Dr. Michael J. Howell, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 81
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 104
- Part D claims, 2024
- 293
- Publications
- 19
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Practice address
- 1700 University W Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55104
- Practice phone
- Call (952) 924-5053
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
M Health Fairview Sleep Center - Southdale
Saint Paul, Minnesota
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Dr. Michael J. Howell is a neurologist in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Dr. Howell practices at M Health Fairview Sleep Center - Southdale in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Dr. Howell's NPI, 1407897804, was assigned on June 9, 2006. Dr. Howell graduated from University of North Dakota School of Medicine in 1997. Dr. Howell holds Minnesota license 48372.
- NPI
- 1407897804NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3678581303
- NPI enumeration date
- June 9, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (952) 924-5053
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 55
- Medical school graduation
- 1997
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Michael J. Howell practices at M Health Fairview Sleep Center - Southdale in Saint Paul, Minnesota
Dr. Howell's primary practice is M Health Fairview Sleep Center - Southdale, at 1700 University W Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55104 in Ramsey County. The practice phone is (952) 924-5053.
- M Health Fairview Sleep Center - Southdale1700 University W Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55104 · Ramsey CountyPhone(952) 924-5053
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Michael J. Howell is affiliated with 5 sites of care and 5 medical groups
Dr. Howell's primary practice is M Health Fairview Sleep Center - Southdale in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The medical group on file is M Health Fairview Recovery Clinic. Dmand AI also links Dr. Howell to 4 more group practices and clinics and 4 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Michael J. Howell's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Howell practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| M Health Fairview Sleep Center - Southdale | Available with a free account |
| +4 more sites and 4 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Michael J. Howell is one of 499 neurologists in Minnesota
Neurology is Dr. Howell's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2084N0400X. Dr. Howell is licensed in Minnesota.
Specialties and state licenses
- Neurology, MinnesotaPrimary
Neurologists near Dr. Howell
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Michael J. Howell billed Medicare for 81 services in 2024
CMS data shows 81 Medicare services from Dr. Howell across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 104 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $25,208 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Howell's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 492024: 466%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 862024: 3559%
Dr. Howell compared with the Minnesota median for neurologists, 2024
- Dr. Howell
- Minnesota median
- Medicare services
- 81vs 25368% below
- Medicare patients
- 104vs 15031% below
- Part D claims
- 249vs 12993% above
Medians across 462 neurologists in Minnesota with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Howell'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 J. Howell treated 104 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 69
CMS counts 104 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howell in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 56 patients. 63% of them have high blood pressure, and 63% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.26, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Howell's median patient age at 61, with 41% women.
Dr. Howell's Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Howell's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women4341%
- Men6159%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Howell's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure63%
- High cholesterol63%
- Arthritis45%
- Mood disorders44%
- Depression39%
- Anxiety38%
- Ischemic heart disease34%
- Atrial fibrillation25%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Howell's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women41%
- Men59%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Michael J. Howell wrote 293 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Howell wrote 293 Medicare Part D claims for 46 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 249 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $8,302 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 259 claims across 6 drugs.
Dr. Howell's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic280 claims96%
- Brand-name13 claims4%
Dr. Howell'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. Howell's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids12%36 of 293 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: 2592024: 2494%
Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 6 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
Dr. Michael J. Howell scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Howell for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Howell accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Howell as offering telehealth.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Howell's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 89of 100Final score
- 75.4of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 76of 100Cost
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Michael J. Howell has 19 publications on record
Dmand AI links 19 papers to Dr. Howell, published from 2008 to 2024. 2017 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Parkinson Disease and Sleep. Dr. Howell has published most often in Front Neurosci. Dr. Howell's most frequent co-authors are Carlos H. Schenck, MD, Paul J. Tuite, MD and Ajay Verma, MD.
Dr. Howell's papers by year, 2008 to 2024
Topics Dr. Howell writes about most
- REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
- Parkinson Disease
- Sleep
- Clonazepam
- Melatonin
- Prodromal Symptoms
- Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
- Sleep, REM
Dr. Howell's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Howell
Neurobiol Dis
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Michael J. Howell has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Howell to 1 clinical trial. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include REM Sleep Behavior Disorder and REM Sleep Parasomnias.
Conditions in Dr. Howell's trials
- REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
- REM Sleep Parasomnias
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Howell
- Alon Yosefian Avidan, MD1 shared trial
- Bradley F. Boeve, MD1 shared trial
- Daniel E. Huddleston, MD1 shared trial
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Howell
North American Prodromal Synucleinopathy Consortium (opens in a new tab)
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Michael J. Howell received $1,325 in industry payments from 2019 to 2022
CMS Open Payments shows 2 general payments to Dr. Howell from 2 drug and device companies from 2019 to 2022. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Biogen, Inc. paid the most, $800.
General payments to Dr. Howell by program year, 2019 to 2022
Companies that paid Dr. Howell the most, 2019 to 2022
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Michael J. Howell graduated from University of North Dakota School of Medicine
Dr. Howell graduated from University of North Dakota School of Medicine in 1997.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Michael J. Howell'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 Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (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. Michael J. Howell's NPI number?
Dr. Michael J. Howell's NPI number is 1407897804. It was assigned on June 9, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Michael J. Howell?
Dr. Michael J. Howell is a neurologist in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurology Physician (taxonomy code 2084N0400X).
Where does Dr. Michael J. Howell practice?
Dr. Howell practices at 1700 University W Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55104. Dr. Howell's primary practice is M Health Fairview Sleep Center - Southdale in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Dmand AI also links Dr. Howell to 4 group practices and clinics and 4 medical groups.
What is Dr. Michael J. Howell's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Howell is (952) 924-5053.
What is Dr. Michael J. Howell's medical license number?
Dr. Howell holds Minnesota license 48372.
What medical group is Dr. Michael J. Howell part of?
Dr. Howell is linked to M Health Fairview Recovery Clinic. Dmand AI links Dr. Howell to 4 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Michael J. Howell accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Howell billed Medicare for 81 services in 2024, and Dr. Howell accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Michael J. Howell offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Howell as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Michael J. Howell's MIPS score?
Dr. Howell's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Michael J. Howell see?
CMS counts 104 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howell in 2024, with an average age of 69.
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What services does Dr. Michael J. Howell bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Howell's most billed Medicare services were nerve and brain test (95810), office visit, established patient (99215) and office visit, established patient (99214).
Where did Dr. Michael J. Howell go to medical school?
Dr. Howell graduated from University of North Dakota School of Medicine in 1997.
What drugs does Dr. Michael J. Howell prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Howell's most prescribed drugs by claims were Clonazepam, Gabapentin and Methadone HCl.
Has Dr. Michael J. Howell received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,325 in general payments to Dr. Howell from 2 companies from 2019 to 2022. The largest total came from Biogen, Inc.
How long has Dr. Michael J. Howell been practicing?
Dr. Howell graduated from medical school in 1997, 29 years ago.
Does Dr. Michael J. Howell do research?
Dmand AI links 19 publications to Dr. Howell, published from 2008 to 2024. Dr. Howell has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. Michael J. Howell publish with?
Dr. Howell's most frequent co-authors are Carlos H. Schenck, MD (5 shared papers), Paul J. Tuite, MD (4 shared papers) and Ajay Verma, MD (4 shared papers).
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