Dr. Charles E. Howard, MD

Dr. Howard practices at Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station in College Station, Texas, part of Baylor Scott & White Health.

Dr. Howard's NPI, 1659759157, was assigned on May 15, 2015. Dr. Howard graduated from Texas A&M College of Medicine - Bryan in 2015. Dr. Howard holds Texas license R4720.

Dr. Howard's primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station, at 700 Scott & White Drive, College Station, TX 77845 in Brazos County. The practice phone is (979) 691-3701.

Dr. Howard's primary practice is Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - College Station in College Station, Texas, part of Baylor Scott & White Health. Dr. Howard is also affiliated with St. Peter's Health Regional Medical Center. The medical group on file is Baylor Scott & White Temple Roney Bone and Joint Institute, Temple. Dmand AI also links Dr. Howard to 1 more hospital, 2 medical groups, 1 physician office and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Howard practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Interventional cardiology is Dr. Howard's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0011X. Dr. Howard is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Howard is licensed in Texas.

Dmand AI lists angioplasty and cardiac catheterization among the conditions Dr. Howard treats.

CMS data shows 1,915 Medicare services from Dr. Howard across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,087 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $63,642 for them.

CMS counts 1,087 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howard in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 441 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 9% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.55, 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. Howard's median patient age at 73, with 50% women.

In 2024, Dr. Howard wrote 1,062 Medicare Part D claims for 266 patients. 83% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 914 of them, across 20 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $142,328 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 156 claims across 7 drugs.

Dr. Howard accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 20 procedures of coronary angioplasty and stenting by Dr. Howard, more than 50% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Pacemaker insertion or repair: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Howard, published from 2017 to 2022. 2017 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Howard has published most often in Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). Dr. Howard's most frequent co-authors are John Michael Suffredini, DO, Carlos E. Velasco, MD and Umair Khalid, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 201 general payments to Dr. Howard from 24 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 69% of the total. Abbott Laboratories paid the most, $9,388.

Dr. Howard graduated from Texas A&M College of Medicine - Bryan in 2015.

Dr. Howard is in network with 19 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and United Healthcare. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.