Raymond C. Howard, NP
Nurse Practitioner · Hixson, TN
Raymond C. Howard, NP is a nurse practitioner with a practice address in Hixson, Tennessee, and NPI 1871536839, issued on Jun 14, 2006. Check the license (Tennessee APN8089, as entered in NPPES) with the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Raymond C. Howard
- Credential
- NP
- Primary taxonomy
- Nurse Practitioner 363L00000X
- License number
- APN8089 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4490 Hixson Pike, Hixson, TN 37343
- Phone
- (423) 875-0700
- Enumerated
- Jun 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (423) 875-3391
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040327000385); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Raymond C. Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Tennessee board licenses this profession
Search for license APN8089Check 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 nurse practitioner in 2024
103 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,109 among the 54,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 96.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $149.43
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 38,884 providers of this specialty with any payment received $791.64 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
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
- Erlanger HealthSignal Mountain, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Raymond C. Howard among 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee
Raymond C. Howard, NP is one of 2,303 nurse practitioner records with a practice address in Tennessee. 76% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 79% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 58% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2017 among the 1,331 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363L00000X and a Tennessee practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
6 nurse practitioner records list a practice address in Hixson
They are 6 of the 628 NPPES records with a practice address in Hixson, and 2,303 nurse practitioner records in Tennessee.
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The 8 nurse practitioner records with the nearest ZIP codes
- David Allen, NPHixson, TN 373431770526709
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- Lindsay Marx, NPHixson, TN 373431780088641
- Rebecca Miller, N.P.Hixson, TN 373431902905623
- Kelsey Dent, NPKimball, TN 373471447841473
- Brynna Hamilton, NP-CJasper, TN 373471811410954
- Monica Meeks, NPGruetli Laager, TN 373391144728031
Common questions
What is Raymond C. Howard, NP's NPI number?
Raymond C. Howard, NP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871536839, issued on Jun 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Raymond C. Howard, NP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4490 Hixson Pike, Hixson, TN, 37343. Phone: (423) 875-0700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Raymond C. Howard, NP's license?
NPPES lists Tennessee license number APN8089, as entered by the provider. Search the Tennessee board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Raymond C. Howard, NP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Raymond C. Howard, NP had 103 Medicare Part D claims for 55 beneficiaries; the average among nurse practitioner prescribers was 1,109. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Raymond C. Howard, NP's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 96.2 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.