Dr. Howard L. Russell, MD

Dr. Russell practices at CentraCare - Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, Minnesota, part of CentraCare Health System.

Dr. Russell's NPI, 1013938752, was assigned on July 21, 2006. Dr. Russell holds North Dakota license 5355.

Dr. Russell's primary practice is CentraCare - Rice Memorial Hospital, at 301 Becker Ave SW, Willmar, MN 56201 in Kandiyohi County. The practice phone is (320) 235-4543.

Dr. Russell's primary practice is CentraCare - Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, Minnesota, part of CentraCare Health System. Dr. Russell is also affiliated with CCM Health - Montevideo Hospital and Clinic. The medical group on file is Sanford West Fargo Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Russell to 2 more hospitals, 4 medical groups, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 therapy and rehab clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Russell's employer is on file too: a hospital.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Russell practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Hematology and oncology is Dr. Russell's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RH0003X. Dr. Russell is licensed in North Dakota.

CMS data shows 354 Medicare services from Dr. Russell across 4 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 181 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $25,252 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 181 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Russell in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 75 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 73% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.06, 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. Russell's median patient age at 75, with 48% women.

In 2024, Dr. Russell wrote 419 Medicare Part D claims for 123 patients. 84% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 265 of them, across 11 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $178,584 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 176 claims across 9 drugs.

Dr. Russell accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

CMS Open Payments shows 6 general payments to Dr. Russell from 5 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Pfizer Inc. paid the most, $107.