Active NPI
Alexander Howard, MD
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- Jacksonville, FL
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Key facts
NPPES NPI Registry- Primary specialty
- Emergency Medicine Physician
- License
- ME174140
- Practice address
- 655 W 8TH St
Jacksonville, FL 32209-6511 - Phone
- (904) 244-5044
- Fax
- (904) 244-4508
- NPI assigned
- Mar 23, 2021
- Last updated
- Jun 30, 2025
- Sex
- Male
- Sole proprietor
- No
NPPES NPI Registry
Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source
Specialties & licenses 1
| Specialty (taxonomy) | Code | License | State | Primary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emergency Medicine Physician | 207P00000X | ME174140 | FL | Primary |
Addresses
Primary practice location
655 W 8TH St
Jacksonville, FL 32209-6511
Mailing address
PO Box 44008
Jacksonville, FL 32231-4008
Phone (904) 244-5044
Electronic endpoints 1
| Type | Endpoint | Use | Affiliation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Messaging Address | direct@direct.musc.edu | Health Information Exchange (HIE) |
Medicare participation
Medicare enrollment files- Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
- Enrolled in SC, FL
- Eligible to order & refer
- Part B services: Yes
- Medical equipment: Yes
- Home health: Yes
- Power mobility devices: Yes
- Hospice: Yes
Enrollment records 2
Care Compare profile
Medicare Care Compare- Specialty
- Emergency Medicine
- Education
- University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville, 2021
- Medicare assignment
- Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
- Group practices
Practice addresses (Care Compare)
653 W 8TH St
Jacksonville, FL 32209-6511
Phone (904) 244-7874
655 W 8TH St
Jacksonville, FL 32209-6511
Phone (904) 244-7874
655 W 8TH St
Jacksonville, FL 32231-6511
Phone (904) 244-6340
Hospital & facility affiliations
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)
- Final score
- 79.02 of 100
- Quality
- 62.41
- Promoting interoperability
- 99
- Improvement activities
- 40
National Provider Directory
National Provider Directory- Medicare enrollment (NPD)
- Enrolled
- Credentials
- Doctor of Medicine
Practice roles
| Organization | Specialty | Status | New patients |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol | Current | Accepting new patients | |
| University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol | Emergency Medicine | Current | Accepting new patients |
| University of Florida Jacksonville Physicians Inc | Current | Accepting new patients | |
| University of Florida Jacksonville Physicians Inc | Current | Accepting new patients | |
| University of Florida Jacksonville Physicians, Inc. | Current | Accepting new patients | |
| University Medical Associates of the Medical University of South Carol | Current | Accepting new patients |
Locations
655 W 8th St
Jacksonville, FL 32209
Phone (904) 244-1680
171 Ashley Ave
Charleston, SC 29425
Phone (843) 792-2123
Interoperability endpoints
- ahoward475437@direct.musc.edu
Organizations & group practices 6
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.
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- Diagnostic Radiology Physician
- Jacksonville, FL
- NPI 1326208695
-
dba MUSC Physicians
- Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1043241110
-
dba UF Health Urgent Care-Wildlight
- Urgent Care Clinic/Center
- Yulee, FL
- NPI 1740836048
-
dba UF Health Imaging Center-Baymeadows
- Physiological Laboratory
- Jacksonville, FL
- NPI 1831800952
-
dba MUSC Physicians
- Anesthesiology Physician
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1104843713
Emergency Medicine
-
dba MUSC PHysicians
- Family Medicine Physician
- Charleston, SC
- NPI 1982678496
Hospital & facility affiliations 2
Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.
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- Urgent Care Clinic/Center
- Jacksonville, FL
- NPI 1144962408
Hospital
-
dba Shands Jacksonville
- General Acute Care Hospital
- Jacksonville, FL
- NPI 1821186313
NPI Registry JSON
The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.
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"state": "FL",
"postal_code": "322314008",
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},
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"practiceLocations": [],
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"first_name": "ALEXANDER",
"credential": "MD",
"sole_proprietor": "NO",
"sex": "M",
"enumeration_date": "2021-03-23",
"last_updated": "2025-06-30",
"certification_date": "2025-06-30",
"status": "A"
},
"taxonomies": [
{
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"taxonomy_group": "",
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"primary": true
}
],
"identifiers": [],
"endpoints": [
{
"endpointType": "DIRECT",
"endpointTypeDescription": "Direct Messaging Address",
"endpoint": "direct@direct.musc.edu",
"affiliation": "N",
"use": "HIE",
"useDescription": "Health Information Exchange (HIE)",
"address_1": "171 Ashley Ave",
"city": "Charleston",
"state": "SC",
"country_code": "US",
"postal_code": "294258908",
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}
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"other_names": []
}
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Sources for this page
- NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jun 30, 2025; 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.