William Howard, M.D.
Psychiatry Physician · Baltimore, MD
William Howard, M.D. is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Baltimore, Maryland, and NPI 1598711491, issued on May 25, 2006. Check the license (Maryland D54407, as entered in NPPES) on the Maryland Board of Physicians; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Howard
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- D54407 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4940 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224
- Phone
- (410) 550-0018
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 11, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 52700900 MD
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100415000556); may accept Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Kansas School Of Med (Kc/Wich/Sal), 1992
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Howard in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMaryland Board of Physicians
Search for license D54407Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.8 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average psychiatry physician in 2024
4,775 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Quetiapine Fumarate506 claims
- Trazodone Hcl319 claims
- Clozapine316 claims
- Gabapentin292 claims
- Lurasidone Hcl279 claims
- Aripiprazole218 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): 74.4 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, MD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
William Howard among 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland
William Howard, M.D. is one of 1,451 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Maryland. 63% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 36% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 2000 among the 525 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Maryland practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
497 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Baltimore
They are 497 of the 35,183 NPPES records with a practice address in Baltimore, and 1,451 psychiatry physician records in Maryland.
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Common questions
What is William Howard, M.D.'s NPI number?
William Howard, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1598711491, issued on May 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Howard, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4940 Eastern Ave, Baltimore, MD, 21224. Phone: (410) 550-0018. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Howard, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Maryland license number D54407, as entered by the provider. Search the Maryland Board of Physicians at https://www.mbp.state.md.us/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Howard, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Howard, M.D. had 4,775 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is William Howard, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 74.4 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.