Milza Catherine Opper Howard, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Opelika, AL
Milza Catherine Opper Howard, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Opelika, Alabama, and NPI 1699396325, issued on May 5, 2020. Check the license (Alabama MD.48704, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Milza Catherine Opper Howard
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- MD.48704 AL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2740 Village Professional Dr, Opelika, AL 36801
- Phone
- (334) 821-0238
- Enumerated
- May 5, 2020
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240823002464); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2740 Village Professional Dr
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Milza Catherine Opper Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license MD.48704Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
344 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl43 claims
- Lorazepam23 claims
- Sertraline Hcl22 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate21 claims
- Venlafaxine Hcl Er21 claims
- Mirtazapine17 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: $213.66
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 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
- East Alabama Physicians, LLCOpelika, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Milza Catherine Opper Howard among 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama
Milza Catherine Opper Howard, MD is one of 517 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 88% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 88% of these records are older, 10% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 46% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2004 among the 237 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 2084P0800X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Opelika
They are 9 of the 797 NPPES records with a practice address in Opelika, and 517 psychiatry physician records in Alabama.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Estep, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011801878749
- Madeline Hearn, DOOpelika, AL 368011831727809
- Edward Kern, MDOpelika, AL 368011023074978
- Peter Lusche, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011821053760
- Jeanetta Malone, MDOpelika, AL 368011558948547
- Daniel Mejer, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011710988720
- Baowu Wang, MDOpelika, AL 368011528404878
- Aleiya Wright, M.D.Opelika, AL 368011699158535
Common questions
What is Milza Catherine Opper Howard, MD's NPI number?
Milza Catherine Opper Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699396325, issued on May 5, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Milza Catherine Opper Howard, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2740 Village Professional Dr, Opelika, AL, 36801. Phone: (334) 821-0238. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Milza Catherine Opper Howard, MD's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number MD.48704, 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 Milza Catherine Opper Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Milza Catherine Opper Howard, MD had 344 Medicare Part D claims for 59 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.