NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen W. Howard, PA

Surgical Physician Assistant · Syracuse, NY

Stephen W. Howard, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Syracuse, New York, and NPI 1275936247, issued on Oct 3, 2014. Check the license (New York 018101, as entered in NPPES) with the New York board that licenses this profession; 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
1275936247
Name
Stephen W. Howard
Credential
PA
Primary taxonomy
Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
License number
018101 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
301 Prospect Avenue, Syracuse, NY 13203
Phone
(315) 448-5111
Enumerated
Oct 3, 2014
Record last updated
Nov 13, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(315) 703-5079
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141218000278); accepts Medicare assignment
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 301 Prospect Avenue

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

  1. Ali Ahmed, PAPhysician Assistant1811306590
  2. Robert ConstantineCritical Care Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician1083677678
  3. Maitri Dhruva, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1215620299
  4. Jainty John, PASurgical Physician Assistant1649673039
  5. Patrick Riley, FNP-CNurse Practitioner1396304507
  6. Prakrut Sethi, M.D.Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1811828502

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich New York board licenses this profession
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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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62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical physician assistant in 2024

117 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 304 among the 10,174 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 53 claims were for opioids.

  1. Stephen Howard117
  2. Specialty average304

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl46 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: $50.50

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Solventum Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Howard$50.50
  2. Specialty average$703.95

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

  1. St Josephs Medical PCSyracuse, NY

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

Stephen W. Howard among 2,152 surgical physician assistant records in New York

Stephen W. Howard, PA is one of 2,152 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in New York. 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 2014, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 60% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2012 among the 1,293 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2014 · 65% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgical Physician Assistant providers in New York

There are 2,152 surgical physician assistant records in New York.

The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Rebecca Brown, PASyracuse, NY 132031720062896
  2. Catherine Burkett, PASyracuse, NY 132031083881817
  3. Robert Cenname, PASyracuse, NY 132031487608816
  4. Daniel Chirinos, PASyracuse, NY 132031477695658
  5. Christopher Keppler, PASyracuse, NY 132031225109622
  6. Alfred Michael, PA-CSyracuse, NY 132031184807398
  7. Maggie Narrigan, PASyracuse, NY 132031205010725
  8. Lisa O'Connor, RPA-CSyracuse, NY 132031881842466

Common questions

What is Stephen W. Howard, PA's NPI number?

Stephen W. Howard, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275936247, issued on Oct 3, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen W. Howard, PA located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 Prospect Avenue, Syracuse, NY, 13203. Phone: (315) 448-5111. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen W. Howard, PA's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 018101, as entered by the provider. Search the New York board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Stephen W. Howard, PA prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Stephen W. Howard, PA had 117 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among surgical physician assistant prescribers was 304. 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.