Richard Michael Howard
Pharmacist · Oro Valley, AZ
Richard Michael Howard is a pharmacist with a practice address in Oro Valley, Arizona, and NPI 1336440650, issued on Nov 3, 2010. Check the license (Arizona 8609, as entered in NPPES) with the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Michael Howard
- Primary taxonomy
- Pharmacist 183500000X
- License number
- 8609 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12122 N Rancho Vistoso Blvd, Oro Valley, AZ 85755
- Phone
- (520) 297-0260
- Enumerated
- Nov 3, 2010
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (520) 297-4080
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12122 N Rancho Vistoso Blvd
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Thomas Dean, PHARM DPharmacist1437450442
- Jonathon Weir, PHARMDPharmacist1700620689
Verify Richard Michael Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Arizona board licenses this profession
Search for license 8609Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Most of these Medicare Part D claims are vaccines, 93% of the cost of the top drugs
337 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries, against an average of 119 among the 28,524 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 100% of claims.
Most prescribed
Pharmacies often give vaccines under a standing order that names one clinician, and CMS counts every such claim under that clinician's NPI. These claims are therefore not a measure of this clinician's own prescribing.
- Arexvy127 claims
- Shingrix102 claims
- Boostrix Tdap66 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.
Richard Michael Howard among 6,746 pharmacist records in Arizona
Richard Michael Howard is one of 6,746 pharmacist records with a practice address in Arizona. 27% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 14% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 27% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 78% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 183500000X and a Arizona practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
60 pharmacist records list a practice address in Oro Valley
They are 60 of the 542 NPPES records with a practice address in Oro Valley, and 6,746 pharmacist records in Arizona.
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The 8 pharmacist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katrina BentleyOro Valley, AZ 857551063789162
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- Thomas Dean, PHARM DOro Valley, AZ 857551437450442
- Kirsten Haslett, PHARMDOro Valley, AZ 857551992107866
- Kathryn McCulley, PHARMDOro Valley, AZ 857551437886629
- Shawn MorseOro Valley, AZ 857551629436563
- Edith Patterson, R.PH.Oro Valley, AZ 857551841400025
- Vilmarys Sierra, RPHOro Valley, AZ 857551669709168
Common questions
What is Richard Michael Howard's NPI number?
Richard Michael Howard's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336440650, issued on Nov 3, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Michael Howard located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12122 N Rancho Vistoso Blvd, Oro Valley, AZ, 85755. Phone: (520) 297-0260. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Michael Howard's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 8609, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Richard Michael Howard prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Michael Howard had 337 Medicare Part D claims for 289 beneficiaries; the average among pharmacist prescribers was 119. 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.