Tamera L. Howell, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Blacksburg, VA
Tamera L. Howell, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Blacksburg, Virginia, and NPI 1174504773, issued on Nov 10, 2005. Check the license (Virginia 0101-224122, as entered in NPPES) on the Virginia Department of Health Professions; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Tamera L. Howell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
- License number
- 0101-224122 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1997 S Main St, Blacksburg, VA 24060
- Phone
- (540) 961-1058
- Enumerated
- Nov 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jan 31, 2022
- Medicaid IDs
- 010064422 VA
010064431 VA - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040224001004); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Toledo College Of Medicine, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1997 S Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Tamera L. Howell in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersVirginia Department of Health Professions
Search for license 0101-224122Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
12.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024
2,105 Medicare Part D claims for 567 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 24% of claims. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Estradiol872 claims
- Myrbetriq200 claims
- Gemtesa197 claims
- Yuvafem73 claims
- Tolterodine Tartrate Er59 claims
- Fluconazole57 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): 100 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: $2,285.63
32 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Axonics, Inc. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 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
- Lewis Gale Physicians LLCBlacksburg, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Tamera L. Howell among 1,174 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Virginia
Tamera L. Howell, MD is one of 1,174 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Virginia. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2005 among the 701 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207V00000X and a Virginia practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician providers in Virginia
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- Erica Royal, MDBlacksburg, VA 240601043286818
- George Zolovick, M.D.Blacksburg, VA 240601750471579
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Common questions
What is Tamera L. Howell, MD's NPI number?
Tamera L. Howell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174504773, issued on Nov 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Tamera L. Howell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1997 S Main St, Blacksburg, VA, 24060. Phone: (540) 961-1058. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Tamera L. Howell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Virginia license number 0101-224122, as entered by the provider. Search the Virginia Department of Health Professions at https://dhp.virginiainteractive.org/lookup/index. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Tamera L. Howell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Tamera L. Howell, MD had 2,105 Medicare Part D claims for 567 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Tamera L. Howell, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 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.