Dr. Dora Howard, P.A.
What this data tells you about Dr. Howard
Dr. Dora Howard is a physician assistant in Midland, TX, with 19 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Howard performed 3,428 Medicare services across 1,594 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Howard received a total of $4,542 from 37 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 81 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in physician assistant. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood draw (venipuncture) | 544 | $8 | $20 |
| Complete blood count (CBC) with differential | 495 | $8 | $36 |
| Comprehensive metabolic blood panel | 477 | $10 | $64 |
| Ferritin level test (iron stores) | 339 | $13 | $60 |
| Iron level test | 316 | $6 | $27 |
| Iron binding capacity test | 316 | $9 | $35 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) | 314 | $52 | $250 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) | 262 | $69 | $368 |
| Reticulated (young) platelet measurement | 82 | $35 | $143 |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (enzyme) level | 60 | $6 | $31 |
| Carcinoembryonic antigen (cea) protein level | 57 | $19 | $99 |
| Immunologic analysis for detection of tumor antigen, quantitative; ca 15-3 | 39 | $20 | $128 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 39 | $20 | $83 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) | 37 | $107 | $496 |
| PSA test (prostate cancer screening) | 22 | $18 | $94 |
| Advance care planning consultation, first 30 min | 15 | $43 | $292 |
| Biopsy and aspiration of bone marrow sample for diagnosis | 14 | $112 | $523 |
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 (96%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians. Total industry engagement is in the top 10% for physician assistant in TX.
Geographic Context
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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 clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 3% in TX), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 10% of TX peers, with 19 years of NPI registration.
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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