Dr. Roland A. Howard, MD

  • Stroudsburg, PA
  • Orthopedic surgeon
NPI1366979163PAC ID9335688282
Medicare services, 2024
242
Medicare patients, 2024
120
Part D claims, 2024
75
Publications
7
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
100 St Luke's Lane, Stroudsburg, PA 18360
Practice phone
Call (272) 212-1000
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Primary practice

St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus

Hospital · Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

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Dr. Roland A. Howard is an orthopedic surgeon in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Dr. Howard practices at St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, part of St. Luke's University Health Network.

Dr. Howard's NPI, 1366979163, was assigned on May 11, 2017. Dr. Howard graduated from Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc) in 2017. Dr. Howard holds Pennsylvania license MD486400.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
9335688282
NPI enumeration date
May 11, 2017
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(272) 212-1000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
35
Medical school graduation
2017

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Roland A. Howard practices at St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania

Dr. Howard's primary practice is St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus, at 100 St Luke's Lane, Stroudsburg, PA 18360 in Monroe County. The practice phone is (272) 212-1000.

Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dr. Roland A. Howard is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Howard's primary practice is St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, part of St. Luke's University Health Network. Dr. Howard is also affiliated with St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus. The medical group on file is St. Luke's South Mountain Family Practice. Dmand AI also links Dr. Howard to 1 more hospital, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Roland A. Howard's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Howard practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe CampusAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Roland A. Howard is one of 994 orthopedic surgeons in Pennsylvania

Orthopaedic surgery is Dr. Howard's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207X00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Howard's licenses on file in 2 states: Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Orthopaedic surgery, PennsylvaniaPrimaryLicense MD486400 · taxonomy 207X00000X
  • New Jersey licenseLicense 25MA11922400

Orthopedic surgeons near Dr. Howard

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Dr. Roland A. Howard billed Medicare for 242 services in 2024

CMS data shows 242 Medicare services from Dr. Howard across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 120 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $12,240 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024242
Medicare patients120
Paid by Medicare$12,240
Procedure codes4

Dr. Howard's Medicare services by type, 2024

  1. Office and hospital visits148
  2. Drugs given in the office69
  3. Surgery25

Dr. Howard compared with the Pennsylvania median for orthopedic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Howard
  • Pennsylvania median
Medicare services
242vs 1,15379% below
Medicare patients
120vs 27657% below
Part D claims
52vs 10249% below

Medians across 929 orthopedic surgeons in Pennsylvania 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. Roland A. Howard treated 120 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 71

CMS counts 120 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howard in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 61 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have arthritis. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.28, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Howard's median patient age at 63, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 2024120
Average age71
Average risk score1.28
Also on Medicaid17%

Dr. Howard's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Howard's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6756%
  • Men5344%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Howard's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. Arthritis69%
  3. High blood pressure68%
  4. Chronic kidney disease32%
  5. Diabetes32%
  6. Anxiety28%
  7. Depression28%
  8. Mood disorders28%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Howard's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 63

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men47%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Roland A. Howard wrote 75 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Howard wrote 75 Medicare Part D claims for 40 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 52 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $170 in total drug cost. In 2022, CMS named 48 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 202475
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$170
Part D patients40

Dr. Howard's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic74 claims99%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims1%

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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2022 to 2024

  • 2022
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2022: 482024: 528%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 3 in 2022.

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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. Roland A. Howard ranks in the 58th percentile for upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) in Medicare

Dr. Howard accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 17 procedures of upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair) by Dr. Howard, more than 58% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Howard ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper limb (arm) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair)
58th percentile17 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Hip replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Knee replacement: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Lower limb (leg) arthroscopy (minimally invasive joint repair): 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. Roland A. Howard has 7 publications on record

Dmand AI links 7 papers to Dr. Howard, published from 2021 to 2024. 2022 was the busiest year, with 2. The most frequent topics are Plastic Surgery Procedures. Dr. Howard has published most often in J Pediatr Orthop. Dr. Howard's most frequent co-authors are Eric William Edmonds, MD, William Toshio Kent, MD and Ryan Ouillette.

Papers7
Years published2021 to 2024

Dr. Howard's papers by year, 2021 to 2024

Topics Dr. Howard writes about most

  • Plastic Surgery Procedures

Dr. Howard's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Howard

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Roland A. Howard received $17,249 in industry payments from 2018 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 88 general payments to Dr. Howard from 15 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Grants make up the largest share, 39% of the total. Djo, LLC paid the most, $5,000.

General payments to Dr. Howard by program year, 2018 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Howard by kind, 2018 to 2025

$17.2Kin total
  • Grants$6,66739%
  • Travel and lodging$4,01023%
  • Education$3,31519%
  • Food and beverage$3,25819%

Companies that paid Dr. Howard the most, 2018 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Roland A. Howard graduated from Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc)

Dr. Howard graduated from Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc) in 2017.

  1. Medical schoolRutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc)

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Roland A. Howard's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Roland A. Howard's NPI number?

Dr. Roland A. Howard's NPI number is 1366979163. It was assigned on May 11, 2017, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Roland A. Howard?

Dr. Roland A. Howard is an orthopedic surgeon in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Orthopaedic Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207X00000X).

Where does Dr. Roland A. Howard practice?

Dr. Howard practices at 100 St Luke's Lane, Stroudsburg, PA 18360. Dr. Howard's primary practice is St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, part of St. Luke's University Health Network. Dmand AI also links Dr. Howard to 1 hospital, 3 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Roland A. Howard's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Howard is (272) 212-1000.

What is Dr. Roland A. Howard's medical license number?

Dr. Howard holds Pennsylvania license MD486400, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Roland A. Howard been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Howard in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Which hospitals is Dr. Roland A. Howard affiliated with?

Dr. Howard practices at St. Luke's Hospital - Monroe Campus in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. Dr. Howard is also affiliated with St. Luke's University Hospital - Bethlehem Campus. Dmand AI links Dr. Howard to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Roland A. Howard part of?

Dr. Howard is linked to St. Luke's South Mountain Family Practice. Dmand AI links Dr. Howard to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Roland A. Howard accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Howard billed Medicare for 242 services in 2024, and Dr. Howard accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Roland A. Howard see?

CMS counts 120 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howard in 2024, with an average age of 71.

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What services does Dr. Roland A. Howard bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Howard's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), injected or infused drug (J3301) and office visit, new patient (99203).

Where did Dr. Roland A. Howard go to medical school?

Dr. Howard graduated from Rutgers R W Johnson Medical School (Cam/New Bruns/Pisc) in 2017.

What drugs does Dr. Roland A. Howard prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Howard's most prescribed drugs by claims were Meloxicam and Naproxen.

Has Dr. Roland A. Howard received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $17,249 in general payments to Dr. Howard from 15 companies from 2018 to 2025. The largest total came from Djo, LLC.

How long has Dr. Roland A. Howard been practicing?

Dr. Howard graduated from medical school in 2017, 9 years ago.

Does Dr. Roland A. Howard do research?

Dmand AI links 7 publications to Dr. Howard, published from 2021 to 2024.

Who does Dr. Roland A. Howard publish with?

Dr. Howard's most frequent co-authors are Eric William Edmonds, MD (2 shared papers), William Toshio Kent, MD (2 shared papers) and Ryan Ouillette (2 shared papers).

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