Trent Howard, DO
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Vestavia, AL
Trent Howard, DO is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Vestavia, Alabama, and NPI 1851686091, issued on Jun 16, 2011. Check the license (Alabama DO.1817, as entered in NPPES) on the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Trent Howard
- Credential
- DO
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- DO.1817 AL
DO-04859 IA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2871 Acton Road Ste 100, Vestavia, AL 35243
- Phone
- (205) 716-6900
- Enumerated
- Jun 16, 2011
- Record last updated
- May 24, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (205) 939-0293
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240917004570); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Trent Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersAlabama Board of Medical Examiners
Search for license DO.1817Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
83% more Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
185 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 58 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate51 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl18 claims
- Tramadol Hcl16 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): 81 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: $1,084.76
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 2 group practices
- Central Iowa Hospital CorporationDes Moines, IA
- Wiregrass Clinic LLCDothan, AL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Trent Howard among 75 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Alabama
Trent Howard, DO is one of 75 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Alabama. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 65% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 65% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 79% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 1996 among the 59 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 41% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Alabama practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Alabama
There are 75 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Alabama.
All 75 in Alabama → Every provider in Vestavia → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- John Harlan, MDBirmingham, AL 352431639118169
- Stanley Lochridge, MDBirmingham, AL 352431396791604
- John Thurber, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352431699737155
- John Casterline, MDBirmingham, AL 352421245279751
- Barry Fields, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352441700048998
- Charles Hunt, M.D.Hoover, AL 352441699784538
- Christopher Jones, M.D.Hoover, AL 352441417967688
- Joseph Martinez, M.D.Birmingham, AL 352421326305491
Common questions
What is Trent Howard, DO's NPI number?
Trent Howard, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851686091, issued on Jun 16, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Trent Howard, DO located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2871 Acton Road Ste 100, Vestavia, AL, 35243. Phone: (205) 716-6900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Trent Howard, DO's license?
NPPES lists Alabama license number DO.1817, as entered by the provider. Search the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners at https://www.albme.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Trent Howard, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Trent Howard, DO had 185 Medicare Part D claims for 77 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Trent Howard, DO's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 81 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.