Thomas C. Howard, M.D.
Plastic Surgery Physician · Wausau, WI
Thomas C. Howard, M.D. is a plastic surgery physician with a practice address in Wausau, Wisconsin, and NPI 1932369584, issued on Jun 16, 2008. Check the license (Wisconsin 73216-20, as entered in NPPES) on the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas C. Howard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Plastic Surgery Physician 208200000X
- License number
- 73216-20 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 227500 Rib Mountain Dr Ste 200, Wausau, WI 54401
- Phone
- (715) 870-2162
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- Sep 8, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200610001054); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 227500 Rib Mountain Dr Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thomas C. Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWisconsin Medical Examining Board
Search for license 73216-20Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average plastic surgery physician in 2024
74 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 93 among the 3,527 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin16 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): 84.6 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: $175.37
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Mentor Worldwide LLC. The 3,683 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,316.31 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
- Aspirus Medical Group, Inc.Rhinelander, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas C. Howard among 93 plastic surgery physician records in Wisconsin
Thomas C. Howard, M.D. is one of 93 plastic surgery physician records with a practice address in Wisconsin. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 48% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 59 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208200000X and a Wisconsin practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Plastic Surgery Physician providers in Wisconsin
There are 93 plastic surgery physician records in Wisconsin.
All 93 in Wisconsin → Every provider in Wausau → Plastic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 plastic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Stephen Fox, MDWausau, WI 544011659371730
- Jeffrey Kurtz, MDWausau, WI 544011013917079
- Michael Harl, MDMarshfield, WI 544491396830030
- Brad Morrow, MDMarshfield, WI 544491659691228
- William Dierberg, M.D.Green Bay, WI 543111013910785
- Steven Schmidt, MDGreen Bay, WI 543111831116797
- James Zasuly, MDGreen Bay, WI 543111932120573
- Megan Dietze-Fiedler, M.D.Green Bay, WI 543041699126052
Common questions
What is Thomas C. Howard, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas C. Howard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932369584, issued on Jun 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas C. Howard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 227500 Rib Mountain Dr Ste 200, Wausau, WI, 54401. Phone: (715) 870-2162. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas C. Howard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Wisconsin license number 73216-20, as entered by the provider. Search the Wisconsin Medical Examining Board at https://dsps.wi.gov/Pages/BoardsCouncils/MEB/Default.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Thomas C. Howard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas C. Howard, M.D. had 74 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among plastic surgery physician prescribers was 93. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Thomas C. Howard, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.6 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.