NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tamara Howard, MD

Emergency Medicine Physician · Saratoga Springs, NY

Tamara Howard, MD is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Saratoga Springs, New York, and NPI 1255368007, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license (New York 227919, as entered in NPPES) on the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions; 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
1255368007
Name
Tamara Howard
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
227919 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
211 Church St, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Phone
(518) 583-8436
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 2, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
02694273 NY
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050411000862); 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 211 Church St

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

  1. Edelann Abreo, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1710675467
  2. Harold Adams, MDFamily Medicine Physician1043245301
  3. Ryan Alden, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1689298994
  4. Mary AllardSocial Worker1841917473
  5. Ronald Allen, PAPhysician Assistant1407962574
  6. Carrie Ambrosino, RPA-CPhysician Assistant1659579332

Verify Tamara Howard in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersNYS Education Department, Office of the Professions
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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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8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

208 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Tamara Howard208
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone23 claims
  2. Amoxicillin19 claims
  3. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa18 claims
  4. Nitrofurantoin Mono-Macro18 claims
  5. Cephalexin14 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: $69.38

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Tamara Howard$69.38
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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. Summit Medical Group PABerkeley Heights, NJ

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

Tamara Howard among 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York

Tamara Howard, MD is one of 5,025 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in New York. 86% 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 3% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 72% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1999 · median 2013 among the 3,232 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a New York practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

23 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Saratoga Springs

They are 23 of the 1,275 NPPES records with a practice address in Saratoga Springs, and 5,025 emergency medicine physician records in New York.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jason Bernad, MDSaratoga Springs, NY 128661932136843
  2. Timothy Brooks, MDSaratoga Springs, NY 128661841227758
  3. Christopher Case, DOSaratoga Springs, NY 128661578599718
  4. John Davies, M.D.Saratoga Springs, NY 128661205835220
  5. Paul Dittes, MDSaratoga Springs, NY 128661366481491
  6. Todd Duthaler, DOSaratoga Springs, NY 128661164467684
  7. Heather Engelhart, MDSaratoga Springs, NY 128661730167362
  8. William Fisher, MDSaratoga Springs, NY 128661184651093

Common questions

What is Tamara Howard, MD's NPI number?

Tamara Howard, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255368007, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tamara Howard, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 211 Church St, Saratoga Springs, NY, 12866. Phone: (518) 583-8436. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tamara Howard, MD's license?

NPPES lists New York license number 227919, as entered by the provider. Search the NYS Education Department, Office of the Professions at https://www.op.nysed.gov/services/verifications/online-verification-searches. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

How much does Tamara Howard, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Tamara Howard, MD had 208 Medicare Part D claims for 153 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.