NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Roland Howard, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Stroudsburg, PA

Roland Howard, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1366979163, issued on May 11, 2017. Check the license (Pennsylvania MD486400, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1366979163
Name
Roland Howard
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
MD486400 PA
25MA11922400 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
200 St Lukes LN Ste 200, Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Phone
(908) 208-1838
Enumerated
May 11, 2017
Record last updated
Sep 3, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240823001619); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc), 2017
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 200 St Lukes LN Ste 200

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Joseph CheckSurgical Physician Assistant1780510107
  2. Guillermo Marquez, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1902467418
  3. Reagan Querry, PACPhysician Assistant1699664961
  4. Madison Reehl, PA-CPhysician Assistant1043145246
  5. William Tenpenny, DOOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1861802589
  6. Jed Walsh, DOOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1760010425

Verify Roland Howard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

75 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Roland Howard75
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Meloxicam38 claims
  2. Naproxen14 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $8,993.67

45 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Roland Howard$8,994
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

  1. St Lukes Physician Group IncStroudsburg, PA
  2. St Lukes Warren Physician Group PCPhillipsburg, NJ

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Roland Howard among 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania

Roland Howard, M.D. is one of 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician 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 2017, is newer than 80% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 80% of these records are older, 18% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated2017 · median 2003 among the 777 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 56% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Pennsylvania

There are 1,253 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Guillermo Marquez, MDStroudsburg, PA 183601902467418
  2. William Tenpenny, DOStroudsburg, PA 183601861802589
  3. Frederick Barnes, MDE Stroudsburg, PA 183011952303521
  4. Maurizio Cibischino, MDE Stroudsburg, PA 183011124028832
  5. Leighann Krasney, DOEast Stroudsburg, PA 183011750884615
  6. John Paglia, MDE Stroudsburg, PA 183011326048067
  7. Brian Powers, MDE Stroudsburg, PA 183011063412773
  8. George Primiano, M.D., M.B.AEast Stroudsburg, PA 183011033123807

Common questions

What is Roland Howard, M.D.'s NPI number?

Roland Howard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1366979163, issued on May 11, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Roland Howard, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 200 St Lukes LN Ste 200, Stroudsburg, PA, 18360. Phone: (908) 208-1838. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Roland Howard, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number MD486400, 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 Roland Howard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Roland Howard, M.D. had 75 Medicare Part D claims for 40 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.