Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

Nelson Howell, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Crowley, LA

Nelson 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 on the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1326001470
Name
Nelson Howell
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
Practice location
1305 Crowley Rayne Hwy, Crowley, LA 70526
Phone
(800) 893-9698
Enumerated
Apr 10, 2006
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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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.

  1. Jerred Anderson, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1427448646
  2. Sherman BushnellCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1194877886
  3. Dokun Dairo, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1508017906
  4. Megan Fitzpatrick, MDDiagnostic Radiology Physician1336464270
  5. Jay LafleurCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1679625883
  6. Brayson LantzCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1801035621

Verify Nelson Howell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersLouisiana State Board of Medical ExaminersCheck the board
  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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90% 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 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 32 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nelson Howell336
  2. Specialty average3,519

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone58 claims
  2. Meloxicam27 claims
  3. Azithromycin15 claims
  4. Clindamycin Hcl15 claims
  5. Tramadol Hcl15 claims
  6. 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 hospital and facility affiliations

  1. Oakdale Ess LLCMansfield, LA
  2. Rapid Urgent Care IncMandeville, LA
  3. St Helena Parish HospitalGreensburg, LA · Critical Access Hospitals

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

8 family medicine physician records list a Crowley practice address

They are 8 of the 334 NPPES records with a Crowley practice address, and 1,558 family medicine physician records in Louisiana.

Other family medicine physician records in Louisiana

  1. Brittany Abadie, NPGramercy, LA1437077054
  2. Ubaid Abbasi, MDBaton Rouge, LA1548765738
  3. Claire Abel, APRNIowa, LA1821931635
  4. Lamia Abisamra, MDMetairie, LA1912562489
  5. Matthew Abraham, M.D.Lafayette, LA1174511794
  6. Ralph Abraham, MDRayville, LA1013962620
  7. Steven Abramson, M.D.Prairieville, LA1720086820
  8. Christopher Achee, M.D.Jennings, LA1710947205
  9. Stefanie Acosta, MDLafayette, LA1629538665
  10. Rodney Acuna, MDLake Charles, LA1760708606

Common questions

What is Nelson Howell, M.D.'s NPI number?

Nelson 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 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 Howell, M.D.'s license?

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 Howell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nelson Howell, M.D. had 336 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.

Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.