Active NPI 1508954801 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Clinton Wilbur Howard , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery • Mobile, AL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Clinton Howard, MD is a certified Orthopaedic Surgery practicing in Mobile, AL. With approximately 24 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Alabama School Of Medicine in 2002, Dr. Howard delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 6144 AIRPORT BLVD.

Dr. Howard is affiliated with The Orthopaedic Group Pc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg, x-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

6144 Airport Blvd

Mobile, AL 366083143

Telephone 2514765050

Fax 2514502770

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 The Orthopaedic Group, Pc Facility NPI 1164489951

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Alabama School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

2002

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Orthopaedic Surgery in Mobile, AL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

24 Yrs -1.3 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 25.3 Yrs

State Avg: 27.8 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

56 Specialists

Practicing in Mobile, AL (368 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

84.8% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Howard (24 Years) 24 Yrs

Mobile Specialty Average (25.3 Years) 25.3 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	925	473	$145.00	$113.38
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	465	98	$25.00	$0.95
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	405	326	$150.00	$33.74
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	142	93	$30.00	$12.59
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	100	85	$128.00	$33.16
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg	74	36	$20.00	$0.65
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	53	27	$1360.00	$172.09
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	50	50	$193.90	$147.43
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	39	38	$90.00	$82.29
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	24	20	$94.00	$40.06
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	23	23	$4628.26	$585.95
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	20	20	$7480.00	$1337.39
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	20	20	$152.00	$100.92
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	20	20	$6200.00	$630.59
22853 Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion	18	13	$2500.00	$224.71
72070 X-ray of middle spine, 2 views	17	12	$130.00	$27.14

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	993	520	$145.00	$115.91
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	637	145	$25.00	$1.05
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	423	372	$146.12	$35.26
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	182	125	$30.00	$12.90
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	107	92	$128.00	$35.35
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg	92	43	$20.00	$0.57
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	54	54	$190.00	$154.41
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	37	36	$90.00	$83.40
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	36	31	$125.00	$57.51
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	35	32	$94.00	$42.13
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	26	15	$1360.00	$192.88
72070 X-ray of middle spine, 2 views	19	18	$130.00	$29.74
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$152.00	$103.66
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	12	12	$4512.50	$720.85

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	1,061	531	$145.00	$119.83
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	426	334	$140.00	$36.15
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	408	91	$25.00	$1.09
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	110	83	$30.00	$12.72
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	109	97	$128.00	$35.45
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg	48	23	$20.00	$0.56
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	48	46	$90.00	$86.07
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	44	44	$190.00	$153.07
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	37	26	$1360.00	$203.76
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	29	28	$6855.17	$1460.06
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	26	24	$94.00	$40.42
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	26	26	$4500.00	$614.59
22614 Fusion of additional segment of spine	23	14	$1500.00	$379.63
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	21	$152.00	$106.44
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	19	18	$122.37	$58.77
72070 X-ray of middle spine, 2 views	18	16	$130.00	$30.58
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	16	15	$7570.00	$738.15
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	15	15	$6200.00	$732.66

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	573	362	$142.95	$122.42
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	562	368	$90.00	$85.19
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	450	106	$25.00	$1.28
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	430	343	$140.00	$36.10
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	135	111	$30.00	$13.09
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	124	106	$128.00	$36.26
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg	56	25	$20.00	$0.48
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	49	$152.00	$106.16
72070 X-ray of middle spine, 2 views	31	22	$130.00	$30.27
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	28	22	$1360.00	$207.37
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	26	25	$6642.31	$1462.04
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	22	22	$6200.00	$745.10
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	20	20	$4500.00	$619.54
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	19	19	$190.00	$154.82
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	17	14	$94.00	$41.01
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	13	13	$95.00	$25.82

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,040	547	$90.24	$70.21
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	474	104	$25.00	$1.47
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	426	339	$134.58	$34.25
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	141	106	$30.00	$13.44
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	132	103	$128.00	$34.55
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	84	84	$152.00	$100.47
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg	58	27	$20.00	$0.56
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	37	22	$1360.00	$203.54
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	30	24	$94.00	$40.45
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	28	28	$95.00	$25.55
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	24	23	$6500.00	$1459.71
72070 X-ray of middle spine, 2 views	24	23	$120.00	$28.20
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	22	21	$4227.27	$574.65
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	20	20	$107.00	$71.75
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	19	19	$65.00	$41.59
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	18	17	$6200.00	$734.08
20931 Donor bone graft for spine surgery	13	13	$600.00	$106.79
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	12	12	$3100.00	$701.92
22551 Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc	11	11	$6000.00	$1631.68

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	1,211	632	$90.00	$68.33
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	426	341	$130.00	$32.41
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	337	77	$22.92	$1.52
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	134	110	$128.00	$32.63
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	97	80	$30.00	$14.51
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	68	68	$152.00	$96.38
J1885 Injection, ketorolac tromethamine, per 15 mg	42	18	$20.00	$0.45
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	33	29	$95.00	$29.82
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	26	17	$1360.00	$193.89
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	24	24	$6500.00	$1237.72
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	24	21	$94.00	$36.03
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	17	17	$4000.00	$590.93
73562 X-ray of knee, 3 views	16	14	$100.00	$33.64
72070 X-ray of middle spine, 2 views	14	14	$110.00	$30.94
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	14	14	$120.00	$97.10
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	14	14	$6200.00	$698.49
63042 Partial removal of spine bone with re-exploration, release of lower spinal cord or nerves and/or removal of disc, 1 interspace	12	12	$5200.00	$989.04
22845 Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments	12	12	$3100.00	$668.00
22842 Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments	12	12	$7570.00	$663.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	988	508	$90.00	$66.04
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	360	83	$20.00	$1.67
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	356	291	$130.00	$29.94
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	144	116	$128.00	$28.98
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	91	80	$30.00	$17.57
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	28	19	$1360.00	$193.61
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	27	27	$152.00	$97.52
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	20	20	$94.00	$35.07
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	19	19	$4000.00	$659.46
72070 X-ray of middle spine, 2 views	16	16	$110.00	$25.86
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	16	16	$6500.00	$1455.13
22840 Placement of stabilizing device to back of 1 spine bone in neck	12	12	$6200.00	$697.71
72170 X-ray of pelvis, 1-2 views	12	12	$95.00	$25.63
20931 Donor bone graft for spine surgery	11	11	$600.00	$101.69
20610 Aspiration and/or injection of fluid from large joint	11	11	$115.00	$55.73

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	928	513	$90.00	$66.25
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	400	91	$20.00	$1.75
72100 X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views	340	281	$130.00	$28.16
72040 X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views	127	113	$128.00	$27.30
96372 Injection beneath the skin or into muscle for therapy, diagnosis, or prevention	101	90	$30.00	$22.47
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	45	45	$152.00	$97.08
73502 X-ray of hip, 2-3 views	20	17	$94.00	$33.55
72080 X-ray of middle and lower spine, 2 views	20	19	$85.00	$23.95
63048 Partial removal of spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	19	14	$1360.00	$195.38
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	18	18	$130.00	$95.34
72070 X-ray of middle spine, 2 views	18	16	$110.00	$28.37
63047 Partial removal of middle spine bone with release of spinal cord and/or nerves	15	15	$3800.00	$635.42
22612 Fusion of spine in lower back	12	12	$6100.00	$1463.81

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Orthopaedic Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X

State License AL 26555

An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

The Orthopaedic Group Pc

6144 Airport Blvd, Mobile, AL 366083143

Phone: 2514765050

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

40 Associated Practitioners

Kayla Clemons , CRNP

Nurse Practitioner

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Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner

Dr. Derek Klavas , MD

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Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Anna Claire Gann , PA-C

Physician Assistant

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Physician Assistant (Certified)

Amy Walsh , PT

Physical Therapist - Orthopedic

NPI 1033167267

Physical Therapist

Dr. Charles Wilson , MD

Orthopaedic Surgery - Sports Medicine

NPI 1053472712

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Lauren Palmer , PA

Physician Assistant - Medical

NPI 1053502807

Physician Assistant

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active August 20, 2008

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 20, 2008

Registered at 6144 AIRPORT BLVD, MOBILE, AL 366083143 (Tel: 2514765050)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 20, 2008

Registered at P.O. BOX 86144, MOBILE, AL 366896144 (Tel: 2514765050)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 20, 2008

Recorded as CLINTON HOWARD, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 20, 2008

Orthopaedic Surgery (License #26555 in AL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration October 11, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1508954801

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: October 11, 2006

Last Update: August 20, 2008

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

P.o. Box 86144

Mobile, AL 366896144

Phone: 2514765050

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