W Howard Wu, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · North Chelmsford, MA
W Howard Wu, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in North Chelmsford, Massachusetts, and NPI 1487626545, issued on Feb 3, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 203954, as entered in NPPES) on the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- W Howard Wu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 203954 MA
12091 NH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 14 Research PL, North Chelmsford, MA 01863
- Phone
- (978) 454-0706
- Enumerated
- Feb 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 13, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (978) 970-0454
- Medicaid ID
- 0139157 MA
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080717000407); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Columbia University College Of Physicians And Surgeons, 1995
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify W Howard Wu in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMassachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine
Search for license 203954Check 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% more Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
416 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 50 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam118 claims
- Amoxicillin64 claims
- Gabapentin28 claims
- Methylprednisolone25 claims
- Tramadol Hcl24 claims
- Celecoxib21 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $93.66
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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
- Orthopaedic Surgical Associates OF Lowell, P.C.North Chelmsford, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
W Howard Wu among 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts
W Howard Wu, MD is one of 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2004 among the 441 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 62% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in North Chelmsford
They are 7 of the 159 NPPES records with a practice address in North Chelmsford, and 692 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elisabeth Gennis, MDN Chelmsford, MA 018631023300670
- Samuel Gerber, MDNorth Chelmsford, MA 018631669442737
- Eric Holstein, MDNorth Chelmsford, MA 018631437129517
- Kevin Malone, D.O.North Chelmsford, MA 018631285691204
- David Prybyla, M.D.North Chelmsford, MA 018631104864495
- Peter Roman, MDNorth Chelmsford, MA 018631922072495
- Manoucher Shirazi, MDN Chelmsford, MA 018631134198955
- Scott Sigman, MDNorth Chelmsford, MA 018631992775084
Common questions
What is W Howard Wu, MD's NPI number?
W Howard Wu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1487626545, issued on Feb 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is W Howard Wu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 14 Research PL, North Chelmsford, MA, 01863. Phone: (978) 454-0706. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify W Howard Wu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 203954, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine at https://findmydoctor.mass.gov/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does W Howard Wu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, W Howard Wu, MD had 416 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.