Shannon Howe, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Tucson, AZ
Shannon Howe, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Tucson, Arizona, and NPI 1316986094, issued on Jun 6, 2006. Check the license (Arizona 22325, as entered in NPPES) on the Arizona Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shannon Howe
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 22325 AZ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2102 N Country Club RD, Tucson, AZ 85716
- Phone
- (520) 420-2250
- Enumerated
- Jun 6, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2023
- Fax
- (520) 420-2251
- Medicaid ID
- 164294 AZ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100113000452); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Wisconsin School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2102 N Country Club RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Shannon Howe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersArizona Medical Board
Search for license 22325Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,998 Medicare Part D claims for 431 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 234 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate494 claims
- Methotrexate400 claims
- Prednisone165 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick130 claims
- Celecoxib113 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl104 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: $1,577.73
77 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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 one group practice
- Tmc Medical NetworkTucson, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Shannon Howe, MD's NPI number?
Shannon Howe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1316986094, issued on Jun 6, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shannon Howe, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2102 N Country Club RD, Tucson, AZ, 85716. Phone: (520) 420-2250. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shannon Howe, MD's license?
NPPES lists Arizona license number 22325, as entered by the provider. Search the Arizona Medical Board at https://www.azmd.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Shannon Howe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shannon Howe, MD had 2,998 Medicare Part D claims for 431 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.