Sandra Howard, FNP
Family Medicine Physician · Walnut Ridge, AR
Sandra Howard, FNP is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Walnut Ridge, Arkansas, and NPI 1184010340, issued on Apr 14, 2015. Check the license (Arkansas A0004428, as entered in NPPES) on the Arkansas State Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sandra Howard
- Credential
- FNP
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- A0004428 AR
ATP-000766 AR
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1309 W Main St, Walnut Ridge, AR 72476
- Phone
- (870) 886-3211
- Enumerated
- Apr 14, 2015
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1309 W Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Elizabeth Fike, DOFamily Medicine Physician1225528540
- Danna Guntharp, APRNRegistered Nurse1558636704
- Samantha Hatfield, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1649437633
- Necole Hughes, FNPRegistered Nurse1265814529
Verify Sandra Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArkansas State Medical Board
Search for license A0004428Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
49% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
5,252 Medicare Part D claims for 368 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,519 among the 111,126 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 166 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium277 claims
- Gabapentin209 claims
- Omeprazole197 claims
- Lisinopril186 claims
- Tramadol Hcl165 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate151 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: $187.53
6 payments, mostly food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc.. The 53,013 providers of this specialty with any payment received $861.30 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 hospital and facility affiliations
- Lawrence Memorial Health Foundation IncWalnut Ridge, AR
- Lawrence Memorial HospitalWalnut Ridge, AR · Critical Access Hospitals
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
16 family medicine physician records list a Walnut Ridge practice address
They are 16 of the 125 NPPES records with a Walnut Ridge practice address, and 1,576 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.
All 16 in Walnut Ridge → All 1,576 in Arkansas → Every provider in Walnut Ridge →
Other family medicine physician records in Arkansas
- Wiley Abbott, MDTexarkana, AR1992327928
- Jamal Abdin, M.D.Farmington, AR1043201940
- Timothy Abels, MDBatesville, AR1386396588
- Bryan Abernathy, M.DFayetteville, AR1649218892
- Jose Abiseid, M.D.Clinton, AR1154391514
- Jimmy Acklin, M.D.Fort Smith, AR1356345052
- Carlos Acosta, MDSpringdale, AR1689879777
- Amber Adams, MSN, APRN-CNP, FNP-CJonesboro, AR1962789826
- Kayla Adams, APRNFort Smith, AR1255077160
- Laura Adams, MDFort Smith, AR1740277557
Common questions
What is Sandra Howard, FNP's NPI number?
Sandra Howard, FNP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1184010340, issued on Apr 14, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sandra Howard, FNP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1309 W Main St, Walnut Ridge, AR, 72476. Phone: (870) 886-3211. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sandra Howard, FNP's license?
NPPES lists Arkansas license number A0004428, as entered by the provider. Search the Arkansas State Medical Board at https://armedicalboard.adh.arkansas.gov/public/verify/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Sandra Howard, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sandra Howard, FNP had 5,252 Medicare Part D claims for 368 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,519. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.