Howard C Hines, M.D.

Primary specialty

Dermatology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207N00000X

License

D20987 Issued in MD

Practice address

106 Milford St Ste 301
Salisbury, MD 21804-6962

Phone

(410) 546-4431

Fax

(410) 543-8259

NPI assigned

May 12, 2006

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Electronic endpoints 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in MD

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

DermatologyAlso: Internal Medicine

Education

University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1977

Medicare assignment

May accept Medicare assignment

Group practices

Forefront Dermatology SCGroup PAC ID 3779471701, 650 clinicians

Johns Hopkins UniversityGroup PAC ID 8921903147, 2,886 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Johns Hopkins Hospital, the Hospital, Baltimore, MD, CCN 210009
• Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc Hospital, Salisbury, MD, CCN 210019

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

83.31 of 100Reported as group

Quality

73.89

Promoting interoperability

100

Improvement activities

40

Cost

70.47

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

97.45 of 100Reported as group

Promoting interoperability

97

Improvement activities

40

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: hhines@pda2052.srs-direct.com
• Direct secure messaging: hhines6858@direct.hopkinsmedicine.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Forefront Dermatology SC

  • Dermatology Physician
  • Salisbury, MD
  • NPI 1821685793
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Johns Hopkins University

  • Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician
  • Baltimore, MD
  • NPI 1922008549
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Johns Hopkins University

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Belcamp, MD
  • NPI 1376342774
  NPD
• Johns Hopkins University

  • Dermatology Physician
  • Baltimore, MD
  • NPI 1659377323
  NPD
• Forefront Dermatology, S.C.

  • Dermatology Physician
  • Columbus, OH
  • NPI 1063365385
  NPD
• Forefront Dermatology, S.C.

  • Dermatology Physician
  • Manitowoc, WI
  • NPI 1578515904
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• The Johns Hopkins Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Baltimore, MD
  • NPI 1578597993
  Care Compare affiliation
• Tidalhealth Peninsula Regional, Inc.

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Salisbury, MD
  • NPI 1780689463
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

{
    "created_epoch": "1147392000000",
    "enumeration_type": "NPI-1",
    "last_updated_epoch": "1776124800000",
    "number": "1285685412",
    "addresses": [
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "801 YORK ST",
            "city": "MANITOWOC",
            "state": "WI",
            "postal_code": "542204630",
            "telephone_number": "920-663-9008",
            "fax_number": "920-684-1439"
        },
        {
            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "106 MILFORD ST STE 301",
            "city": "SALISBURY",
            "state": "MD",
            "postal_code": "218046962",
            "telephone_number": "410-546-4431",
            "fax_number": "410-543-8259"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [
        {
            "address_1": "601 N Caroline St",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "city": "Baltimore",
            "state": "MD",
            "postal_code": "212870006",
            "country_code": "US",
            "telephone_number": "410-955-5933",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "HINES",
        "first_name": "HOWARD",
        "middle_name": "C",
        "credential": "M.D.",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2006-05-12",
        "last_updated": "2026-04-14",
        "certification_date": "2026-04-14",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
        {
            "code": "207N00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Dermatology",
            "state": "MD",
            "license": "D20987",
            "primary": true
        }
    ],
    "identifiers": [
        {
            "code": "05",
            "desc": "MEDICAID",
            "issuer": null,
            "identifier": "D0020987",
            "state": "MD"
        }
    ],
    "endpoints": [
        {
            "endpointType": "DIRECT",
            "endpointTypeDescription": "Direct Messaging Address",
            "endpoint": "Howard.Hines@forefrontdermatology.emadirect.md",
            "affiliation": "N",
            "address_1": "106 Milford St Ste 301",
            "city": "Salisbury",
            "state": "MD",
            "country_code": "US",
            "postal_code": "218046962",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_type": "DOM"
        }
    ],
    "other_names": []
}

• Kristine Hickman, CRNP, FNP-C
• Jessica Hill, FNP-BC
• Kathy Michelle Hill, LCPC
• Claire Hillman, FNP-C
• Louis Hosfield Himes II, MD
• Ho K. Cho MD PA
• Maria Annette Hocker, LCSWC
• Anne R Hoffman, LCSW-C
• Beth Ann Hoffman, CRNP
• Lauren Rose Hoffman, M.S. CCC-SLP

• Dermatology Physician in Salisbury, MD
• Providers in Salisbury, MD by specialty
• Dermatology Physician in Maryland

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Apr 14, 2026; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.