Michael Howard, M.D.
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Plano, TX
Michael Howard, M.D. is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Plano, Texas, and NPI 1568586550, issued on Mar 17, 2007. Check the license (Texas R0730, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Howard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
- License numbers
- R0730 TX
35085318 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5228 W Plano Pkwy, Plano, TX 75093
- Phone
- (972) 250-5700
- Enumerated
- Mar 17, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 19, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (972) 250-5748
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170705000719); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5228 W Plano Pkwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Michael Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
Search for license R0730Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024
840 Medicare Part D claims for 306 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 418 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam210 claims
- Tramadol Hcl194 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl181 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate59 claims
- Cephalexin43 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 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): 0 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $588.53
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Legacy Healthcare Services IncLewisville, TX
- Texas Star Orthopedic Institute LLCPlano, TX
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael Howard among 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas
Michael Howard, M.D. is one of 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Texas. 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 2007, is newer than 45% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 45% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2005 among the 145 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0106X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Texas
There are 182 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Texas.
All 182 in Texas → Every provider in Plano → Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Victoria Knoll, M.D.Plano, TX 750931639162860
- Earl Lund, M.D.Plano, TX 750931477558583
- Purcell Smith, M.D.Plano, TX 750931346245107
- Duc Vo, MDRichardson, TX 750821063462547
- Shahram YariMcKinney, TX 750711063807352
- Michael Hahn, M.D.Irving, TX 750631295704781
- Byung Lee, M.D.Irving, TX 750611497945307
- John Westkaemper, M.D.Irving, TX 750611932149846
Common questions
What is Michael Howard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael Howard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568586550, issued on Mar 17, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Howard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5228 W Plano Pkwy, Plano, TX, 75093. Phone: (972) 250-5700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Howard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Texas license number R0730, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael Howard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Howard, M.D. had 840 Medicare Part D claims for 306 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Michael Howard, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 0 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.