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Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell, MD
NPI1932424140PAC ID0244451094
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,106
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 534
- Part D claims, 2024
- 4,061
- Publications
- 6
- MIPS score, 2024
- 90
- Practice address
- 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801
- Practice phone
- Call (828) 213-1111
- 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. Lucius Alexander Howell is an interventional cardiologist in Asheville, North Carolina
Dr. Howell practices at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, part of HCA Healthcare.
Dr. Howell's NPI, 1932424140, was assigned on March 30, 2010. Dr. Howell graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2010. Dr. Howell holds North Carolina license 2013-00825.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1932424140NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0244451094
- NPI enumeration date
- March 30, 2010
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (828) 213-1111
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 42
- Medical school graduation
- 2010
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell practices at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina
Dr. Howell's primary practice is Mission Hospital, at 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 in Buncombe County. The practice phone is (828) 213-1111.
- Mission Hospital509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801 · Buncombe CountyPhone(828) 213-1111
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Howell's primary practice is Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Howell is also affiliated with AdventHealth Hendersonville. The medical group on file is Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers. Dmand AI also links Dr. Howell to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.
AdventHealth HendersonvilleMission Health Community Multispecialty Providers1 hospitalName with a free account
See all 4 affiliations for Dr. HowellSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Howell practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Mission 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. Lucius Alexander Howell is one of 178 interventional cardiologists in North Carolina
Interventional cardiology is Dr. Howell's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Howell is licensed in North Carolina.
Specialties and state licenses
- Interventional cardiology, North CarolinaPrimary
Interventional cardiologists near Dr. Howell
Counts of interventional cardiologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
178interventional cardiologists in North Carolina10interventional cardiologists in Asheville6interventional cardiologists at Mission Hospital
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell billed Medicare for 1,106 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,106 Medicare services from Dr. Howell across 20 procedure codes in 2024, for 534 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $100,285 for them.
Medicare services, 20241,106
Medicare patients534
Paid by Medicare$100,285
Procedure codes20
Dr. Howell's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 6912024: 6802%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 4722024: 41412%
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 12
Where Dr. Howell's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office56851%
- In a facility53849%
Dr. Howell compared with the North Carolina median for interventional cardiologists, 2024
- Dr. Howell
- North Carolina median
- Medicare services
- 1,106vs 1,30715% below
- Medicare patients
- 534vs 5788% below
- Part D claims
- 3,817vs 1,7582.2 times
Medians across 175 interventional cardiologists in North Carolina 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. Lucius Alexander Howell treated 534 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 534 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howell in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 246 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 7% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.40, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Howell's median patient age at 75, with 44% women.
Medicare patients, 2024534
Average age76
Average risk score1.40
Also on Medicaid7%
Dr. Howell's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Howell's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women24245%
- Men29255%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Howell's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease73%
- Arthritis50%
- Diabetes42%
- Heart failure38%
- Atrial fibrillation36%
- Anxiety34%
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 75
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women44%
- Men55%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell wrote 4,061 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Howell wrote 4,061 Medicare Part D claims for 606 patients. 81% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 3,817 of them, across 44 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $803,646 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 3,680 claims across 43 drugs.
Part D claims, 20244,061
Drugs named by CMS44
Total drug cost$803,646
Part D patients606
Dr. Howell's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic3,308 claims81%
- Brand-name753 claims19%
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.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 3,6802024: 3,8174%
Drugs named by CMS: 44 in 2024, 43 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. Lucius Alexander Howell scored 90 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Howell for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Howell accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 41 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Howell, more than 77% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Howell's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 90of 100Final score
- 77.7of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Howell ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Coronary angioplasty and stenting
- 77th percentile41 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. Lucius Alexander Howell has 6 publications on record
Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Howell, published from 2015 to 2017. 2017 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Coronary Artery Disease and Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors. Dr. Howell has published most often in Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). Dr. Howell's most frequent co-authors are Morgan Jane Katz, MD, Andrew Rosslyn Burchett, MD and Anand M. Irimpen, MD.
Papers6
Years published2015 to 2017
Topics Dr. Howell writes about most
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors
Dr. Howell's most frequent co-authors
- Morgan Jane Katz, MD2 shared papers
- Andrew Rosslyn Burchett, MD1 shared paper
- Anand M. Irimpen, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Howell
Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol
ClopidogrelPlatelet Aggregation InhibitorsPurinergic P2Y Receptor Antagonists
Coronary Artery DiseaseCytochrome P-450 CYP2C19Genotype
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell received $12,780 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 221 general payments to Dr. Howell from 25 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 63% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $3,975.
General payments to Dr. Howell by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Howell by kind, 2016 to 2025
$12.8Kin total
- Food and beverage$8,10163%
- Travel and lodging$4,67937%
Companies that paid Dr. Howell 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. Lucius Alexander Howell graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine
Dr. Howell graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2010.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Lucius Alexander 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 | 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 |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell's NPI number?
Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell's NPI number is 1932424140. It was assigned on March 30, 2010, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell?
Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell is an interventional cardiologist in Asheville, North Carolina. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Interventional Cardiology Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0011X).
Where does Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell practice?
Dr. Howell practices at 509 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801. Dr. Howell's primary practice is Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Howell to 1 hospital.
What is Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Howell is (828) 213-1111.
What is Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell's medical license number?
Dr. Howell holds North Carolina license 2013-00825.
Which hospitals is Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell affiliated with?
Dr. Howell practices at Mission Hospital in Asheville, North Carolina. Dr. Howell is also affiliated with AdventHealth Hendersonville. Dmand AI links Dr. Howell to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell part of?
Dr. Howell is linked to Mission Health Community Multispecialty Providers.
Does Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Howell billed Medicare for 1,106 services in 2024, and Dr. Howell accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell's MIPS score?
Dr. Howell's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 90 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell see?
CMS counts 534 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howell in 2024, with an average age of 76.
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What services does Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Howell's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), special service (99152) and heart test or procedure (93458).
Where did Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell go to medical school?
Dr. Howell graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 2010.
What drugs does Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Howell's most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Succinate, Atorvastatin Calcium and Clopidogrel.
Has Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $12,780 in general payments to Dr. Howell from 25 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.
How long has Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell been practicing?
Dr. Howell graduated from medical school in 2010, 16 years ago.
Does Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell do research?
Dmand AI links 6 publications to Dr. Howell, published from 2015 to 2017.
Who does Dr. Lucius Alexander Howell publish with?
Dr. Howell's most frequent co-authors are Morgan Jane Katz, MD (2 shared papers), Andrew Rosslyn Burchett, MD (1 shared paper) and Anand M. Irimpen, MD (1 shared paper).
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