NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas Lee Howe, M.D.

Trauma Surgery Physician · Lubbock, TX

Thomas Lee Howe, M.D. is a trauma surgery physician with a practice address in Lubbock, Texas, and NPI 1164425559, issued on May 31, 2005. Check the license (Texas L6947, as entered in NPPES) on the Texas Medical Board; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1164425559
Name
Thomas Lee Howe
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Trauma Surgery Physician 2086S0127X
License number
L6947 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3509 22ND St, Lubbock, TX 79410
Phone
(806) 799-7928
Enumerated
May 31, 2005
Record last updated
Nov 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(806) 788-8500
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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Also registered at 3509 22ND St

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

  1. Rebeccah Baucom, M.D.Surgery Physician1194968867
  2. Charles Bayouth, M.D.Surgery Physician1952304354
  3. Job Buschman, M.D.Surgery Physician1972506376
  4. Sammy Deeb, M.D.Surgery Physician1013910405
  5. Allan Haynes, MDTrauma Surgery Physician1760581805
  6. Deborah Hernandez, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1508869975

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersTexas Medical Board
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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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score91.2
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $919.69

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. The 762 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,324.59 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Howe$919.69
  2. Specialty average$2,324.59

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

Trauma Surgery Physician providers in Texas

There are 124 trauma surgery physician records in Texas.

All 124 in Texas → Every provider in Lubbock →

Other trauma surgery physician records in Texas

  1. Arsalan AminTemple, TX1356873145
  2. Diana ArellanoGalveston, TX1407276439
  3. Brett Arnoldo, MDDallas, TX1003876905
  4. Sneha Bhat, MDDallas, TX1679912604
  5. Daniel Bolton, M.DHarlingen, TX1861870933
  6. Heather Brandfellner, D.O.Fort Sam Houston, TX1659507697
  7. Eric Bui, M.D.Kyle, TX1184858797
  8. Sudeep Burman, DOAustin, TX1114277639
  9. Alejandro Candil, MDHarlingen, TX1386094357
  10. Joel Chacko, M.D.Texas City, TX1114371036

Common questions

What is Thomas Lee Howe, M.D.'s NPI number?

Thomas Lee Howe, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1164425559, issued on May 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas Lee Howe, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3509 22ND St, Lubbock, TX, 79410. Phone: (806) 799-7928. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas Lee Howe, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Texas license number L6947, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas Medical Board at https://profile.tmb.state.tx.us/Search.aspx. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

What is Thomas Lee Howe, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. 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.

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