Richard Charles Howells, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · Altoona, PA
Richard Charles Howells, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Altoona, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1720085814, issued on Jul 5, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD072771L, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Charles Howells
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- MD072771L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3341 Beale Ave, Altoona, PA 16601
- Phone
- (814) 944-5357
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (814) 946-8017
- Medicaid ID
- 0018371250001 PA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100907000148); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 1996
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest otolaryngology physician records → All 531 in Pennsylvania → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3341 Beale Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Robert Caughey, MDOtolaryngology Physician1265503197
- Courtney Chamberlain, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1447817747
- Elizabeth Grieggs, AUDAudiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter1790479434
- David Higgins, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1104822063
- Beverly Huff, MAAudiologist-Hearing Aid Fitter1457622466
- Kara Kimberly, MDOtolaryngology Physician1477530756
Verify Richard Charles Howells in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license MD072771LCheck the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
724 Medicare Part D claims for 281 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 2% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Fluticasone Propionate161 claims
- Ipratropium Bromide57 claims
- Azelastine Hcl49 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium48 claims
- Famotidine46 claims
- Ofloxacin39 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $399.55
18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Mount Nittany Medical Center Health Services IncBellefonte, PA
- Phoenix Rehabilitation And Health Services IncCranberry Twp, PA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Charles Howells among 531 otolaryngology physician records in Pennsylvania
Richard Charles Howells, M.D. is one of 531 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2002 among the 355 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 531 otolaryngology physician records in Pennsylvania.
All 531 in Pennsylvania → Every provider in Altoona → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Caughey, MDAltoona, PA 166011265503197
- David Higgins, M.D.Altoona, PA 166011104822063
- Kara Kimberly, MDAltoona, PA 166011477530756
- Andrew Steehler, MDErie, PA 165501023504214
- Carter Denne, D.OErie, PA 165071023505005
- Rick Fornelli, M.D.Erie, PA 165071316998263
- Robert Guelcher, MDErie, PA 165041417313255
- Muhammad Akhtar, MDBradford, PA 167011558307967
Common questions
What is Richard Charles Howells, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Charles Howells, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720085814, issued on Jul 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Charles Howells, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3341 Beale Ave, Altoona, PA, 16601. Phone: (814) 944-5357. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Charles Howells, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD072771L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Richard Charles Howells, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Charles Howells, M.D. had 724 Medicare Part D claims for 281 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Richard Charles Howells, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.