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
Secondary Practice Location 1
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
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.
Medicare Billing Reassignments
4Medicare enrollment records show Karen Howe reassigns Medicare billing to 4 organizations. Each organization bills Medicare for the services this provider delivers there; the nearest is listed first.
Allentown, PA 18104
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Pennsylvania enrollment
- 2,895 clinicians in this Medicare group
Allentown, PA 18103
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Pennsylvania enrollment
- 256 clinicians in this Medicare group
Bethlehem, PA 18020
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Pennsylvania enrollment
- Medicare enrollment name: Professional Anesthesia Services Of North America PC
- 177 clinicians in this Medicare group
Melville, NY 11747
- Reassigned Medicare billing, Pennsylvania enrollment
- 928 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.
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 19
Providers registered at the same practice address, or within the immediate area, according to the NPPES registry.
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.
Which organizations bill Medicare for Karen Howe's services?
According to the CMS Revalidation Reassignment List (October 2026 release), Karen Howe reassigns Medicare benefits to 4 organizations: Lehigh Valley Physician Group (Allentown, PA), Lehigh Valley Anesthesia Services, P. C. (Allentown, PA), Professional Anesthesia Services Of North America P.C. (Bethlehem, PA) and North American Partners In Anesthesia, Pennsylvania , LLC (Melville, NY). 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 Karen Howe's services. Reassignment records can lag staffing changes; confirm current arrangements with the organization.
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 weekly with the NPPES registry data releases published by CMS. This NPI record was last updated 6 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.
# Ms. Karen Lea Howe, CRNA · NPI 1457766263
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered physician in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Individual provider, active in the CMS NPPES registry since July 1, 2014.
## Identity
- **NPI:** 1457766263 (Entity type: Individual)
- **Enumerated:** July 1, 2014
- **Primary specialty:** Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered · taxonomy 367500000X
- **State license:** RN576429 (Pennsylvania)
- **Sole proprietor:** No
## Practice location
- **Address:** 1503 N CEDAR CREST BLVD, Allentown, PA 18104-2310
- **Phone:** (610) 861-8080
## Medicare
- **Medicare:** Enrolled (PECOS); accepts Medicare assignment
- **Bills Medicare through:** 4 organizations under Medicare reassignment (form CMS-855R): Lehigh Valley Physician Group (NPI 1386397222, Allentown, PA); Lehigh Valley Anesthesia Services, P. C. (NPI 1730174731, Allentown, PA); Professional Anesthesia Services Of North America P.C. (NPI 1972994820, Bethlehem, PA); North American Partners In Anesthesia, Pennsylvania , LLC (NPI 1639137854, Melville, NY) · CMS Revalidation Reassignment List, October 2026 release
- **Medical school:** Other, class of 2014
## Record status
- **NPPES last updated:** August 20, 2020
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Source: [NPI Profile](https://npiprofile.com/npi/1457766263) · Data from the CMS NPPES public registry.