Micah A. Howard, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Decatur, AL
Micah A. Howard, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Decatur, Alabama, and NPI 1174834188, issued on Jun 24, 2010. Check the license (Alabama MD32418, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Micah A. Howard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- MD32418 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2691 Sandlin RD SW Ste A, Decatur, AL 35601
- Phone
- (256) 822-2171
- Enumerated
- Jun 24, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 27, 2025
- Fax
- (256) 822-2169
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131001000355); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2010
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2691 Sandlin RD SW Ste A
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Emily Latham, CRNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1114511342
Verify Micah A. Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD32418Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
4,725 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 299 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium295 claims
- Gabapentin196 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen143 claims
- Clonazepam141 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium120 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate117 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Invested Healer, LLCDecatur, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Micah A. Howard among 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama
Micah A. Howard, MD is one of 1,996 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 62% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 1,346 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
28 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Decatur
They are 28 of the 1,185 NPPES records with a practice address in Decatur, and 1,996 family medicine physician records in Alabama.
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Common questions
What is Micah A. Howard, MD's NPI number?
Micah A. Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174834188, issued on Jun 24, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Micah A. Howard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2691 Sandlin RD SW Ste A, Decatur, AL, 35601. Phone: (256) 822-2171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Micah A. Howard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD32418, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Micah A. Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Micah A. Howard, MD had 4,725 Medicare Part D claims for 366 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.
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.