Wendy K. Howard, PA-C
Medical Physician Assistant · Sterling Heights, MI
Wendy K. Howard, PA-C is a medical physician assistant with a practice address in Sterling Heights, Michigan, and NPI 1326170952, issued on Mar 9, 2007. Check the license (Michigan 5601002662, as entered in NPPES) with the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wendy K. Howard
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Physician Assistant 363AM0700X
- License numbers
- 5601002662 MI
0110001898 VA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5456 15 Mile RD, Sterling Heights, MI 48310
- Phone
- (586) 977-7246
- Enumerated
- Mar 9, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 5, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110419000712); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5456 15 Mile RD
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Verify Wendy K. Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Michigan board licenses this profession
Search for license 5601002662Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average medical physician assistant in 2024
3,592 Medicare Part D claims for 461 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,148 among the 23,801 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 3% of claims. 2,436 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen766 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen724 claims
- Gabapentin382 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er331 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl178 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl157 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: $578.31
21 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 16,165 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,055.00 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
- Novacare Outpatient Rehabilitation East, Inc.Ferndale, MI
- Pain Clinic Management Group PLLCRochester Hills, MI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wendy K. Howard among 1,140 medical physician assistant records in Michigan
Wendy K. Howard, PA-C is one of 1,140 medical physician assistant records with a practice address in Michigan. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 30% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 30% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2012 among the 613 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AM0700X and a Michigan practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Medical Physician Assistant providers in Michigan
There are 1,140 medical physician assistant records in Michigan.
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Common questions
What is Wendy K. Howard, PA-C's NPI number?
Wendy K. Howard, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326170952, issued on Mar 9, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wendy K. Howard, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5456 15 Mile RD, Sterling Heights, MI, 48310. Phone: (586) 977-7246. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wendy K. Howard, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Michigan license number 5601002662, as entered by the provider. Search the Michigan board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Wendy K. Howard, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wendy K. Howard, PA-C had 3,592 Medicare Part D claims for 461 beneficiaries; the average among medical physician assistant prescribers was 1,148. 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.