Dr. Norissa Howard, APRN
What this data tells you about Dr. Howard
Dr. Norissa Howard is a registered nurse in Avon Park, FL, with 4 years in practice. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Howard performed 5,781 Medicare services across 3,563 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Howard received a total of $998 from 14 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 41 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in registered nurse. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Howard is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. This is not a quality rating. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denosumab injection (Prolia/Xgeva) | 721 | $19 | $47 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 466 | $73 | $264 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 285 | $8 | $17 |
| Lipid panel (cholesterol and triglycerides) | 229 | $13 | $27 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 228 | $10 | $21 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 221 | $8 | $16 |
| Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test | 216 | $16 | $34 |
| Free thyroxine (T4) test | 210 | $9 | $18 |
| Uric acid level test | 203 | $4 | $9 |
| Vitamin B-12 level test | 201 | $15 | $30 |
| Folic acid level test | 201 | $14 | $29 |
| Vitamin D level test | 186 | $29 | $59 |
| Hemoglobin A1c test (diabetes monitoring) | 180 | $10 | $19 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 176 | $13 | $27 |
| Iron level test | 176 | $6 | $13 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 176 | $9 | $17 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 173 | $58 | $187 |
| Magnesium level test | 165 | $7 | $13 |
| Annual depression screening | 134 | $15 | $38 |
| Urine microalbumin test (kidney screening) | 121 | $6 | $12 |
| Creatinine test (kidney function) | 121 | $5 | $10 |
| Annual, face-to-face intensive behavioral therapy for cardiovascular disease, individual, 15 minutes | 106 | $22 | $54 |
| Annual wellness visit, follow-up | 102 | $107 | $267 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 98 | $69 | $171 |
| Automated urinalysis | 84 | $2 | $4 |
| Electrocardiogram (EKG), 12-lead | 71 | $9 | $30 |
| Detection test by immunoassay technique for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus and influenza | 58 | $61 | $140 |
| Drug injection, under skin or into muscle | 57 | $9 | $30 |
| Detection test by immunoassay with direct visual observation for streptococcus, group a (strep) | 51 | $16 | $33 |
| Ceftriaxone antibiotic injection | 49 | $0 | $1 |
| Urinalysis with microscopic exam | 42 | $3 | $6 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) | 36 | $69 | $346 |
| Flu vaccine administration | 33 | $30 | $64 |
| Urinalysis, manual | 30 | $3 | $7 |
| Flu vaccine, high-dose | 29 | $71 | $143 |
| Urine culture, bacterial colony count | 28 | $8 | $16 |
| Transitional care management services for problem of at least moderate complexity | 25 | $134 | $420 |
| Thyroid hormone, t3 measurement, free | 22 | $17 | $34 |
| Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use | 22 | $282 | $575 |
| Pneumonia vaccine administration | 22 | $30 | $64 |
| Injection, vitamin b-12 cyanocobalamin, up to 1000 mcg | 16 | $1 | $3 |
| Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment | 11 | $138 | $343 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
Most payments (100%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
9.6 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This measures how much public data is available about a provider — not how good they are. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Howard is a mixed practice specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 1% in FL), and high industry engagement (low-engagement, top 19%).
This summary is auto-generated from federal data. It describes data availability and patterns — not clinical quality. Read our methodology →
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All data on this page is sourced verbatim from public federal records published by the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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