Active NPI 1447228614 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Fred I Howard , MD

Surgery • Lake Wales, FL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Fred Howard, MD is a certified Surgery practicing in Lake Wales, FL. With approximately 30 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine in 1996, Dr. Howard delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 451 S 11TH ST.

Dr. Howard maintains professional affiliations with Florida Hospital Medical Group Inc, Florida Hospital Physician Group Inc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less, established patient outpatient office visit, removal of skin and tissue. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

451 S 11th St

Lake Wales, FL 33853

Telephone 8636791986

Fax 8636763126

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 Harman Gynecology Center Facility NPI 1942232848

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Missouri, Columbia School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1996

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Surgery in Lake Wales, FL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

30 Yrs +13.7 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 16.3 Yrs

State Avg: 26.3 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

4 Specialists

Practicing in Lake Wales, FL (2030 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

0.0% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

67.7% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Howard (30 Years) 30 Yrs

Lake Wales Specialty Average (16.3 Years) 16.3 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
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	561	96	$182.00	$59.52
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	233	91	$200.00	$64.23
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	173	29	$79.00	$25.37
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	145	63	$109.00	$34.78
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	59	47	$114.10	$36.70
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	57	38	$295.00	$94.92
97598 Removal of tissue from wound, each additional 20.0 sq cm	43	14	$76.00	$24.44
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	28	27	$255.00	$81.87
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	25	15	$123.00	$39.94
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	25	25	$405.00	$131.20
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	19	19	$155.00	$51.26
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	16	11	$152.00	$48.78
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$253.00	$80.62

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	496	85	$181.56	$60.48
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	226	70	$199.45	$66.54
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	135	50	$108.84	$35.88
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	78	18	$78.87	$26.31
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	55	30	$293.98	$98.15
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	28	27	$253.93	$84.84
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	24	15	$113.00	$37.60
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	16	16	$403.13	$134.88
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	15	14	$155.00	$51.47
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	12	11	$181.67	$60.56

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	319	69	$210.06	$68.62
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	181	62	$223.82	$74.03
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	143	53	$168.39	$54.75
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	120	38	$355.83	$61.59
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	62	36	$324.35	$105.41
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	57	32	$263.32	$68.06
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	54	29	$293.33	$37.41
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	51	12	$88.06	$28.89
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	32	27	$307.00	$101.79
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	31	29	$138.19	$45.81
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	19	19	$448.26	$148.88
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	15	14	$378.27	$99.31
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	11	11	$164.73	$37.29

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	303	81	$388.59	$62.08
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	262	75	$296.73	$36.75
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	212	73	$273.91	$68.97
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	80	44	$389.23	$101.70
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	72	16	$127.00	$28.09
97598 Removal of tissue from wound, each additional 20.0 sq cm	68	14	$138.09	$26.08
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	60	34	$217.00	$72.79
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	44	22	$122.00	$41.00
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	43	37	$308.37	$103.37
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	41	31	$168.00	$36.04
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	27	25	$158.00	$52.89
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	19	19	$508.00	$139.84
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	18	18	$339.00	$85.82

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	276	86	$288.09	$38.32
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	260	88	$377.28	$62.97
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	249	90	$226.00	$52.91
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	102	36	$222.00	$74.50
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	80	51	$328.00	$81.60
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	25	15	$129.80	$29.02
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	24	23	$137.00	$25.63
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$500.00	$133.94
G0179 Physician re-certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians to affirm the initial imp	23	16	$122.00	$40.84
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	21	21	$159.67	$53.76
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	19	13	$715.42	$148.96
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	16	16	$316.00	$106.03
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	16	12	$122.00	$40.48
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	11	11	$425.00	$143.25

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	442	89	$329.44	$62.61
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	169	81	$206.85	$51.71
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	153	66	$304.92	$79.59
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	143	66	$221.79	$24.32
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	59	33	$211.07	$73.60
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	53	30	$114.40	$39.97
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	52	20	$648.94	$157.70
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	24	24	$470.50	$125.70
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	14	14	$295.64	$103.51

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	563	106	$321.34	$60.23
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	173	75	$208.00	$23.38
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	171	69	$201.00	$50.02
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	72	38	$297.00	$76.53
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	62	21	$644.44	$153.06
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	54	34	$111.00	$38.40
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	53	45	$286.00	$99.70
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	24	12	$201.00	$71.10
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	17	17	$455.65	$119.38
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	17	17	$205.00	$72.21
G0180 Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and	17	17	$169.00	$51.52
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	16	16	$387.00	$127.39

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	369	88	$323.00	$60.51
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	194	50	$317.10	$59.79
99183 Management and supervision of oxygen chamber therapy per session	122	11	$591.00	$109.31
99232 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes	99	56	$201.00	$70.18
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	95	52	$201.00	$53.73
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	85	59	$297.00	$77.57
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	83	45	$201.00	$49.52
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	67	24	$647.00	$155.96
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	61	41	$208.00	$22.68
97597 Removal of tissue from wound, 20.0 sq cm or less	38	29	$201.79	$22.64
99221 Initial hospital inpatient care per day, typically 30 minutes	35	33	$286.00	$96.98
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	33	20	$635.76	$150.28
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	19	12	$293.00	$76.28
99233 Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes	17	15	$290.00	$101.46
99231 Follow-up hospital inpatient care per day, typically 15 minutes	16	12	$111.00	$38.33
99222 Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes	15	15	$387.00	$133.55
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	14	14	$461.00	$127.10
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	12	12	$299.00	$101.82

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Surgery Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X

State License FL ME82331

A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.

Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers

Medicaid State Provider ID

261553300 (FL)

Commercial Insurance / Payer ID Medicare Id/rrm Pin

020051510 (FL)

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Florida Hospital Physician Group Inc

13901 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Tampa, FL 336133905

Phone: 8136157260

Florida Hospital Medical Group Inc

451 S 11th St, Lake Wales, FL 338534251

Phone: 8446343627

Secondary Practice Locations

1120 Carlton Ave, Suite 1100

Lake Wales, FL 338534348

Phone: 8636791986

Career & Practice History Timeline

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

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location September 26, 2019

Registered at 451 S 11TH ST, LAKE WALES, FL 33853 (Tel: 8636791986)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 26, 2019

Registered at 451 S 11TH ST, LAKE WALES, FL 338534251 (Tel: 8636791986)

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NPI Profile Active August 11, 2014

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location August 11, 2014

Registered at 1120 CARLTON AVE, SUITE 1100, LAKE WALES, FL 338534348 (Tel: 8636791986)

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Updated Business Mailing Address August 11, 2014

Registered at 1120 CARLTON AVE, SUITE 1100, LAKE WALES, FL 338534348 (Tel: 8636791986)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 11, 2014

Recorded as FRED HOWARD, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) August 11, 2014

Surgery (License #ME82331 in FL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration March 14, 2006

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1447228614

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: March 14, 2006

Last Update: September 26, 2019

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

451 S 11th St

Lake Wales, FL 338534251

Phone: 8636791986

Public Domain Record This profile contains public domain information published by CMS and NPPES under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

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