NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen Moore Howell, M.D.

Anesthesiology Physician · Morgantown, WV

Stephen Moore Howell, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Morgantown, West Virginia, and NPI 1427184274, issued on Feb 26, 2007. Check the license (West Virginia 22057, as entered in NPPES) on the West Virginia Board of Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427184274
Name
Stephen Moore Howell
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
22057 WV
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3618 Health Science Center South, Morgantown, WV 26506
Phone
(304) 598-4122
Enumerated
Feb 26, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(304) 598-4930
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070711000563); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
West Virginia University School Of Medicine, 2003
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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Verify Stephen Moore Howell in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWest Virginia Board of Medicine
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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score78.5
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Hospitalist Medicine Physicians OF West Virginia - South CharlestonPrinceton, WV
  2. West Virginia University Medical CorporationMorgantown, WV

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

Stephen Moore Howell among 239 anesthesiology physician records in West Virginia

Stephen Moore Howell, M.D. is one of 239 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in West Virginia. 74% 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 52% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 52% of these records are older, 36% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • Graduated2003 · median 2003 among the 158 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a West Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

88 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Morgantown

They are 88 of the 6,074 NPPES records with a practice address in Morgantown, and 239 anesthesiology physician records in West Virginia.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Dennis Allen, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265061154307379
  2. Mark Bennett, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265061851369755
  3. Christine Bezouska, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265061568430320
  4. Kallol Chaudhuri, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265061689637050
  5. Richard Driver, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265061992774988
  6. David Graf, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265061063481547
  7. Brian Grose, M.D.Morgantown, WV 265061689643066
  8. Ralph Harding, D.O.Morgantown, WV 265061740259233

Common questions

What is Stephen Moore Howell, M.D.'s NPI number?

Stephen Moore Howell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427184274, issued on Feb 26, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen Moore Howell, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3618 Health Science Center South, Morgantown, WV, 26506. Phone: (304) 598-4122. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen Moore Howell, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists West Virginia license number 22057, as entered by the provider. Search the West Virginia Board of Medicine at https://wvbom.wv.gov/public/search/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Stephen Moore Howell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.