NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William A. Howland, D.M.D.

General Practice Dentistry · Lehighton, PA

William A. Howland, D.M.D. is a general practice dentistry with a practice address in Lehighton, Pennsylvania, and NPI 1245350909, issued on Mar 29, 2007. Check the license (Pennsylvania DS030916L, as entered in NPPES) with the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245350909
Name
William A. Howland
Credential
D.M.D.
Primary taxonomy
General Practice Dentistry 1223G0001X
License number
DS030916L PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
432 S. 9TH St., Lehighton, PA 18235
Phone
(610) 377-5676
Enumerated
Mar 29, 2007
Record last updated
Jul 23, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(610) 377-5673
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Pennsylvania board licenses this profession
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2.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average general practice dentistry in 2024

188 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 83 among the 70,290 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. William Howland188
  2. Specialty average83

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin93 claims
  2. Clindamycin Hcl23 claims
  3. Sodium Fluoride22 claims
  4. Cephalexin13 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: $62.49

1 payment: gift; the largest payer was Ultradent Products Inc. The 41,669 providers of this specialty with any payment received $597.01 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Howland$62.49
  2. Specialty average$597.01

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

William A. Howland among 4,612 general practice dentistry records in Pennsylvania

William A. Howland, D.M.D. is one of 4,612 general practice dentistry records with a practice address in Pennsylvania. 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 2007, is newer than 37% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 63% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2020 · 76% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223G0001X and a Pennsylvania practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 general practice dentistry records list a practice address in Lehighton

They are 8 of the 277 NPPES records with a practice address in Lehighton, and 4,612 general practice dentistry records in Pennsylvania.

The 8 general practice dentistry records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. David Aldinger, D.D.S.Lehighton, PA 182351689616641
  2. Bruce Hartman, DMDLehighton, PA 182351700848744
  3. Meredith Lacey, D.M.D.Lehighton, PA 182351598103509
  4. Yingmo LuLehighton, PA 182351881512556
  5. Taksh Shah, DMDLehighton, PA 182351033841713
  6. Noopur ShahLehighton, PA 182351962195214
  7. Roojul TrivediLehighton, PA 182351467136317
  8. Thomas Pollock, D.D.S.Lansford, PA 182321861570327

Common questions

What is William A. Howland, D.M.D.'s NPI number?

William A. Howland, D.M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245350909, issued on Mar 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William A. Howland, D.M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 432 S. 9TH St., Lehighton, PA, 18235. Phone: (610) 377-5676. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William A. Howland, D.M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Pennsylvania license number DS030916L, as entered by the provider. Search the Pennsylvania board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does William A. Howland, D.M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William A. Howland, D.M.D. had 188 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among general practice dentistry prescribers was 83. 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.