Richard Synder Howell, MD

Primary specialty

Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) PhysicianTaxonomy code 207XX0005X

License

ME136028 Issued in FL

Practice address

1011 Jeffords St BLDG C
Clearwater, FL 33756

Phone

(727) 446-5993

Fax

(727) 446-4477

NPI assigned

Jun 18, 2012

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

Yes

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

Specialties & licenses 1

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in FL

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

Orthopedic Surgery

Education

Other, 2012

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic III PLGroup PAC ID 4284532755, 538 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Enhabit Home Health Home health agency, Clearwater, FL, CCN 109687
• Morton Plant Hospital Hospital, Clearwater, FL, CCN 100127
• Mease Dunedin Hospital Hospital, Dunedin, FL, CCN 100043

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

Practice roles

Locations

Networks

• Optimum HealthCare HMO Network
• Freedom Health HMO Network

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: richard.howell.3@18802.direct.athenahealth.com

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.

• Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic III PL

  dba Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic

  • Medical Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Tallahassee, FL
  • NPI 1194778050

  Orthopaedic Surgery

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD
• Musculoskeletal Institute Chartered

  dba Florida Orthopaedic Institute

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Temple Terrace, FL
  • NPI 1386639920
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Musculoskeletal Institute Chartered

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Physician
  • Clearwater, FL
  • NPI 1154954949
  NPD
• Tallahassee Orthopedic Clinic III, P.L.

  • Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies
  • Panama City Beach, FL
  • NPI 1497617948
  NPD
• Lima Memorial Joint Operating Company

  dba Lima Memorial Health System

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Lima, OH
  • NPI 1336144732
  NPD (past)

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

• Eh Home Health of the Southeast, LLC

  dba Enhabit Home Health

  • Home Health Agency
  • Clearwater, FL
  • NPI 1134535545
  Care Compare affiliation
• Morton Plant Hospital Association Inc

  dba Morton Plant Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Clearwater, FL
  • NPI 1376529743
  Care Compare affiliation
• Trustees of Mease Hospital Inc

  dba Mease Dunedin Hospital

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Dunedin, FL
  • NPI 1336125640
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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• Eika Marie Hovick
• Molly May Howard, PTA
• Peter James Howard, MD
• Taylar Howard
• Teresa A. Howard, M. D.
• Brenda Hoy, P.A.
• James Michael Hoy, MCAP, LMHC
• Henry A. Hryniewicz, M.D.
• Adam Huang, MD
• Frank Pierce Hubbard Sr., M.S., D.C.

• Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician in Clearwater, FL
• Providers in Clearwater, FL by specialty
• Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician in Florida

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Mar 2, 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.