Physician

Kris Howard, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Kris Howard, M.D. (NPI: 1740283019) practices dermatology in the Odessa, TX market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Ector, TX. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is KRIS L HOWARD MD PA (NPI: 1053505701; TIN: 75-2504501) and primary practice location at 79765-8533. Howard is affiliated with the CoreHealth Alliance LLC (ACO ID: A5645), participating under the MSSP model.

Howard's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 1,062 traditional Medicare patients, billed 4,302 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $242,756 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 17110 (Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths). Part D data shows 960 prescription claims across 399 beneficiaries totaling $715,553 in drug costs, led by Cosentyx Unoready Pen (Secukinumab). Open Payments data shows 32 records totaling $343. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has declined steadily, from $380,323 to $242,756. In contrast, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $117,678 to $715,553. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	1,666	9,656	$380,323
2016	1,560	8,844	$382,952
2017	1,418	7,562	$352,536
2018	1,251	5,833	$284,920
2019	1,123	5,368	$274,562
2020	961	4,736	$225,610
2021	1,048	4,540	$240,295
2022	1,029	4,598	$244,181
2023	997	4,033	$218,223
2024	1,062	4,302	$242,756

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	361	836	$117,678
2016	452	972	$157,376
2017	430	894	$156,180
2018	408	890	$162,541
2019	414	938	$288,217
2020	389	963	$294,207
2021	391	921	$360,508
2022	386	881	$314,853
2023	382	927	$378,176
2024	399	960	$715,553

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
17110	Destruction of skin growth, 1-14 growths	272	320	$76
11102	Biopsy of related skin growth, first growth	340	392	$60
99213	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more	864	1,255	$59
17000	Destruction of precancer skin growth, 1 growth	313	407	$34
17003	Destruction of precancer skin growth, 2-14 growths	198	703	$5

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Cosentyx Unoready Pen	Secukinumab	16	448	$212,481
Taltz Autoinjector	Ixekizumab	13	364	$88,796
Humira(Cf) Pen	Adalimumab	13	364	$81,806
Taltz Syringe	Ixekizumab	12	336	$78,614
Dupixent Pen	Dupilumab	13	364	$46,924

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	32	$343	Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Kris Howard, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Kris Howard, M.D. (NPI 1740283019), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Kris Howard, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

Kris Howard, M.D. is shown with ACO affiliation data for CoreHealth Alliance LLC (MSSP, ACO ID A5645).

What billing organization is linked to Kris Howard, M.D.?

Kris Howard, M.D. is linked to KRIS L HOWARD MD PA (billing NPI 1053505701) in the available physician profile data.

Does Kris Howard, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Kris Howard, M.D. has 32 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.