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Dr. Michael W. Howard, MD
NPI1205549706PAC ID0547631863
- Medicare services, 2024
- 167
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 104
- Part D claims, 2024
- 22
- Publications
- 1
- MIPS score, 2024
- 92
- Practice address
- 200 SE Hospital Ave, Stuart, FL 34994
- Practice phone
- Call (772) 287-5200
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Michael W. Howard is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Stuart, Florida
Dr. Howard practices at Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital in Stuart, Florida, part of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation.
Dr. Howard's NPI, 1205549706, was assigned on December 29, 2022. Dr. Howard graduated from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile in 1992. Dr. Howard holds Florida license ME160194.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1205549706NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0547631863
- NPI enumeration date
- December 29, 2022
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (772) 287-5200
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
- Get email
- Mobile number
- Get number
- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 60
- Medical school graduation
- 1992
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Michael W. Howard practices at Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital in Stuart, Florida
Dr. Howard's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital, at 200 SE Hospital Ave, Stuart, FL 34994 in Martin County. The practice phone is (772) 287-5200.
- Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital200 SE Hospital Ave, Stuart, FL 34994 · Martin CountyPhone(772) 287-5200
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Michael W. Howard is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Howard's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital in Stuart, Florida, part of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. The medical group on file is Cleveland Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Howard to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account. Dr. Howard's employer is on file too: a hospital.
Cleveland Clinic1 group practice or clinicName with a free account1 home health agencyName with a free accountEmployer: hospitalName with a free account
See all 4 affiliations for Dr. HowardSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael W. Howard's practice
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.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Michael W. Howard is one of 418 cardiothoracic surgeons in Florida
Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Howard's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Howard is licensed in Florida.
Specialties and state licenses
- Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery), FloridaPrimary
Clinical focus
Dmand AI lists heart bypass surgery and heart valve surgery among the conditions Dr. Howard treats.
Cardiothoracic surgeons near Dr. Howard
Counts of cardiothoracic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
418cardiothoracic surgeons in Florida
5cardiothoracic surgeons in Stuart
3cardiothoracic surgeons at Cleveland Clinic Martin North HospitalSources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Michael W. Howard billed Medicare for 167 services in 2024
CMS data shows 167 Medicare services from Dr. Howard across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 104 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $58,830 for them.
Medicare services, 2024167
Medicare patients104
Paid by Medicare$58,830
Procedure codes8
Dr. Howard's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 1052024: 1061%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 172024: 41141%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 20
Where Dr. Howard's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office6137%
- In a facility10663%
Dr. Howard compared with the Florida median for cardiothoracic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Howard
- Florida median
- Medicare services
- 167vs 1595% above
- Medicare patients
- 104vs 1105% below
- Part D claims
- 13vs 2446% below
Medians across 347 cardiothoracic surgeons in Florida 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. Michael W. Howard treated 104 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 104 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howard in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 44 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.54, 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 72, with 29% women.
Medicare patients, 2024104
Average age78
Average risk score1.54
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
- Women3029%
- Men7471%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Howard's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease75%
- Atrial fibrillation53%
- Arthritis52%
- Heart failure49%
- Diabetes41%
- Chronic kidney disease28%
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 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women29%
- Men69%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael W. Howard wrote 22 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Howard wrote 22 Medicare Part D claims for 16 patients. 91% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $91 in total drug cost.
Part D claims, 202422
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$91
Part D patients16
Dr. Howard's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic20 claims91%
- Brand-name and other2 claims9%
Dr. Howard's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2023
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
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
Dr. Michael W. Howard scored 92 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 92 out of 100 for Dr. Howard for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Howard accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 37 procedures of coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) by Dr. Howard, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Howard's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 92of 100Final score
- 80.2of 100Quality
- 99of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Howard ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
- 89th percentile37 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Michael W. Howard has 1 publication on record
Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Howard in 2019.
Papers1
Recent publications by Dr. Howard
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Michael W. Howard received $3,976 in industry payments from 2023 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 39 general payments to Dr. Howard from 5 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 52% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $2,818.
General payments to Dr. Howard by program year, 2023 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Howard by kind, 2023 to 2025
$4Kin total
- Food and beverage$2,08152%
- Travel and lodging$1,89548%
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
Dr. Michael W. Howard graduated from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Dr. Howard graduated from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile in 1992.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Dr. Michael W. Howard accepts plans from 13 insurance carriers
Dr. Howard is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
- United Healthcare
- Cigna
- HCSC
- Humana
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
- Elevance
- +5 more carriersWith a free account
Plan types Dr. Howard accepts, by number of carriers
- HMO9
- Medicare9
- PPO9
- POS3
- EPO2
Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data
Sources for Dr. Michael W. 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 DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy 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)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| 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. Michael W. Howard's NPI number?
Dr. Michael W. Howard's NPI number is 1205549706. It was assigned on December 29, 2022, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael W. Howard?
Dr. Michael W. Howard is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Stuart, Florida. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (taxonomy code 208G00000X).
Where does Dr. Michael W. Howard practice?
Dr. Howard practices at 200 SE Hospital Ave, Stuart, FL 34994. Dr. Howard's primary practice is Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital in Stuart, Florida, part of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Howard to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Michael W. Howard's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Howard is (772) 287-5200.
What is Dr. Michael W. Howard's medical license number?
Dr. Howard holds Florida license ME160194.
Which hospitals is Dr. Michael W. Howard affiliated with?
Dr. Howard practices at Cleveland Clinic Martin North Hospital in Stuart, Florida.
What medical group is Dr. Michael W. Howard part of?
Dr. Howard is linked to Cleveland Clinic.
Does Dr. Michael W. Howard accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Howard billed Medicare for 167 services in 2024, and Dr. Howard accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Michael W. Howard's MIPS score?
Dr. Howard's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 92 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael W. Howard see?
CMS counts 104 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howard in 2024, with an average age of 78.
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What services does Dr. Michael W. Howard bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Howard's most billed Medicare services were surgery: heart and blood vessels (33508), surgery: heart and blood vessels (33268) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (33533).
Where did Dr. Michael W. Howard go to medical school?
Dr. Howard graduated from Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile in 1992.
What drugs does Dr. Michael W. Howard prescribe most?
In 2023 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Howard's most prescribed drugs by claims were Mupirocin.
Has Dr. Michael W. Howard received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $3,976 in general payments to Dr. Howard from 5 companies from 2023 to 2025. The largest total came from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation.
How long has Dr. Michael W. Howard been practicing?
Dr. Howard graduated from medical school in 1992, 34 years ago.
Does Dr. Michael W. Howard do research?
Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Howard.
What insurance does Dr. Michael W. Howard accept?
Dr. Howard is in network with 13 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and United Healthcare. HMO plans come from the most carriers, 9. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.
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