NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rachel Elizabeth Howard

Physician Assistant · Goldsboro, NC

Rachel Elizabeth Howard is a physician assistant with a practice address in Goldsboro, North Carolina, and NPI 1396353835, issued on Jul 21, 2020. Check the license (North Carolina 0010-11538, 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
1396353835
Name
Rachel Elizabeth Howard
Primary taxonomy
Physician Assistant 363A00000X
License number
0010-11538 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2700 Wayne Memorial Dr, Goldsboro, NC 27534
Phone
(919) 736-1110
Enumerated
Jul 21, 2020
Record last updated
Aug 18, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210921000584); 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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Also registered at 2700 Wayne Memorial Dr

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

  1. Adil Ahmed, MDFamily Medicine Physician1285047027
  2. Shailaja AkkaladeviInternal Medicine Physician1518062272
  3. Uzma Ali, M.D.Hospitalist Physician1184079360
  4. Bryan Apple, M.D.Anesthesiology Physician1477589299
  5. Juan Aviles Morales, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1417283268
  6. Monazza Azam, MDInternal Medicine Physician1497384366

Verify Rachel Elizabeth 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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73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024

225 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 22 claims were for opioids.

  1. Rachel Howard225
  2. Specialty average830

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone25 claims
  2. Methocarbamol20 claims
  3. Naproxen20 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
  5. Ondansetron Odt13 claims
  6. Cephalexin12 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $121.25

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 64,719 providers of this specialty with any payment received $841.65 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rachel Howard$121.25
  2. Specialty average$841.65

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Wake Emergency Physicians PAGoldsboro, NC

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

Rachel Elizabeth Howard among 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina

Rachel Elizabeth Howard is one of 9,279 physician assistant records with a practice address in North Carolina. 81% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 67% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 67% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 81% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • Graduated2021 · median 2017 among the 6,366 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 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 363A00000X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

65 physician assistant records list a practice address in Goldsboro

They are 65 of the 1,359 NPPES records with a practice address in Goldsboro, and 9,279 physician assistant records in North Carolina.

The 8 physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. John Bass, PAGoldsboro, NC 275341336288091
  2. Amy Brantley, PAGoldsboro, NC 275341508055872
  3. Albert Bridger, PA-CGoldsboro, NC 275341669455010
  4. Bridgett Buckman, PA-CGoldsboro, NC 275341104907765
  5. Teresa Cochran, PAGoldsboro, NC 275341962506246
  6. Brooke Jones, PA-CGoldsboro, NC 275341912977059
  7. Melissa Kovach, PAGoldsboro, NC 275341386682847
  8. Jose Maldonado, PA-CGoldsboro, NC 275341487744306

Common questions

What is Rachel Elizabeth Howard's NPI number?

Rachel Elizabeth Howard's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396353835, issued on Jul 21, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rachel Elizabeth Howard located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2700 Wayne Memorial Dr, Goldsboro, NC, 27534. Phone: (919) 736-1110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rachel Elizabeth Howard's license?

NPPES lists North Carolina license number 0010-11538, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Rachel Elizabeth Howard prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rachel Elizabeth Howard had 225 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.