William J. Howitt, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Springfield, MO
William J. Howitt, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Springfield, Missouri, and NPI 1306834288, issued on Oct 13, 2005. Check the license (Missouri 36287, as entered in NPPES) on the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- William J. Howitt
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 36287 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1540 E Evergreen St, Springfield, MO 65803
- Phone
- (417) 823-2900
- Enumerated
- Oct 13, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2023
- Fax
- (417) 886-2774
- Medicaid IDs
- 201633815 MO
1306834288 MO - Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify William J. Howitt in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersMissouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts
Search for license 36287Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,140 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 310 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen112 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen71 claims
- Pregabalin60 claims
- Alprazolam57 claims
- Omeprazole41 claims
- Tramadol Hcl41 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: $170.14
9 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. 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 J. Howitt among 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri
William J. Howitt, MD is one of 2,991 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Missouri. 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, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 59% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 53% 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 Missouri practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
226 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Springfield
They are 226 of the 6,403 NPPES records with a practice address in Springfield, and 2,991 family medicine physician records in Missouri.
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Common questions
What is William J. Howitt, MD's NPI number?
William J. Howitt, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306834288, issued on Oct 13, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is William J. Howitt, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1540 E Evergreen St, Springfield, MO, 65803. Phone: (417) 823-2900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify William J. Howitt, MD's license?
NPPES lists Missouri license number 36287, as entered by the provider. Search the Missouri Board of Registration for the Healing Arts at https://www.fsmb.org/contact-a-state-medical-board/. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does William J. Howitt, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, William J. Howitt, MD had 1,140 Medicare Part D claims for 213 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.