Dr. Daniel Lee Howell Jr., MD

Dr. Howell practices at Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, Tennessee, part of The City of Cookeville.

Dr. Howell's NPI, 1235393612, was assigned on July 15, 2008. Dr. Howell graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Howell's Texas license number on file is N0107.

Dr. Howell's primary practice is Cookeville Regional Medical Center, at 1 Medical Center Boulevard, Cookeville, TN 38501 in Putnam County. The practice phone is (931) 783-2000.

Dr. Howell's primary practice is Cookeville Regional Medical Center in Cookeville, Tennessee, part of The City of Cookeville. The medical group on file is Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Dmand AI also links Dr. Howell to 3 more group practices and clinics and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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.

Surgery is Dr. Howell's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Howell is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Howell's licenses on file in 3 states: Texas, Tennessee and Georgia.

Dmand AI lists abdominal hernia repair surgery, appendectomy, colonoscopy, colon removal, gallbladder removal, gastrointestinal bleeding, groin hernia surgery and hemorrhoids among the conditions Dr. Howell treats.

CMS data shows 106 Medicare services from Dr. Howell across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 114 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $9,513 for them.

CMS counts 114 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howell in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 55 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 17% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.73, 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 59, with 55% women.

In 2024, Dr. Howell wrote 114 Medicare Part D claims for 56 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 62 of them, across 4 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,427 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 81 claims across 5 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 82 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.

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

Hernia repair - groin (open): 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)

Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

CMS Open Payments shows 39 general payments to Dr. Howell from 17 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Honoraria make up the largest share, 61% of the total. AcelRx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $3,905.

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Howell, most recently ACS Fellow in 2011.

Dr. Howell graduated from Joe R. & Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine in 2001. Dr. Howell is a member of ACS and ASCRS.

Dr. Howell is in network with 21 carriers, including Aetna, United Healthcare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 13. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.