MS. KAREN LEA HOWE CRNA
NPI 1457766263
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered in Allentown, PA
About Ms. Karen Lea Howe Crna NPPES
Official registry information on file with the National Plan and Provider Enumeration System.
MS. KAREN LEA HOWE CRNA (NPI 1457766263) is an individual nurse anesthetist, certified registered in Allentown, Pennsylvania, licensed in Pennsylvania (RN576429) and active in the NPI registry since July 2014. She is affiliated with Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City, maintains a secondary practice location in Scranton, and is a graduate of Other (2014).
NPPES Registry Identity
Specialties & Licenses
(1) A licensed registered nurse with advanced specialty education in anesthesia who, in collaboration with appropriate health care professionals, provides preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative care to patients and assists in management and resuscitation of critical patients in intensive care, coronary care, and emergency situations. Nurse anesthetists are certified following successful completion of credentials and state licensure review and a national examination directed by the Council on Certification of Nurse Anesthetists. (2) A registered nurse who is qualified by special training to administer anesthesia in collaboration with a physician or dentist and who can assist in the care of patients who are in critical condition.
Secondary Practice Location 1
Medicare Participation & PECOS CMS
Medicare enrollment, assignment, and ordering and referring status from the CMS PECOS system.
Medicare Enrollment Status
Enrolled in Medicare and accepts Medicare assignment
Ms. Karen Lea Howe Crna 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.
Areas of Expertise CMS Part B claims 2
Services this provider delivered to Medicare fee-for-service patients, from the CMS Medicare utilization data. Higher counts generally reflect more experience with a service; care delivered outside Medicare is not included.
Hospital Affiliations CMS Care Compare
Hospitals where this provider delivers care, identified from recent Medicare claims and place-of-service records.
Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City
Acute Care Hospitals · Dickson City, PAPhysician Visit Costs CMS claims · ZIP area
Typical Medicare office-visit costs in the 18104 ZIP code area, from fee-for-service claims. These are area statistics, not this provider’s prices; actual charges vary by service and coverage.
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.
ALLENTOWN, PA 18104
ALLENTOWN, PA 18104
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 Karen Howe's NPI number?
The NPI number for Karen Howe is 1457766263. It was assigned to this individual provider in the NPPES registry on July 1, 2014.
Where is Karen Howe located?
Karen Howe practices at 1503 N Cedar Crest Blvd, Allentown, PA 18104. The listed phone number is (610) 861-8080.
What is Karen Howe's specialty?
The primary specialty registered for this NPI is Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered with taxonomy code 367500000X.
Is Karen Howe enrolled in Medicare?
Yes. Karen Howe 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.
Is Karen Howe affiliated with any hospitals?
According to CMS data, Karen Howe is affiliated with Lehigh Valley Hospital - Dickson City.
When was this NPI record last updated?
The NPPES record for Karen Howe was last updated on August 20, 2020. NPI Profile syncs with the weekly NPPES data releases published by CMS.
