Dr. James Murray Howard, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,104
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 534
- Part D claims, 2024
- 677
- Hospital affiliations
- 5
- Industry payments
- $2,901
- Practice address
- 500 Osborn Blvd, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783
- Practice phone
- Call (906) 635-4460
- 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. James Murray Howard is a urologist in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
Dr. Howard practices at MyMichigan Medical Center Sault in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, part of MyMichigan Health.
Dr. Howard's NPI, 1841304961, was assigned on August 18, 2006. Dr. Howard graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1985. Dr. Howard holds Michigan license 4301405817.
- NPI
- 1841304961NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1052337441
- NPI enumeration date
- August 18, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (906) 635-4460
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 67
- Medical school graduation
- 1985
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James Murray Howard practices at MyMichigan Medical Center Sault in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
Dr. Howard's primary practice is MyMichigan Medical Center Sault, at 500 Osborn Blvd, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783 in Chippewa County. The practice phone is (906) 635-4460.
- MyMichigan Medical Center Sault500 Osborn Blvd, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783 · Chippewa CountyPhone(906) 635-4460
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James Murray Howard is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Howard's primary practice is MyMichigan Medical Center Sault in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, part of MyMichigan Health. Dr. Howard is also affiliated with Munson Medical Center. The medical group on file is MyMichigan Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Howard to 3 more hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 rural health clinic, 1 skilled nursing facility and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James Murray Howard's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Howard practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| MyMichigan Medical Center Sault | Available with a free account |
| +7 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James Murray Howard is one of 389 urologists in Michigan
Urology is Dr. Howard's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208800000X. Dr. Howard is licensed in Michigan.
Specialties and state licenses
- Urology, MichiganPrimary
Urologists near Dr. Howard
Counts of urologists 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. James Murray Howard billed Medicare for 2,104 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,104 Medicare services from Dr. Howard across 15 procedure codes in 2024, for 534 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $100,259 for them.
Dr. Howard's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 7722024: 771No change
- Surgery
- 2023: 5312024: 59512%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 4182024: 47113%
- Imaging
- 2023: 2362024: 26713%
Where Dr. Howard's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office1,92091%
- In a facility1849%
Dr. Howard compared with the Michigan median for urologists, 2024
- Dr. Howard
- Michigan median
- Medicare services
- 2,104vs 6043.5 times
- Medicare patients
- 534vs 29979% above
- Part D claims
- 590vs 70116% below
Medians across 380 urologists in Michigan 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. James Murray Howard treated 534 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75
CMS counts 534 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howard in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 217 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.39, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Howard's median patient age at 72, with 33% women.
Dr. Howard's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Howard's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women19537%
- Men33963%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Howard's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis53%
- Ischemic heart disease36%
- Diabetes30%
- Heart failure28%
- Chronic kidney disease27%
- COPD26%
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
- Women33%
- Men67%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James Murray Howard wrote 677 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Howard wrote 677 Medicare Part D claims for 253 patients. 92% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 590 of them, across 12 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $41,222 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 551 claims across 10 drugs.
Dr. Howard's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic622 claims92%
- Brand-name and other55 claims8%
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
- Antibiotics15%99 of 677 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: 5512024: 5907%
Drugs named by CMS: 12 in 2024, 10 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. James Murray Howard takes part in Medicare
Dr. Howard accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Prostate resection: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. James Murray Howard received $2,901 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 163 general payments to Dr. Howard from 32 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 89% of the total. Astellas Pharma US Inc paid the most, $609.
General payments to Dr. Howard by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Howard by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Food and beverage$2,59589%
- Education$30611%
Companies that paid Dr. Howard the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. James Murray Howard graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine
Dr. Howard graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1985.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. James Murray 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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. James Murray Howard's NPI number?
Dr. James Murray Howard's NPI number is 1841304961. It was assigned on August 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James Murray Howard?
Dr. James Murray Howard is a urologist in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Urology Physician (taxonomy code 208800000X).
Where does Dr. James Murray Howard practice?
Dr. Howard practices at 500 Osborn Blvd, Sault Sainte Marie, MI 49783. Dr. Howard's primary practice is MyMichigan Medical Center Sault in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, part of MyMichigan Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Howard to 3 hospitals, 1 group practice or clinic, 1 rural health clinic, 1 skilled nursing facility and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. James Murray Howard's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Howard is (906) 635-4460.
What is Dr. James Murray Howard's medical license number?
Dr. Howard holds Michigan license 4301405817.
Which hospitals is Dr. James Murray Howard affiliated with?
Dr. Howard practices at MyMichigan Medical Center Sault in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan. Dr. Howard is also affiliated with Munson Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Howard to 3 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. James Murray Howard part of?
Dr. Howard is linked to MyMichigan Health. Dmand AI links Dr. Howard to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. James Murray Howard accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Howard billed Medicare for 2,104 services in 2024, and Dr. Howard accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. James Murray Howard see?
CMS counts 534 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howard in 2024, with an average age of 75.
What services does Dr. James Murray Howard bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Howard's most billed Medicare services were lab and pathology test (81002), office visit, established patient (99213) and surgery: urinary system (51798).
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Where did Dr. James Murray Howard go to medical school?
Dr. Howard graduated from Wayne State University School of Medicine in 1985.
What drugs does Dr. James Murray Howard prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Howard's most prescribed drugs by claims were Tamsulosin HCl, Finasteride and Methenamine Hippurate.
Has Dr. James Murray Howard received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $2,901 in general payments to Dr. Howard from 32 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Astellas Pharma US Inc.
How long has Dr. James Murray Howard been practicing?
Dr. Howard graduated from medical school in 1985, 41 years ago.
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