Ronald Damani Howell, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Oswego, NY
Ronald Damani Howell, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Oswego, New York, and NPI 1336345941, issued on Jun 21, 2007. Check the license (New York 262823, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ronald Damani Howell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 262823 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 140 W 6TH St, Oswego, NY 13126
- Phone
- (917) 686-6681
- Enumerated
- Jun 21, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 14, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200326001266); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 140 W 6TH St
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Verify Ronald Damani Howell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
Search for license 262823Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
94% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
22 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
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): 98.4 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: $153.49
4 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
2 hospitals and group practices
- St Joseph HospitalBangor, ME · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- St. Joseph Hospital OF Nashua NHNashua, NH
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Ronald Damani Howell among 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York
Ronald Damani Howell, M.D. is one of 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in New York. 76% 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 56% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 56% of these records are older, 37% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2007 · median 2002 among the 819 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 67% 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 New York 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 New York
There are 1,339 orthopaedic surgery physician records in New York.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Glenn Axelrod, M.D.Liverpool, NY 130881306801501
- August Buerkle, MDLiverpool, NY 130881205934718
- Robert Nolan, MDLiverpool, NY 130881497720676
- John Ayres, M.D.Fulton, NY 130691619938784
- Michael Diaz, D.O.Fulton, NY 130691780646216
Common questions
What is Ronald Damani Howell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ronald Damani Howell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336345941, issued on Jun 21, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ronald Damani Howell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 140 W 6TH St, Oswego, NY, 13126. Phone: (917) 686-6681. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ronald Damani Howell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists New York license number 262823, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ronald Damani Howell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ronald Damani Howell, M.D. had 22 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ronald Damani Howell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 98.4 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.