Dr. Mark A. Howard, DO
- Medicare services, 2024
- 123
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 99
- Part D claims, 2024
- 293
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Hospital affiliations
- 1
- Practice address
- 1990 Holton Avenue East, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219
- Practice phone
- Call (276) 523-3111
- 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. Mark A. Howard is an emergency medicine physician in Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Dr. Howard practices at Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, part of Ballad Health.
Dr. Howard's NPI, 1972583748, was assigned on January 18, 2006. Dr. Howard graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1981. Dr. Howard holds Virginia license 0102203068.
- NPI
- 1972583748NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 8426035106
- NPI enumeration date
- January 18, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (276) 523-3111
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 71
- Medical school graduation
- 1981
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Mark A. Howard practices at Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Dr. Howard's primary practice is Lonesome Pine Hospital, at 1990 Holton Avenue East, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219 in Wise County. The practice phone is (276) 523-3111.
- Lonesome Pine Hospital1990 Holton Avenue East, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219 · Wise CountyPhone(276) 523-3111
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Mark A. Howard is affiliated with 1 site of care and 5 medical groups
Dr. Howard's primary practice is Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, part of Ballad Health. The medical group on file is American Physician Partners. Dmand AI also links Dr. Howard to 4 more medical groups, 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. Mark A. Howard's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Howard practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Lonesome Pine Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +4 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Mark A. Howard is one of 1,686 emergency medicine physicians in Virginia
Emergency medicine is Dr. Howard's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207P00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Howard's licenses on file in 2 states: Virginia and California.
Specialties and state licenses
- Emergency medicine, VirginiaPrimary
- California license
Emergency medicine physicians near Dr. Howard
Counts of emergency medicine physicians 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. Mark A. Howard billed Medicare for 123 services in 2024
CMS data shows 123 Medicare services from Dr. Howard across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 99 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $10,697 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Howard's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1032024: 985%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 222024: 2514%
Dr. Howard compared with the Virginia median for emergency medicine physicians, 2024
- Dr. Howard
- Virginia median
- Medicare services
- 123vs 31160% below
- Medicare patients
- 99vs 30768% below
- Part D claims
- 178vs 593.0 times
Medians across 1,632 emergency medicine physicians in Virginia 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. Mark A. Howard treated 99 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 99 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howard in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 35 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 72% have high cholesterol. 37% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.58, 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 56, with 58% women.
Dr. Howard's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Howard's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women5758%
- Men4242%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Howard's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol72%
- Arthritis55%
- Anxiety51%
- Diabetes47%
- Mood disorders41%
- Depression39%
- Ischemic heart disease39%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Howard's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 56
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women58%
- Men41%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Mark A. Howard wrote 293 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Howard wrote 293 Medicare Part D claims for 163 patients. 96% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 178 of them, across 8 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,148 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 182 claims across 9 drugs.
Dr. Howard's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic282 claims96%
- Brand-name11 claims4%
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.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Howard's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids23%67 of 293 claims
- Antibiotics33%98 of 293 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: 1822024: 1782%
Drugs named by CMS: 8 in 2024, 9 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. Mark A. Howard scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Howard for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Howard accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Howard's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 75of 100Final score
- 64.8of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026
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Dr. Mark A. Howard graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Dr. Howard graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1981.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Mark A. Howard'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) |
| 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. Mark A. Howard's NPI number?
Dr. Mark A. Howard's NPI number is 1972583748. It was assigned on January 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Mark A. Howard?
Dr. Mark A. Howard is an emergency medicine physician in Big Stone Gap, Virginia. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Emergency Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207P00000X).
Where does Dr. Mark A. Howard practice?
Dr. Howard practices at 1990 Holton Avenue East, Big Stone Gap, VA 24219. Dr. Howard's primary practice is Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, part of Ballad Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Howard to 4 medical groups.
What is Dr. Mark A. Howard's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Howard is (276) 523-3111.
What is Dr. Mark A. Howard's medical license number?
Dr. Howard holds Virginia license 0102203068, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Mark A. Howard been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Howard in Virginia and California.
Which hospitals is Dr. Mark A. Howard affiliated with?
Dr. Howard practices at Lonesome Pine Hospital in Big Stone Gap, Virginia.
What medical group is Dr. Mark A. Howard part of?
Dr. Howard is linked to American Physician Partners. Dmand AI links Dr. Howard to 4 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Mark A. Howard accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Howard billed Medicare for 123 services in 2024, and Dr. Howard accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Mark A. Howard's MIPS score?
Dr. Howard's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Mark A. Howard see?
CMS counts 99 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Howard in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Mark A. Howard bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Howard's most billed Medicare services were emergency department visit (99285), emergency department visit (99284) and heart test or procedure (93010).
Where did Dr. Mark A. Howard go to medical school?
Dr. Howard graduated from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1981.
What drugs does Dr. Mark A. Howard prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Howard's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Cefdinir and Prednisone.
How long has Dr. Mark A. Howard been practicing?
Dr. Howard graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.
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