Steven J. Howell, M.D.
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician · Wichita, KS
Steven J. Howell, M.D. is an orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician with a practice address in Wichita, Kansas, and NPI 1881664068, issued on Jan 23, 2006. Check the license (Kansas 04-21915, as entered in NPPES) on the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven J. Howell
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician 207XX0004X
- License number
- 04-21915 KS
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7550 West Village Circle, Wichita, KS 67205
- Phone
- (316) 838-2020
- Enumerated
- Jan 23, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 27, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (316) 838-7574
- Medicaid ID
- 100136940A KS
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050421000664); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Steven J. Howell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersKansas State Board of Healing Arts
Search for license 04-21915Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician in 2024
314 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 648 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 124 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefadroxil129 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen63 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen56 claims
- Cephalexin32 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl13 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 46.8 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $990.68
12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 643 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,314.63 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
- Kansas Orthopaedic Center, PAWichita, KS
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven J. Howell among 12 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in Kansas
Steven J. Howell, M.D. is one of 12 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records with a practice address in Kansas. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
- Record last updated2017 · 67% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0004X and a Kansas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician providers in Kansas
There are 12 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records in Kansas.
All 12 in Kansas → Every provider in Wichita → Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Kent Heady, M.D.Wichita, KS 672051093795619
- Shawn Morrow, D.O.Wichita, KS 672051487899852
- John Fanning, MDWichita, KS 672261306813571
- John Romito, MDOverland Park, KS 662151033203971
- Susan Bonar, M.D.Leawood, KS 662111760486674
- Matthew Kneidel, MDOverland Park, KS 662111013925643
- Greg Horton, M.D.Kansas City, KS 661601396854303
- William Tucker, M.D.Kansas City, KS 661601023403789
Common questions
What is Steven J. Howell, M.D.'s NPI number?
Steven J. Howell, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881664068, issued on Jan 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven J. Howell, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7550 West Village Circle, Wichita, KS, 67205. Phone: (316) 838-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven J. Howell, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Kansas license number 04-21915, as entered by the provider. Search the Kansas State Board of Healing Arts at https://www.ksbha.ks.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Steven J. Howell, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven J. Howell, M.D. had 314 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic foot and ankle surgery physician prescribers was 225. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven J. Howell, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 46.8 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.