NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rhythm Howie, MD

Pediatrics Physician · Augusta, GA

Rhythm Howie, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Augusta, Georgia, and NPI 1326770264, issued on Jun 29, 2022. Check the license (Georgia 14167, as entered in NPPES) on the Georgia Composite Medical Board; 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
1326770264
Name
Rhythm Howie
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
14167 GA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1446 Harper St, Augusta, GA 30912
Phone
(706) 721-9442
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2022
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20260409001586); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 2022
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 1446 Harper St

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

  1. Nader Abdel Razek, MDPediatrics Physician1568395226
  2. Muhammad Rafay AmirPediatrics Physician1306763776
  3. Charis Barnett, CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1720835556
  4. Cory Barrows, DOHospice and Palliative Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1982229076
  5. Rachel Beard, MDPediatrics Physician1578293692
  6. Rhyan Bingham, DONeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Physician1578188827

Verify Rhythm Howie in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersGeorgia Composite Medical Board
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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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024

11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Rhythm Howie11
  2. Specialty average375

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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Wellstar Medical Group LLCAugusta, GA

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

Rhythm Howie among 2,258 pediatrics physician records in Georgia

Rhythm Howie, MD is one of 2,258 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Georgia. 47% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 93% of them.

  • NPI issued2022 · 93% of these records are older, 5% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 5% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2011 among the 117 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Georgia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

176 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Augusta

They are 176 of the 7,009 NPPES records with a practice address in Augusta, and 2,258 pediatrics physician records in Georgia.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Reda Bassali, MBCHBAugusta, GA 309121043329055
  2. Lynette Budet Bauza, MDAugusta, GA 309121629187570
  3. Alice Caldwell, MDAugusta, GA 309121063522795
  4. Maureen Claiborne, MDAugusta, GA 309121164532867
  5. Matthew Cornish, M.D.Augusta, GA 309121073520573
  6. April Hartman, MDAugusta, GA 309121255390399
  7. Shreeti Kapoor, M.D.Augusta, GA 309121306950191
  8. Lisa Leggio, MDAugusta, GA 309121689783953

Common questions

What is Rhythm Howie, MD's NPI number?

Rhythm Howie, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326770264, issued on Jun 29, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rhythm Howie, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1446 Harper St, Augusta, GA, 30912. Phone: (706) 721-9442. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rhythm Howie, MD's license?

NPPES lists Georgia license number 14167, as entered by the provider. Search the Georgia Composite Medical Board at https://medicalboard.georgia.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Rhythm Howie, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rhythm Howie, MD had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. 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.