Timothy R. Howard, D.O.
Rheumatology Physician · Quakertown, PA
Timothy R. Howard, D.O. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1477530574, issued on Dec 29, 2005. Check the license (Pennsylvania OS011891, as entered in NPPES) on the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS); the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Timothy R. Howard
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- OS011891 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1532 Park Ave, Quakertown, PA 18951
- Phone
- (215) 538-8132
- Enumerated
- Dec 29, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 26, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (215) 538-8134
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050701000346); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Philadelphia College Of Osteopathic Medicine, 2000
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Timothy R. Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersPennsylvania Department of State (PALS)
Search for license OS011891Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,750 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 62 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Methotrexate442 claims
- Prednisone278 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate193 claims
- Allopurinol80 claims
- Alendronate Sodium74 claims
- Folic Acid43 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.2 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,183.00
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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.
Timothy R. Howard among 413 rheumatology physician records in Pennsylvania
Timothy R. Howard, D.O. is one of 413 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 80% 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, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2004 among the 275 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 63% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Pennsylvania
There are 413 rheumatology physician records in Pennsylvania.
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- Bonnie Dorwart, M.D.Bala Cynwyd, PA 190041407108806
- Mohan Gurubhagavatula, DOBala Cynwyd, PA 190041467423624
- Lawrence Leventhal, M.D.Huntingdon Valley, PA 190061174521165
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Common questions
What is Timothy R. Howard, D.O.'s NPI number?
Timothy R. Howard, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477530574, issued on Dec 29, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Timothy R. Howard, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1532 Park Ave, Quakertown, PA, 18951. Phone: (215) 538-8132. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Timothy R. Howard, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number OS011891, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania Department of State (PALS) at https://www.pals.pa.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Timothy R. Howard, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Timothy R. Howard, D.O. had 1,750 Medicare Part D claims for 273 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Timothy R. Howard, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.2 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.
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.