hackensack, NJ, 07601. Phone: (201) 646-0010. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melanie Hamilton Howell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New Jersey license number 25MA12441900, as entered by the provider. Search the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners at https://newjersey.mylicense.com/verification/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Melanie Hamilton Howell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melanie Hamilton Howell, M.D. had 138 Medicare Part D claims for 67 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Melanie Hamilton Howell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.6 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.