PAULA HOWES, MS, APRN
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner in WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vermont. CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System profile including specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare prescribing data when reported.
What the federal data shows
PAULA HOWES, MS, APRN is a Adult Health Nurse Practitioner in WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vermont, listed in the federal CMS National Provider Identifier registry.
- $109.34
- industry payments (Sunshine Act)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) — no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
What does the federal data show about PAULA HOWES, MS, APRN?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Specialty distribution in Vermont
How Adult Health Nurse Practitioner compares to other specialties among Vermont providers
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner share within Vermont
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner is one of the more visible NUCC categories in Vermont
Each bar reflects the share of in-state providers whose primary NUCC taxonomy matches the specialty. Long tail of ~690 NUCC codes folded into "Other" to keep the comparison legible.
Specialty board-certification context
Estimated specialty board-certified rate — Adult Health Nurse Practitioner (ABMS / AOA reference)
- Est. board-certified rate
- 78%
- Adult Health Nurse Practitioner ABMS/AOA estimate
Est. board-certified rate (Adult Health Nurse Practitioner) — ABMS / AOA estimate
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- Specialty volume Adult Health Nurse Practitioner US NPIs
Specialty board-certified rate — Adult Health Nurse Practitioner estimate
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus Maintenance of Certification cycles. CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field; the figure shown is the specialty-level estimated rate from ABMS / AOA reference data.
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
PAULA HOWES, MS, APRN is a Adult Health Nurse Practitioner provider practicing in WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, Vermont, according to the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES). Credentials: MS, APRN. NPI: 1891888194. This profile includes practice location, specialty classification, and organizational affiliations from the CMS provider registry. Provider information is self-reported to CMS and updated monthly.
PAULA HOWES, MS, APRN appears in the CMS NPPES registry as a Adult Health Nurse Practitioner provider holding MS, APRN credentials at 215 NORTH MAIN STREET, WHITE RIVER JUNCTION, VT, 05009, with a listed phone of (802) 295-9363. NPI 1891888194 was issued on 10/02/2006. Because NPPES data is self-reported by the provider and refreshed monthly, the address, phone, and specialty reflect what HOWES most recently submitted to CMS rather than a vetted directory listing, which is why patients should always confirm the practice is still at this location before scheduling.
Medicare Part D prescribing data is not currently published for this NPI, which typically means the provider either wrote fewer than 11 Part D claims in the most recent reporting year, does not participate in Medicare, or practices in a specialty that rarely prescribes outpatient drugs. Absence of prescribing data is not a quality signal — many Adult Health Nurse Practitioner providers operate outside Part D entirely.
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner is a mid-sized specialty nationwide, with 29,492 enrolled providers across 55 states and an average of 1,201 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline. Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist — always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1891888194 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Adult Health Nurse Practitioner |
| Credentials | MS, APRN |
| Gender | Female |
| NPI Issued | 10/02/2006 |
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How we sourced this profile
Industry payments received (2024) — CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for PAULA HOWES, MS, APRN. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$109
Largest payer
Medtronic, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias — they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
Adult Health Nurse Practitioner Overview
How PAULA HOWES, MS, APRN fits within the Adult Health Nurse Practitioner landscape nationally.
Nearby Adult Health Nurse Practitioner Providers in Vermont
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Vermont, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as HOWES.
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Data Sources
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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