Physician Profile
Michelle K Howard, M.D. practices family medicine in Deer Lodge, MT. According to Medicare claims data, Michelle cared for 61 Medicare patients across 195 services.
Summarised automatically from public NPI registry and CMS Medicare data. Not written or reviewed by this provider. Claim this profile to replace it.
Source: NPPES NPI Registry
600 MAIN ST
Deer Lodge, MT 59722
Within Family Medicine generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Most searched conditions
Most searched procedures
195 services · 61 patients · 2 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes | Office visit | 99309 |
178 |
| Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes | Office visit | 99305 |
17 |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Dr. Howard is a family doctor in Deer Lodge, MT. This is the primary taxonomy recorded against the NPI in the federal registry, listed there as “Family Medicine”.
NPI registry
Dr. Howard is listed at 600 MAIN ST, Deer Lodge, MT 59722. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
The number on file is (406) 846-7770. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
Dr. Howard's National Provider Identifier is 1265585608. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Dr. Howard has 19+ years experience. Registered with an NPI since 2007. National Provider Identifiers only began in 2005, so a provider who qualified earlier may have practiced for longer than this.
NPI registry
According to Medicare billing data, Dr. Howard the Medicare record under this individual NPI shows mainly office visits and diagnostic testing. Hospital-based physicians usually have their procedural work billed by the facility rather than under their own number, so this is a floor on their practice, not a description of it. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Dr. Howard. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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