Sandra L. Howard, FNP
Family Medicine Physician · Walnut Ridge, AR
Sandra L. 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 L. 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
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2026
- Fax
- (870) 886-3616
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150926000022); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sandra L. 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
48% 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 3,544 among the 117,163 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; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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
- Lawrence Memorial Health Foundation IncWalnut Ridge, AR
- Lawrence Memorial HospitalWalnut Ridge, AR · Critical Access Hospitals
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).
Sandra L. Howard among 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas
Sandra L. Howard, FNP is one of 1,681 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Arkansas. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 1,156 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 58% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Arkansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Walnut Ridge
They are 16 of the 125 NPPES records with a practice address in Walnut Ridge, and 1,681 family medicine physician records in Arkansas.
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Common questions
What is Sandra L. Howard, FNP's NPI number?
Sandra L. 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 L. 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 L. 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 L. Howard, FNP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sandra L. Howard, FNP had 5,252 Medicare Part D claims for 368 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.