Rica Howarth, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Pittsburgh, PA
Rica Howarth, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1952530503, issued on Jul 3, 2009. Check the license (Pennsylvania MA053890, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rica Howarth
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License number
- MA053890 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15212
- Phone
- (412) 359-8850
- Enumerated
- Jul 3, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 18, 2025
- Fax
- (412) 359-8809
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20091013000591); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rica Howarth in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
Search for license MA053890Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
48% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical physician assistant in 2024
598 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam76 claims
- Carbidopa-Levodopa49 claims
- Lamotrigine42 claims
- Topiramate42 claims
- Lacosamide37 claims
- Gabapentin26 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Allegheny ClinicPittsburgh, PA
- Oncology Hematology Association IncBeaver, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rica Howarth among 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania
Rica Howarth, PA-C is one of 3,897 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 31% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 31% of these records are older, 66% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2015 among the 2,467 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 363AM0700X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
521 medical physician assistant records list a practice address in Pittsburgh
They are 521 of the 28,866 NPPES records with a practice address in Pittsburgh, and 3,897 medical physician assistant records in Pennsylvania.
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Common questions
What is Rica Howarth, PA-C's NPI number?
Rica Howarth, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952530503, issued on Jul 3, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rica Howarth, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 320 E North Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, 15212. Phone: (412) 359-8850. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rica Howarth, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MA053890, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Rica Howarth, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rica Howarth, PA-C had 598 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.