NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Stephen James Howey, MBCHB, FRCA, BSC

Anesthesiology Physician · San Francisco, CA

Stephen James Howey, MBCHB, FRCA, BSC is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in San Francisco, California, and NPI 1447937388, issued on Jul 3, 2023. Check the license (California SPI770, as entered in NPPES) on the Medical Board of California; 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
1447937388
Name
Stephen James Howey
Credential
MBCHB, FRCA, BSC
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
SPI770 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
521 Parnassus Ave., 4TH Floor, San Francisco, CA 94143
Phone
(415) 341-2545
Enumerated
Jul 3, 2023
Record last updated
Jul 3, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMedical Board of California
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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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Industry payments in 2024: $129.10

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Stephen Howey$129.10
  2. Specialty average$669.59

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Stephen James Howey among 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California

Stephen James Howey, MBCHB, FRCA, BSC is one of 7,571 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in California. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 99% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 99% of these records are older, under 1% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 64% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 63% 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 California practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

499 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in San Francisco

They are 499 of the 38,143 NPPES records with a practice address in San Francisco, and 7,571 anesthesiology physician records in California.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Philip Bickler, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431245295450
  2. Ronald Braun, M.D.San Francisco, CA 941431700865367
  3. Neal Cohen, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431790740504
  4. Helge Eilers, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431134182884
  5. Adrian Gelb, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431568427185
  6. Michael Gropper, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431699730416
  7. Jeffrey Katz, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431295790913
  8. Terry Kim, MDSan Francisco, CA 941431972578524

Common questions

What is Stephen James Howey, MBCHB, FRCA, BSC's NPI number?

Stephen James Howey, MBCHB, FRCA, BSC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447937388, issued on Jul 3, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Stephen James Howey, MBCHB, FRCA, BSC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 521 Parnassus Ave., 4TH Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94143. Phone: (415) 341-2545. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Stephen James Howey, MBCHB, FRCA, BSC's license?

NPPES lists California license number SPI770, as entered by the provider. Search the Medical Board of California at https://www.mbc.ca.gov/License-Verification/default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

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.