Dr. Clifford E. Howell, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 301
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 159
- Part D claims, 2024
- 367
- MIPS score, 2024
- 86
- Hospital affiliations
- 4
- Practice address
- 1000 North Lee Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73101
- Practice phone
- Call (405) 272-7000
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Dr. Clifford E. Howell is a vascular surgeon in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dr. Howell practices at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, part of SSM Health Care.
Dr. Howell's NPI, 1295700458, was assigned on February 21, 2006. Dr. Howell graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Howell holds Oklahoma license 16125.
- NPI
- 1295700458NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7113995580
- NPI enumeration date
- February 21, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (405) 272-7000
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Clifford E. Howell practices at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dr. Howell's primary practice is SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City, at 1000 North Lee Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73101 in Oklahoma County. The practice phone is (405) 272-7000.
- SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City1000 North Lee Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73101 · Oklahoma CountyPhone(405) 272-7000
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Clifford E. Howell is affiliated with 7 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Howell's primary practice is SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, part of SSM Health Care. Dr. Howell is also affiliated with Norman Regional Hospital. The medical group on file is SSM Health Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Howell to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency 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. Clifford E. Howell's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Howell practices, 7 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City | Available with a free account |
| +6 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Clifford E. Howell is one of 35 vascular surgeons in Oklahoma
Vascular surgery is Dr. Howell's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 2086S0129X. Dr. Howell is licensed in Oklahoma.
Specialties and state licenses
- Vascular surgery, OklahomaPrimary
Vascular surgeons near Dr. Howell
Counts of vascular surgeons 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. Clifford E. Howell billed Medicare for 301 services in 2024
CMS data shows 301 Medicare services from Dr. Howell across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 159 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $71,541 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Howell's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1532024: 21239%
- Surgery
- 2023: 832024: 897%
Dr. Howell compared with the Oklahoma median for vascular surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Howell
- Oklahoma median
- Medicare services
- 301vs 3216% below
- Medicare patients
- 159vs 18615% below
- Part D claims
- 244vs 882.8 times
Medians across 35 vascular surgeons in Oklahoma 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. Clifford E. Howell treated 159 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74
CMS counts 159 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howell in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 66 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.22, 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. Howell's median patient age at 71, with 42% women.
Dr. Howell's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Howell's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women8151%
- Men7849%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Howell's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease75%
- Heart failure54%
- Arthritis50%
- Diabetes45%
- Atrial fibrillation43%
- COPD40%
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 71
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women42%
- Men57%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Clifford E. Howell wrote 367 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Howell wrote 367 Medicare Part D claims for 67 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 244 of them, across 10 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,485 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 107 claims across 7 drugs.
Dr. Howell's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic345 claims94%
- Brand-name22 claims6%
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
- Opioids20%74 of 367 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: 1072024: 244128%
Drugs named by CMS: 10 in 2024, 7 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. Clifford E. Howell scored 86 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 86 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 counts 19 procedures of coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) by Dr. Howell, more than 66% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Howell's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 86of 100Final score
- 80.4of 100Quality
- 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
- 73of 100Cost
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 artery bypass graft (CABG)
- 66th percentile19 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
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. Clifford E. Howell received $20,514 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 111 general payments to Dr. Howell from 33 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 51% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $13,200.
General payments to Dr. Howell by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Howell by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Education$10,50051%
- Travel and lodging$5,14725%
- Food and beverage$4,86724%
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. Clifford E. Howell graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
Dr. Howell graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1994.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Clifford E. 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) |
| 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. Clifford E. Howell's NPI number?
Dr. Clifford E. Howell's NPI number is 1295700458. It was assigned on February 21, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Clifford E. Howell?
Dr. Clifford E. Howell is a vascular surgeon in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Vascular Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 2086S0129X).
Where does Dr. Clifford E. Howell practice?
Dr. Howell practices at 1000 North Lee Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK 73101. Dr. Howell's primary practice is SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, part of SSM Health Care. Dmand AI also links Dr. Howell to 2 hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Clifford E. Howell's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Howell is (405) 272-7000.
What is Dr. Clifford E. Howell's medical license number?
Dr. Howell holds Oklahoma license 16125.
Which hospitals is Dr. Clifford E. Howell affiliated with?
Dr. Howell practices at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Oklahoma City in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Dr. Howell is also affiliated with Norman Regional Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Howell to 2 more hospitals.
What medical group is Dr. Clifford E. Howell part of?
Dr. Howell is linked to SSM Health Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Howell to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Clifford E. Howell accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Howell billed Medicare for 301 services in 2024, and Dr. Howell accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Clifford E. Howell's MIPS score?
Dr. Howell's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 86 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Clifford E. Howell see?
CMS counts 159 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howell in 2024, with an average age of 74.
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What services does Dr. Clifford E. Howell bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Howell's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99223), hospital inpatient care (99231) and office visit, new patient (99205).
Where did Dr. Clifford E. Howell go to medical school?
Dr. Howell graduated from University of Oklahoma College of Medicine in 1994.
What drugs does Dr. Clifford E. Howell prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Howell's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Chlorhexidine Gluconate and Clopidogrel.
Has Dr. Clifford E. Howell received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $20,514 in general payments to Dr. Howell from 33 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Clifford E. Howell been practicing?
Dr. Howell graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
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