Richard E. Howell, DDS
Periodontics · Asheville, NC
Richard E. Howell, DDS is a periodontics with a practice address in Asheville, North Carolina, and NPI 1790802346, issued on Mar 26, 2007. Check the license (North Carolina 5222, as entered in NPPES) with the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard E. Howell
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Periodontics 1223P0300X
- License number
- 5222 NC
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 201 E Chestnut St, Asheville, NC 28801
- Phone
- (828) 255-8100
- Enumerated
- Mar 26, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (828) 255-8126
- Medicaid ID
- 7994193 NC
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 201 E Chestnut St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard E. Howell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich North Carolina board licenses this profession
Search for license 5222Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 98.3 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).
Richard E. Howell among 159 periodontics records in North Carolina
Richard E. Howell, DDS is one of 159 periodontics records with a practice address in North Carolina. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 43% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223P0300X and a North Carolina practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Periodontics providers in North Carolina
There are 159 periodontics records in North Carolina.
All 159 in North Carolina → Every provider in Asheville → Periodontics nationwide →
The 8 periodontics records with the nearest ZIP codes
- William Claiborne, DDSAsheville, NC 288031770609331
- Susanna Goggin, DMDAsheville, NC 288061487949053
- Robert Macalpine, DDSAsheville, NC 288061730196106
- Greg Fertik, DDS,MSHendersonville, NC 287921417098351
- Andrew Harrell, D.D.S.Hendersonville, NC 287921669856530
- Glenn Shefter, DDS,PAHendersonville, NC 287921104967041
- Emily Hall, DDSWaynesville, NC 287861043284870
- Richard Hoodenpyle, DMDFranklin, NC 287341235152992
Common questions
What is Richard E. Howell, DDS's NPI number?
Richard E. Howell, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790802346, issued on Mar 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard E. Howell, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 201 E Chestnut St, Asheville, NC, 28801. Phone: (828) 255-8100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard E. Howell, DDS's license?
NPPES lists North Carolina license number 5222, as entered by the provider. Search the North Carolina board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is Richard E. Howell, DDS's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.3 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.