Dr. Brett Michael Howard, MD

Dr. Howard practices at Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida, part of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare.

Dr. Howard's NPI, 1265792261, was assigned on May 23, 2012. Dr. Howard graduated from Florida State University College Of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Howard holds Florida license ME130819.

Dr. Howard's primary practice is Tallahassee Memorial Hospital, at 1300 Miccosukee Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32308 in Leon County. The practice phone is (850) 431-1155.

Dr. Howard's primary practice is Tallahassee Memorial Hospital in Tallahassee, Florida, part of Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. The medical group on file is TMH Physician Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Howard to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Howard practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Howard's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Howard is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Howard's licenses on file in 2 states: Florida and Georgia.

Dmand AI lists abdominal adhesion surgery, appendectomy, bladder removal, breast surgery, colon removal, esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery, gallbladder removal and gastrointestinal bleeding among the conditions Dr. Howard treats.

CMS data shows 34 Medicare services from Dr. Howard across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 59 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,762 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 59 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howard in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 29 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.87, 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 60, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Howard wrote 387 Medicare Part D claims for 190 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 285 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $3,992 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 195 claims across 7 drugs.

Dr. Howard accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 21 procedures of hernia repair (minimally invasive) by Dr. Howard, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Colonoscopy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Mastectomy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 3 papers to Dr. Howard in 2012. Dr. Howard has published most often in Am Surg. Dr. Howard's most frequent co-authors are Armand B. Cognetta, MD, Robert Jack Parel, MD and Earl R. Stoddard, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 116 general payments to Dr. Howard from 32 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $1,955.

Dr. Howard graduated from Florida State University College Of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Howard is a member of AOA and ACS.

Dr. Howard is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.