ROBERT C HOWARD AA
NPI 1255779633
Anesthesiologist Assistant in Houston, TX
About Robert C Howard Aa NPPES
Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.
ROBERT C HOWARD AA (NPI 1255779633) is an individual anesthesiologist assistant in Houston, Texas, licensed in Texas (1504) and active in the NPI registry since June 2013. He is affiliated with St Luke's Hospital At The Vintage, maintains a secondary practice location in Houston, and is a graduate of Other (2013).
NPPES Registry Identity
Specialties & Licenses
Secondary Practice Location 1
Other Identifiers 2
Accepted Insurance
Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS
Medicare enrollment, assignment, billing reassignment, and ordering and referring status from CMS.
Medicare Enrollment Status
Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment
Robert C Howard Aa is registered in PECOS and agrees to accept the Medicare-approved amount as full payment. Medicare patients are not billed beyond the standard deductible and coinsurance.
Medicare Billing Reassignments
3Medicare enrollment records show Robert Howard reassigns Medicare billing to 3 organizations. Each organization bills Medicare for the services this provider delivers there; the nearest is listed first.
Houston, TX 77042
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
- Medicare enrollment name: U S Anesthesia Partners Of Texas, PA
- 3,804 clinicians in this Medicare group
Houston, TX 77030
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
- 3,111 clinicians in this Medicare group
Houston, TX 77030
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Texas enrollment
- 2,554 clinicians in this Medicare group
Source: CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm a current affiliation with the organization.
Hospital Affiliations CMS Care Compare
Hospitals where this provider delivers care, identified from recent Medicare claims and place-of-service records.
St Luke's Hospital At The Vintage
Acute Care Hospitals · Houston, TXMedicare Quality Performance CMS QPP · MIPS
Performance in the CMS Quality Payment Program: the MIPS final score across four weighted categories, and the individual quality measures reported to Medicare.
Other Providers at the Same Location NPPES 20
Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.
HOUSTON, TX 77042
HOUSTON, TX 77042
HOUSTON, TX 77042
HOUSTON, TX 77042
HOUSTON, TX 77042
Frequently Asked Questions NPPES & CMS
Common questions about this NPI record, answered from the official NPPES registry and CMS datasets shown on this page.
What is Robert Howard's NPI number?
The NPI number for Robert Howard is 1255779633. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on June 7, 2013.
Where is Robert Howard located?
Robert Howard practices at 1500 Citywest Blvd Ste. 300, Houston, TX 77042. The listed phone number is (713) 620-4000.
What is Robert Howard's specialty?
The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Anesthesiologist Assistant with taxonomy code 367H00000X.
Is Robert Howard enrolled in Medicare?
Yes. Robert Howard is registered in the Medicare PECOS system and accepts Medicare assignment, which means accepting the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full for covered services.
Which organizations bill Medicare for Robert Howard's services?
According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), Robert Howard reassigns Medicare benefits to 3 organizations: U. S. Anesthesia Partners Of Texas, P.A., (Houston, TX), Ut Physicians (Houston, TX) and Baylor College Of Medicine (Houston, TX). Each reassignment is filed with Medicare on form CMS-855R, signed by both the clinician and the organization, and lets the organization bill Medicare and receive payment for Robert Howard's services. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm current arrangements with the organization.
What insurance does Robert Howard accept?
Health plans from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas list Robert Howard as in-network in at least one marketplace plan. Coverage varies by plan and year; verify with the insurer or the provider before a visit.
Is Robert Howard affiliated with any hospitals?
According to CMS data, Robert Howard is affiliated with St Luke's Hospital At The Vintage.
When was this NPI record last updated?
The NPPES record for Robert Howard was last updated on February 4, 2022. NPI Profile syncs weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 4 years ago. If this record has changed at CMS more recently, you can request an on-demand re-check against the live CMS registry, directly from this page.
# Robert C Howard, AA · NPI 1255779633
Anesthesiologist Assistant physician in Houston, Texas. Individual provider, active in the CMS NPPES registry since June 7, 2013.
## Identity
- **NPI:** 1255779633 (Entity type: Individual)
- **Enumerated:** June 7, 2013
- **Primary specialty:** Anesthesiologist Assistant · taxonomy 367H00000X
- **State license:** 1504 (Texas)
- **Sole proprietor:** No
## Practice location
- **Address:** 1500 CITYWEST BLVD, STE. 300, Houston, TX 77042-2300
- **Phone:** (713) 620-4000 · **Fax:** (713) 458-4229
## Medicare
- **Medicare:** Enrolled (PECOS); accepts Medicare assignment
- **Bills Medicare through:** 3 organizations under Medicare reassignment (form CMS-855R): U. S. Anesthesia Partners Of Texas, P.A., (NPI 1548208564, Houston, TX); Ut Physicians (NPI 1033157821, Houston, TX); Baylor College Of Medicine (NPI 1881026664, Houston, TX) · CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release
- **Medical school:** Other, class of 2013
## Record status
- **NPPES last updated:** February 4, 2022
- **Other identifiers:** Medicaid 340022801 (TX); Other P01466071 (TX)
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Source: [NPI Profile](https://npiprofile.com/npi/1255779633) · Data from the CMS NPPES public registry.