Michael W. Howard, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Stuart, FL
Michael W. Howard, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Stuart, Florida, and NPI 1205549706, issued on Dec 29, 2022. Check the license (Florida ME160194, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael W. Howard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- ME160194 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 501 SE Osceola St Ste 201, Stuart, FL 34994
- Phone
- (772) 419-2137
- Enumerated
- Dec 29, 2022
- Record last updated
- Dec 29, 2022
- Fax
- (772) 419-2138
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230125001173); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 468 in Florida → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 501 SE Osceola St Ste 201
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Brett Beecher, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1639376106
- Edward Savage, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1528030731
Verify Michael W. Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME160194Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Industry payments in 2024: $182.45
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 one group practice
- Martin Memorial Medical Center IncStuart, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael W. Howard among 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida
Michael W. Howard, MD is one of 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Florida. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 97% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 97% of these records are older, 2% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 1995 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 45% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Florida
There are 468 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Florida.
All 468 in Florida → Every provider in Stuart → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Brett Beecher, M.D.Stuart, FL 349941639376106
- Fred Crouch, M.D.Stuart, FL 349941558397497
- Anibal Ibanez Mora, MDStuart, FL 349941205568557
- Edward Savage, M.D.Stuart, FL 349941528030731
- Richard Morgan, M.D.Fort Pierce, FL 349821326015629
- William Heitman, MDFort Pierce, FL 349501184631764
- Mark Malias, M.D.Fort Pierce, FL 349501912993296
- Pamela Roberts, MDFort Pierce, FL 349501700893310
Common questions
What is Michael W. Howard, MD's NPI number?
Michael W. Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205549706, issued on Dec 29, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael W. Howard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501 SE Osceola St Ste 201, Stuart, FL, 34994. Phone: (772) 419-2137. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael W. Howard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME160194, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michael W. Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael W. Howard, MD had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.