NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Morgan Short Howard, FNP-C

Family Nurse Practitioner · Gastonia, NC

Morgan Short Howard, FNP-C is a family nurse practitioner with a practice address in Gastonia, North Carolina, and NPI 1194438432, issued on Jan 2, 2023. Check the license (North Carolina 5020915, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1194438432
Name
Morgan Short Howard
Credential
FNP-C
Primary taxonomy
Family Nurse Practitioner 363LF0000X
License numbers
5020915 NC
RN266063 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2605 Green Meadow Dr, Gastonia, NC 28052
Phone
(877) 685-5886
Enumerated
Jan 2, 2023
Record last updated
Jan 19, 2026
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250327002567); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Verify Morgan Short Howard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. American Family Care Fuquay PLLCFuquay Varina, NC

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Morgan Short Howard among 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina

Morgan Short Howard, FNP-C is one of 6,631 family nurse practitioner records with a practice address in North Carolina. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 78% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 78% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2023 · median 2019 among the 4,000 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LF0000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

114 family nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Gastonia

They are 114 of the 2,833 NPPES records with a practice address in Gastonia, and 6,631 family nurse practitioner records in North Carolina.

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The 8 family nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Richard AnkrahGastonia, NC 280521174038400
  2. Wendy Bene, FNPGastonia, NC 280521881281814
  3. Cassandra Duren, FNP-BCGastonia, NC 280521740686773
  4. Lauryn FletcherGastonia, NC 280521154860443
  5. Rochelle Garris, FNPGastonia, NC 280521184468605
  6. Latoya Hansley, FNP-CGastonia, NC 280521720786502
  7. Tracy Keisling, APRNGastonia, NC 280521821640483
  8. Sonja Miller, FNP, CNMGastonia, NC 280521982833265

Common questions

What is Morgan Short Howard, FNP-C's NPI number?

Morgan Short Howard, FNP-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194438432, issued on Jan 2, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Morgan Short Howard, FNP-C located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2605 Green Meadow Dr, Gastonia, NC, 28052. Phone: (877) 685-5886. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Morgan Short Howard, FNP-C's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5020915, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

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.