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Heather E Howe, MD

  • Pulmonary Disease Physician
  • Montrose, CO
National Provider Identifier
1396990123
Registry record updated May 27, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Pulmonary Disease PhysicianTaxonomy code 207RP1001X
License
CDR.0001870 Issued in CO
Practice address
904 S 4TH St
Montrose, CO 81401-4226
Phone
(970) 252-2753
Fax
(970) 240-7330
NPI assigned
Nov 20, 2008
Last updated
May 27, 2026By the provider in NPPES
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
Yes

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on May 27, 2026

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

Specialties & licenses 3

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X 35.126970 OH
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X 35.126970 OH
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X CDR.0001870 CO Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

904 S 4TH St
Montrose, CO 81401-4226

Mailing address

904 S 4TH St
Montrose, CO 81401-4226
Phone (970) 252-2753

Electronic endpoints 2

TypeEndpointUseAffiliation
Direct Messaging Address hatherhowe@swhealth.cernerdirect.com Direct
Direct Messaging Address hhowe36328@direct.med.utah.edu Direct University of Utah

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in CO
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services
  • Medical equipment
  • Home health
  • Power mobility devices
  • Hospice
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20220827000319 CO Practitioner - Pulmonary Disease 7315179280 Reassigns benefits to 4 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Pulmonary Disease
Education
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, 2008
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Telehealth
Offers telehealth services
Group practices
Southwest Health System IncGroup PAC ID 5890699326, 51 clinicians
Montrose Memorial Hospital, IncGroup PAC ID 1658272992, 148 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1311 N Mildred Rd
Cortez, CO 81321-2231
Phone (970) 565-6666

800 S 3Rd St
Montrose, CO 81401-4212
Phone (970) 249-2211

Hospital & facility affiliations

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
94.89 of 100Reported as apm
Quality
86.88
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
40.82 of 100Reported as group
Quality
9.1
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
0
Cost
43.64

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
35.126970OHMDPulmonary Disease Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Montrose Memorial Hospital, Inc Pulmonary Disease CurrentSince Sep 9, 2022 Accepting new patients
Southwest Health System, Inc. CurrentSince Jul 1, 2025 Accepting new patients
Montrose Memorial Hospital, Inc CurrentSince Sep 9, 2022 Accepting new patients
Montrose Memorial Hospital, Inc Current Accepting new patients
Southwest Health System Inc CurrentSince Jul 1, 2025 Accepting new patients
Southwest Health System, Inc. CurrentSince Jul 11, 2025 Accepting new patients

Locations

1311 N Mildred Rd
Cortez, CO 81321
Phone (970) 565-6666

711 N Taylor St
Ste 200
Gunnison, CO 81230
Phone (970) 240-1020

800 S 3rd St
Montrose, CO 81401
Phone (970) 240-2211

904 S 4th St
Montrose, CO 81401
Phone (970) 252-2753

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: hatherhowe@swhealth.cernerdirect.com
  • Direct secure messaging: heather.howe@mmh.eclinicaldirectplus.com

Organizations & group practices 7

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

Hospital & facility affiliations 7

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

NPI Registry JSON

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

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