Michelle K. Howard, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Deer Lodge, MT
Michelle K. Howard, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Deer Lodge, Montana, and NPI 1265585608, issued on Jan 19, 2007. Check the license (Montana 10133, as entered in NPPES) on the Montana Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michelle K. Howard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 10133 MT
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 600 Main St, Deer Lodge, MT 59722
- Phone
- (406) 846-7770
- Enumerated
- Jan 19, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 1, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (406) 846-7771
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michelle K. Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMontana Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 10133Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
10,181 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 117 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium790 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl565 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium510 claims
- Lisinopril431 claims
- Omeprazole427 claims
- Gabapentin426 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $588.77
1 payment: travel and lodging; the largest payer was Pulmonx Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Michelle K. Howard among 775 family medicine physician records in Montana
Michelle K. Howard, M.D. is one of 775 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Montana. 75% 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 50% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 50% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2019 · 53% 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 Montana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Deer Lodge
They are 9 of the 53 NPPES records with a practice address in Deer Lodge, and 775 family medicine physician records in Montana.
All 775 in Montana → Every provider in Deer Lodge → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Leonard Bauer, M.D.Deer Lodge, MT 597221508880527
- Lori Drumm, D.O.Deer Lodge, MT 597221750393757
- Tristan Kohut, DODeer Lodge, MT 597221841319878
- Patrick Krach, MDDeer Lodge, MT 597221528627973
- James Oser, M.D.Deer Lodge, MT 597221629121082
- Summera Qamar, MDDeer Lodge, MT 597221891083937
- Paul Rees, MDDeer Lodge, MT 597221215970504
- Daniel Woydick, MDDeer Lodge, MT 597221114020021
Common questions
What is Michelle K. Howard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michelle K. Howard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265585608, issued on Jan 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michelle K. Howard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 Main St, Deer Lodge, MT, 59722. Phone: (406) 846-7770. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michelle K. Howard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Montana license number 10133, as entered by the provider. Search the Montana Board of Medical Examiners at https://ebiz.mt.gov/POL/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Michelle K. Howard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michelle K. Howard, M.D. had 10,181 Medicare Part D claims for 54 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.