Active NPI 1306216981 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner

Lauren Howe , PA-C

Physician Assistant • Munster, IN

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Lauren Howe, PA-C is a certified Physician Assistant practicing in Munster, IN. With approximately 11 years of clinical experience since completing medical education in 2015, Lauren Howe delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 9120 COLUMBIA AVE.

Lauren Howe is affiliated with Clear Lake Dermatology Pllc and accepts Medicare assignment.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths, established patient outpatient office visit, destruction of skin growth. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

9120 Columbia Ave

Munster, IN 463212907

Telephone 2195139415

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Other

Graduation Year

2015

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

In-Person Only

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Physician Assistant in Munster, IN

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

11 Yrs +4.9 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 6.1 Yrs

State Avg: 9.4 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

45 Specialists

Practicing in Munster, IN (2429 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

6.7% Regional Adoption

In-Person Office Visits Only

Medicare Pricing Discount

43.0% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Howe (11 Years) 11 Yrs

Munster Specialty Average (6.1 Years) 6.1 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
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	438	65	$10.00	$5.92
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	202	145	$138.95	$81.71
17000 Destruction of skin growth	107	79	$103.33	$43.64
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	81	64	$173.14	$99.90
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	77	65	$152.71	$79.19
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	35	30	$196.04	$115.67
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	32	32	$171.55	$101.51
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	31	20	$76.44	$45.43
17111 Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths	16	13	$202.57	$120.62
17262 Destruction of cancer skin growth of trunk, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	16	14	$273.22	$152.28
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	16	14	$86.30	$50.85
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	15	12	$255.89	$152.26

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	319	60	$15.70	$5.63
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	132	114	$193.45	$78.68
17000 Destruction of skin growth	93	76	$152.84	$42.37
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	73	61	$249.10	$98.29
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	64	60	$256.56	$77.96
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	56	30	$138.89	$42.65
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	53	53	$301.59	$97.84
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	24	22	$245.84	$111.85
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	18	15	$362.25	$148.60
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	13	13	$114.34	$49.64

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	154	25	$20.31	$5.68
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	58	44	$271.31	$76.39
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	45	42	$309.24	$77.75
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	45	45	$334.14	$93.73
17000 Destruction of skin growth	37	34	$201.73	$40.52
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	27	16	$152.97	$43.80
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	26	15	$335.62	$98.20
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	15	15	$499.51	$142.29

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	971	207	$103.36	$76.55
99310 Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes	452	93	$153.50	$114.78
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	317	82	$149.03	$105.06
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	183	45	$268.56	$197.30
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	154	154	$186.72	$140.25
11046 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	144	18	$84.73	$64.38
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	116	65	$78.37	$57.80
17250 Application of chemical to stop tissue regrowth in wound	45	11	$102.34	$64.71
11045 Removal of skin and tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	36	15	$47.61	$35.36
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	19	19	$145.21	$109.20

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99310 Subsequent nursing facility care with high level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 45 minutes	253	53	$153.50	$118.69
99309 Subsequent nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 30 minutes	247	66	$103.36	$78.97
11043 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	173	33	$266.00	$184.16
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	161	35	$19.05	$4.82
99308 Subsequent nursing facility care with straightforward level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 15 minutes	102	36	$78.37	$59.52
11046 Removal of muscle and/or tissue, each additional 20.0 sq cm or less	102	14	$84.73	$66.00
11042 Removal of skin and tissue, 20.0 sq cm or less	92	33	$143.32	$92.06
99306 Initial nursing facility visit, typically 45 minutes per day	81	81	$189.37	$146.94
11044 Removal of bone, 20.0 sq cm or less	66	16	$358.73	$275.56
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	61	58	$347.91	$87.23
17000 Destruction of skin growth	54	47	$209.95	$37.47
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	36	28	$394.71	$77.76
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	26	23	$146.52	$35.75
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	21	20	$240.45	$60.23
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	21	21	$345.96	$86.28
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	21	21	$325.65	$62.92
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	21	17	$363.21	$78.03
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	19	19	$244.62	$60.81
99305 Initial nursing facility care with moderate level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 35 minutes	13	13	$147.00	$113.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	948	156	$10.00	$4.37
17000 Destruction of skin growth	254	197	$123.00	$35.41
11102 Tangential biopsy of single skin lesion	183	171	$182.00	$66.95
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	156	141	$196.00	$86.21
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	139	139	$198.00	$85.18
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	134	102	$206.00	$80.27
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	128	116	$133.00	$58.69
11103 Biopsy of related skin growth, each additional growth	124	75	$98.00	$41.96
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	102	82	$80.00	$35.15
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	91	91	$137.00	$60.24
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	85	62	$222.00	$76.12
17004 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 15 or more growths	37	34	$268.00	$117.07
11302 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 1.1-2.0 cm	25	22	$262.00	$102.73
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	24	24	$181.00	$43.28
J3301 Injection, triamcinolone acetonide, not otherwise specified, 10 mg	23	11	$8.00	$1.49
11104 Punch biopsy, first skin growth	20	20	$229.00	$95.53
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	16	15	$560.00	$239.58
17111 Destruction of skin growth, 15 or more growths	13	11	$244.00	$99.10

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	194	41	$10.00	$3.96
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	90	73	$193.44	$70.91
17000 Destruction of skin growth	77	57	$123.00	$35.96
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	73	38	$60.53	$25.76
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	63	63	$196.03	$83.92
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	58	47	$132.28	$58.31
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	47	40	$204.09	$84.67
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	43	36	$78.74	$34.51
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	30	30	$132.16	$59.00
12032 Intermediate repair of wound of scalp, underarms, trunk, arms, or legs, 2.6-7.5 cm	27	19	$551.93	$238.43
11300 Shaving of 0.5 centimeters or less skin growth of the trunk, arms, or legs	17	13	$181.00	$45.52
11301 Shaving of skin growth of body, arms, or legs, 0.6-1.0 cm	13	12	$222.00	$83.93

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
17003 Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	357	90	$10.51	$4.38
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	191	175	$139.34	$58.35
17000 Destruction of skin growth	179	146	$125.76	$45.34
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	163	163	$201.80	$85.43
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	142	125	$205.10	$86.43
11100 Biopsy of single growth of skin and/or tissue	121	118	$191.00	$77.00
17110 Destruction of up to 14 skin growths	116	97	$206.59	$87.56
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	76	68	$82.21	$34.76
11101 Biopsy of each additional growth of skin and/or tissue	34	21	$60.43	$25.91
99202 New patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 20 minutes	25	25	$139.28	$57.99

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Physician Assistant Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

State License IN 99069274A

A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Clear Lake Dermatology Pllc

13938 Hwy 3, Webster, TX 775981622

Phone: 2813329681

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

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

1 Associated Practitioners

Jamie Markulin , AGCNS-BC

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Gerontology

NPI 1457096935

AGCNSBC

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 September 25, 2015

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location September 25, 2015

Registered at 9120 COLUMBIA AVE, MUNSTER, IN 463212907 (Tel: 2195139415)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 25, 2015

Registered at 9120 COLUMBIA AVE, MUNSTER, IN 463212907 (Tel: 2195139415)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated September 25, 2015

Recorded as LAUREN HOWE, PA-C

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 25, 2015

Physician Assistant (License #99069274A in IN)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 25, 2015

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1306216981

Entity Type:

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

Enumeration Date: September 25, 2015

Last Update: September 25, 2015

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

9120 Columbia Ave

Munster, IN 463212907

Phone: 2195139415

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