NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Raymond Joseph Howard, MD

Family Medicine Physician · Belfast, ME

Raymond Joseph Howard, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Belfast, Maine, and NPI 1295199719, issued on Apr 11, 2016. Check the license (Maine MD25282, as entered in NPPES) on the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1295199719
Name
Raymond Joseph Howard
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
MD25282 ME
56917 TN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
119 Northport Ave FL 1, Belfast, ME 04915
Phone
(207) 505-4567
Enumerated
Apr 11, 2016
Record last updated
May 19, 2025
Fax
(207) 536-2794
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180821001972); 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 119 Northport Ave FL 1

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

  1. Timothy Canham, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1780789057
  2. Jessica Hersom, LCSW, LADCClinical Social Worker1316442940
  3. Chelsea Howard, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1649646035
  4. Ashlee Roy, PA-CPhysician Assistant1619598125
  5. Everett Steinbarger, PAPhysician Assistant1831128990
  6. Elissa Tremblay, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1659941615

Verify Raymond Joseph Howard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaine Board of Licensure in Medicine
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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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95% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

6,898 Medicare Part D claims for 500 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 15% of claims. 210 claims were for opioids.

  1. Raymond Howard6,898
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium289 claims
  2. Losartan Potassium241 claims
  3. Levothyroxine Sodium216 claims
  4. Metoprolol Succinate204 claims
  5. Furosemide178 claims
  6. Prednisone167 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: $168.93

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Raymond Howard$168.93
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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

3 hospitals and group practices

  1. Down East Community HospitalMachias, ME · Critical Access Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. Harrington Family Health CenterHarrington, ME
  3. MainehealthBelfast, ME

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). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Raymond Joseph Howard among 1,172 family medicine physician records in Maine

Raymond Joseph Howard, MD is one of 1,172 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Maine. 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 2016, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 77% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2008 among the 668 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 60% 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 Maine practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

18 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Belfast

They are 18 of the 393 NPPES records with a practice address in Belfast, and 1,172 family medicine physician records in Maine.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Megan Britton, MDBelfast, ME 049151649351784
  2. Alan Carter, DOBelfast, ME 049151053352609
  3. David Ettinger, MDBelfast, ME 049151871532424
  4. Timothy Hughes, MDBelfast, ME 049151811073075
  5. Christine Kramer, DOBelfast, ME 049151285719351
  6. Carol Kuhn, MDBelfast, ME 049151841375011
  7. Benjamin Mailloux, MDBelfast, ME 049151366545972
  8. Thomas Maycock, MDBelfast, ME 049151508858549

Common questions

What is Raymond Joseph Howard, MD's NPI number?

Raymond Joseph Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295199719, issued on Apr 11, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Raymond Joseph Howard, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 119 Northport Ave FL 1, Belfast, ME, 04915. Phone: (207) 505-4567. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Raymond Joseph Howard, MD's license?

NPPES lists Maine license number MD25282, as entered by the provider. Search the Maine Board of Licensure in Medicine at https://www.maine.gov/md/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Raymond Joseph Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Raymond Joseph Howard, MD had 6,898 Medicare Part D claims for 500 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.