Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 22
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 37
- Part D claims, 2024
- 344
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Industry payments
- $614
- Practice address
- 2740 Village Professional Dr, Opelika, AL 36801-2379
- Practice phone
- Call (334) 821-0238
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
East Alabama Psychiatric Services
Behavioral health practice · Opelika, Alabama
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Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard is a psychiatrist in Opelika, Alabama
Dr. Howard practices at East Alabama Psychiatric Services in Opelika, Alabama.
Dr. Howard's NPI, 1699396325, was assigned on May 5, 2020. Dr. Howard holds Alabama license MD.48704.
- NPI
- 1699396325NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8224450457
- NPI enumeration date
- May 5, 2020
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (334) 821-0238
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Female
- Estimated age
- 33
- Medical school graduation
- 2019
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard practices at East Alabama Psychiatric Services in Opelika, Alabama
Dr. Howard's primary practice is East Alabama Psychiatric Services, at 2740 Village Professional Dr, Opelika, AL 36801-2379. The practice phone is (334) 821-0238.
- East Alabama Psychiatric Services2740 Village Professional Dr, Opelika, AL 36801-2379Phone(334) 821-0238
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Howard's primary practice is East Alabama Psychiatric Services in Opelika, Alabama. Dr. Howard is also affiliated with East Alabama Medical Center. The medical group on file is East Alabama Psychiatric Services.
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Howard practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| East Alabama Psychiatric Services | Available with a free account |
| +1 more affiliated site | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard is one of 419 psychiatrists in Alabama
Psychiatry is Dr. Howard's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084P0800X. Dr. Howard is licensed in Alabama.
Specialties and state licenses
- Psychiatry, AlabamaPrimary
Psychiatrists near Dr. Howard
Counts of psychiatrists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard billed Medicare for 22 services in 2024
CMS data shows 22 Medicare services from Dr. Howard across 1 procedure code in 2024, all of them office visits, for 37 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $1,949 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Howard compared with the Alabama median for psychiatrists, 2024
- Dr. Howard
- Alabama median
- Medicare services
- 22vs 18388% below
- Medicare patients
- 37vs 5229% below
- Part D claims
- 210vs 32636% below
Medians across 419 psychiatrists in Alabama with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Howard's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard treated 37 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 66
CMS counts 37 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howard in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 12 patients. 75% of them have mood disorders, and 73% have anxiety. Their average risk score is 1.24, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Howard's median patient age at 62, with 73% women.
Dr. Howard's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Howard's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women2054%
- Men1746%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Howard's Medicare patients, 2024
- Mood disorders75%
- Anxiety73%
- Depression70%
- High cholesterol70%
- High blood pressure59%
- Bipolar disorder43%
- Arthritis41%
- Schizophrenia and other psychoses35%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Howard's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 62
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women73%
- Men27%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard wrote 344 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Howard wrote 344 Medicare Part D claims for 59 patients. 97% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 210 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $2,496 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 34 claims across 2 drugs.
Dr. Howard's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic335 claims97%
- Brand-name and other9 claims3%
Dr. Howard's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Howard's Part D claims, 2024
- Antipsychotics, patients 65 and over11%39 of 344 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 342024: 210518%
Drugs named by CMS: 11 in 2024, 2 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
How Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard takes part in Medicare
Dr. Howard accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
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Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard received $614 in industry payments from 2023 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 28 general payments to Dr. Howard from 9 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc. paid the most, $159.
General payments to Dr. Howard by program year, 2023 to 2025
Companies that paid Dr. Howard the most, 2023 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard's NPI number?
Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard's NPI number is 1699396325. It was assigned on May 5, 2020, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard?
Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard is a psychiatrist in Opelika, Alabama. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Psychiatry Physician (taxonomy code 2084P0800X).
Where does Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard practice?
Dr. Howard practices at 2740 Village Professional Dr, Opelika, AL 36801-2379. Dr. Howard's primary practice is East Alabama Psychiatric Services in Opelika, Alabama.
What is Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Howard is (334) 821-0238.
What is Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard's medical license number?
Dr. Howard holds Alabama license MD.48704.
Which hospitals is Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard affiliated with?
Dr. Howard is affiliated with East Alabama Medical Center.
What medical group is Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard part of?
Dr. Howard is linked to East Alabama Psychiatric Services.
Does Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Howard billed Medicare for 22 services in 2024, and Dr. Howard accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard see?
CMS counts 37 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howard in 2024, with an average age of 66.
What services does Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Howard's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214).
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What drugs does Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Howard's most prescribed drugs by claims were Trazodone HCl, Lorazepam and Sertraline HCl.
Has Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $614 in general payments to Dr. Howard from 9 companies from 2023 to 2025. The largest total came from Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc.
How long has Dr. Milza Catherine Opper Howard been practicing?
Dr. Howard graduated from medical school in 2019, 7 years ago.
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