Nelson Burke Howell, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Crowley, LA
Nelson Burke Howell, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Crowley, Louisiana, and NPI 1326001470, issued on Apr 10, 2006. Check the license (Louisiana 023117, as entered in NPPES) on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nelson Burke Howell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 023117 LA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1305 Crowley Rayne Hwy, Crowley, LA 70526
- Phone
- (800) 893-9698
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1538906 LA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031111000091); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1305 Crowley Rayne Hwy
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nelson Burke Howell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license 023117Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
336 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone58 claims
- Meloxicam27 claims
- Azithromycin15 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl15 claims
- Tramadol Hcl15 claims
- Cephalexin13 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.
3 hospitals and group practices
- Oakdale Ess LLCMansfield, LA
- Rapid Urgent Care IncMandeville, LA
- St Helena Parish HospitalGreensburg, LA · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov).
Nelson Burke Howell among 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana
Nelson Burke Howell, M.D. is one of 1,728 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Louisiana. 85% 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 1,201 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 61% 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 Louisiana practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
10 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Crowley
They are 10 of the 334 NPPES records with a practice address in Crowley, and 1,728 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.
All 1,728 in Louisiana → Every provider in Crowley → Family Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Cannon, MDCrowley, LA 705261083777908
- Megan Chachere, FNP-CCrowley, LA 705261942724901
- Danielle FuselierCrowley, LA 705261376997841
- Karrie Kilgore, M.D.Crowley, LA 705261215903513
- Yamen Korab, M.D.Crowley, LA 705261073712022
- Leon McIntire, M.D.Crowley, LA 705261699273292
- Claire Ronkartz, MDCrowley, LA 705261447677711
- Paul Stringfellow, M.D.Crowley, LA 705261831165133
Common questions
What is Nelson Burke Howell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nelson Burke Howell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326001470, issued on Apr 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nelson Burke Howell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1305 Crowley Rayne Hwy, Crowley, LA, 70526. Phone: (800) 893-9698. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nelson Burke Howell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Louisiana license number 023117, as entered by the provider. Search the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.lsbme.la.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Nelson Burke Howell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nelson Burke Howell, M.D. had 336 Medicare Part D claims for 163 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.