William Lawrence Howe, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Gulf Breeze, FL
William Lawrence Howe, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Gulf Breeze, Florida, and NPI 1447241328, issued on Oct 31, 2005. Check the license (Florida ME 0062230, as entered in NPPES) on the Florida health license search; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William Lawrence Howe
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- ME 0062230 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1573 Nantahala Beach RD, Gulf Breeze, FL 32563
- Phone
- (850) 934-3311
- Enumerated
- Oct 31, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 1, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (850) 934-0733
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080430000029); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William Lawrence Howe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersFlorida health license search
Search for license ME 0062230Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% more Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
6,175 Medicare Part D claims for 304 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 359 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Alprazolam252 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium201 claims
- Losartan Potassium199 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen195 claims
- Omeprazole195 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate187 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: $86.41
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Exact Sciences Corporation. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
William Lawrence Howe among 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida
William Lawrence Howe, MD is one of 9,399 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Florida. 79% 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, 90% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 59% of these records are
- Graduated1982 · median 2004 among the 5,504 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Florida practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
18 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Gulf Breeze
They are 18 of the 568 NPPES records with a practice address in Gulf Breeze, and 9,399 family medicine physician records in Florida.
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The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shane Adkison, MDGulf Breeze, FL 325631659319515
- Jeffrey Brinker, MDGulf Breeze, FL 325631538142484
- Kerry Horvath, D.O.Gulf Breeze, FL 325631316327273
- Janice Hudson, M.D.Gulf Breeze, FL 325631104960483
- Marta Jacenyik, MDGulf Breeze, FL 325631689611766
- Kenneth Long, MDGulf Breeze, FL 325631114971991
- Richard Matthews, M.D.Gulf Breeze, FL 325631811066996
- Brian Perez, MDGulf Breeze, FL 325631366494528
Common questions
What is William Lawrence Howe, MD's NPI number?
William Lawrence Howe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447241328, issued on Oct 31, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William Lawrence Howe, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1573 Nantahala Beach RD, Gulf Breeze, FL, 32563. Phone: (850) 934-3311. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William Lawrence Howe, MD's license?
NPPES lists Florida license number ME 0062230, as entered by the provider. Search the Florida health license search at https://mqa-internet.doh.state.fl.us/mqasearchservices/healthcareproviders. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William Lawrence Howe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William Lawrence Howe, MD had 6,175 Medicare Part D claims for 304 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.