NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nancy Lu Howe, ARNP

Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner · Spencer, IA

Nancy Lu Howe, ARNP is a psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner with a practice address in Spencer, Iowa, and NPI 1346298221, issued on May 4, 2006. Check the license (Iowa G-065214, as entered in NPPES) with the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346298221
Name
Nancy Lu Howe
Credential
ARNP
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 363LP0808X
License number
G-065214 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
201 E 11TH St, Spencer, IA 51301
Phone
(712) 262-2922
Enumerated
May 4, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(712) 262-3826
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060619000211); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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Also registered at 201 E 11TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Alicia Beltman, PRSPeer Specialist1669247748
  2. Joanna Bennett, LMSWSocial Worker1831084946
  3. Megan Birdsong, MSWSocial Worker1790143410
  4. Chelsey Bobzien, IADCAddiction (Substance Use Disorder) Counselor1316337892
  5. Deborah Bush, LISWClinical Social Worker1396713210
  6. Jennifer Den BoerSocial Worker1346732385

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Iowa 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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5.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner in 2024

4,908 Medicare Part D claims for 313 beneficiaries, against an average of 906 among the 30,717 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.

  1. Nancy Howe4,908
  2. Specialty average906

Most prescribed

  1. Duloxetine Hcl321 claims
  2. Trazodone Hcl308 claims
  3. Bupropion Xl254 claims
  4. Clonazepam220 claims
  5. Escitalopram Oxalate208 claims
  6. Lamotrigine200 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mercy Medical CenterHiawatha, IA

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

Nancy Lu Howe among 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Iowa

Nancy Lu Howe, ARNP is one of 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Iowa. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 1% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 1% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 65% of these records are
  • Graduated2005 · median 2021 among the 398 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 28% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363LP0808X and a Iowa practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

12 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Spencer

They are 12 of the 346 NPPES records with a practice address in Spencer, and 612 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records in Iowa.

The 8 psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Baltes, MSN, ARNP, PMHNP-BCSpencer, IA 513011316561970
  2. Sharon Eckhart, ARNP, CSSpencer, IA 513011356300164
  3. Paige Evans Smith, NP-CSpencer, IA 513011801382684
  4. Heather Glasser, PMHNP-BCSpencer, IA 513011750051363
  5. Lindsay Harms, PMHNP-BCSpencer, IA 513011902596828
  6. Mark HepworthSpencer, IA 513011487232302
  7. Dawn Howley, ARNP, CSSpencer, IA 513011710946975
  8. Clarissa LeinbaughSpencer, IA 513011184557746

Common questions

What is Nancy Lu Howe, ARNP's NPI number?

Nancy Lu Howe, ARNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346298221, issued on May 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nancy Lu Howe, ARNP located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 E 11TH St, Spencer, IA, 51301. Phone: (712) 262-2922. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nancy Lu Howe, ARNP's license?

NPPES lists Iowa license number G-065214, as entered by the provider. Search the Iowa board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nancy Lu Howe, ARNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nancy Lu Howe, ARNP had 4,908 Medicare Part D claims for 313 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatric/mental health nurse practitioner prescribers was 906. 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.