Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr., MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 136
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 108
- Part D claims, 2022
- 75
- MIPS score, 2024
- 77
- Industry payments
- $1,673
- Practice address
- 2721 Olive Hwy, Oroville, CA 95966
- Practice phone
- Call (530) 532-1820
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Orohealth Professional Group - Oroville (2721 Olive Hwy)
Primary care practice · Oroville, California
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Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. is a gastroenterologist in Oroville, California
Dr. Howard practices at Orohealth Professional Group - Oroville (2721 Olive Hwy) in Oroville, California.
Dr. Howard's NPI, 1558325787, was assigned on April 14, 2006. Dr. Howard graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 1979. Dr. Howard holds California license G54153.
- NPI
- 1558325787NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- April 14, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (530) 532-1820
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 73
- Medical school graduation
- 1979
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. practices at 2 locations in Oroville, California
Dr. Howard's primary practice is Orohealth Professional Group - Oroville (2721 Olive Hwy), at 2721 Olive Hwy, Oroville, CA 95966. The practice phone is (530) 532-1820. The NPI Registry lists Dr. Howard's practice address as 2767 Olive Hwy, Oroville, CA 95966.
- Orohealth Professional Group - Oroville (2721 Olive Hwy)Primary2721 Olive Hwy, Oroville, CA 95966Phone(530) 532-1820
- NPI Registry address2767 Olive Hwy, Oroville, CA 95966 · Butte CountyPhone(530) 533-6061
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Howard's primary practice is Orohealth Professional Group - Oroville (2721 Olive Hwy) in Oroville, California. The medical group on file is Oro Health Professional.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr.'s practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Howard practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Orohealth Professional Group - Oroville (2721 Olive Hwy) | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. is one of 1,977 gastroenterologists in California
Gastroenterology is Dr. Howard's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dmand AI has Dr. Howard's licenses on file in 2 states: California and Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Gastroenterology, CaliforniaPrimary
- Illinois license
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists acid reflux, colonoscopy, fatty liver, gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatitis c, intestinal or bowel obstruction and upper GI endoscopy among the conditions Dr. Howard treats.
Gastroenterologists near Dr. Howard
Counts of gastroenterologists 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. Nathaniel Howard Jr. billed Medicare for 136 services in 2024
CMS data shows 136 Medicare services from Dr. Howard across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 108 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $15,616 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Howard's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1012024: 7625%
- Surgery
- 2023: 1722024: 6065%
Dr. Howard compared with the California median for gastroenterologists, 2024
- Dr. Howard
- California median
- Medicare services
- 136vs 58677% below
- Medicare patients
- 108vs 30264% below
- Part D claims
- 75vs 38080% below
Medians across 1,875 gastroenterologists in California 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. Nathaniel Howard Jr. treated 108 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72
CMS counts 108 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howard in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 42 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 66% have high cholesterol. 48% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.23, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Howard's median patient age at 71, with 91% 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
- Women5652%
- Men5248%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Howard's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol66%
- Diabetes47%
- Arthritis44%
- Ischemic heart disease43%
- Mood disorders39%
- Alcohol and drug use disorders36%
- COPD36%
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 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women91%
- Men9%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. wrote 75 Medicare Part D claims in 2022
In 2022, Dr. Howard wrote 75 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 4 drugs, with $993 in total drug cost. In 2021, CMS named 828 claims across 30 drugs.
Dr. Howard's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2022
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2021 to 2022
- 2021
- 2022
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2021: 8282022: 7591%
Drugs named by CMS: 4 in 2022, 30 in 2021.
Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026
Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. scored 77 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 77 out of 100 for Dr. Howard for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group.
Dr. Howard's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 77of 100Final score
- 36.4of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 71of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Source: Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. received $1,673 in industry payments from 2016 to 2023
CMS Open Payments shows 50 general payments to Dr. Howard from 8 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2023. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Gilead Sciences, Inc. paid the most, $967.
General payments to Dr. Howard by program year, 2016 to 2023
Companies that paid Dr. Howard the most, 2016 to 2023
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago
Dr. Howard graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 1979. Dr. Howard is a member of ACP.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. accepts plans from 10 insurance carriers
Dr. Howard is in network with 10 carriers, including United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- United Healthcare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- Elevance
- HCSC
- Aetna
- Aspirus Health Plan
- CMS Medicare
- Delta Dental
- +2 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Howard accepts, by number of carriers
- PPO6
- HMO5
- POS4
- Medicare2
- EPO1
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr.'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 | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| 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) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Insurance carriers and plan types | Dmand AI Insurance Network Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr.'s NPI number?
Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr.'s NPI number is 1558325787. It was assigned on April 14, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr.?
Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. is a gastroenterologist in Oroville, California. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).
Where does Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. practice?
Dr. Howard practices at 2721 Olive Hwy, Oroville, CA 95966. Dr. Howard also practices at 2767 Olive Hwy, Oroville, CA 95966. Dr. Howard's primary practice is Orohealth Professional Group - Oroville (2721 Olive Hwy) in Oroville, California.
What is Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr.'s office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Howard is (530) 532-1820.
What is Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr.'s medical license number?
Dr. Howard holds California license G54153, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Howard in California (1984 to 2026) and Illinois (1980 to 1987).
What medical group is Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. part of?
Dr. Howard is linked to Oro Health Professional.
Does Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Howard billed Medicare for 136 services in 2024.
What is Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr.'s MIPS score?
Dr. Howard's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 77 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. see?
CMS counts 108 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howard in 2024, with an average age of 72.
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What services does Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Howard's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99223), surgery: digestive system (43239) and surgery: digestive system (45385).
Where did Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. go to medical school?
Dr. Howard graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 1979.
What drugs does Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. prescribe most?
In 2022 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Howard's most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Pantoprazole Sodium and Hydrochlorothiazide.
Has Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,673 in general payments to Dr. Howard from 8 companies from 2016 to 2023. The largest total came from Gilead Sciences, Inc.
How long has Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. been practicing?
Dr. Howard graduated from medical school in 1979, 47 years ago.
What insurance does Dr. Nathaniel Howard Jr. accept?
Dr. Howard is in network with 10 carriers, including United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Elevance. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 6. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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