Richard James Howard, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Physician · Sioux Falls, SD
Richard James Howard, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and NPI 1568442895, issued on Jan 20, 2006. Check the license (South Dakota 3323, as entered in NPPES) on the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard James Howard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- 3323 SD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 6301 S Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD 57108
- Phone
- (605) 334-1930
- Enumerated
- Jan 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (605) 334-0926
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100127000814); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 1982
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 6301 S Minnesota Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard James Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersSouth Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners
Search for license 3323Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
29% more Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
120 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 35 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin18 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen18 claims
- Tramadol Hcl14 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.7 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: $119.84
6 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mentor Worldwide LLC. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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.
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in South Dakota
There are 12 plastic surgery physician records in South Dakota.
Other plastic surgery physician records in South Dakota
- Richard Carver, MDRapid City, SD1659441491
- Paula Formosa, MDDakota Dunes, SD1073516308
- Jason Fowler, M.D., PH.D.Sioux Falls, SD1851690697
- Andrew Friedman, MDSioux Falls, SD1649284415
- Rifat Hussain, MDSioux Falls, SD1124071048
- Bill Liu, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD1225482953
- Barry Martin, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD1841258225
- Hunter Moyer, M.D.Rapid City, SD1992989487
- Hoang Nguyen, M.D.Sioux Falls, SD1962667154
- John Oliphant, MDSioux Falls, SD1265511406
Common questions
What is Richard James Howard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard James Howard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568442895, issued on Jan 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard James Howard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 6301 S Minnesota Ave, Sioux Falls, SD, 57108. Phone: (605) 334-1930. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard James Howard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists South Dakota license number 3323, as entered by the provider. Search the South Dakota Board of Medical and Osteopathic Examiners at https://www.sdbmoe.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard James Howard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard James Howard, M.D. had 120 Medicare Part D claims for 47 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard James Howard, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.7 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.