Steven Howe MD
About this NPIWhat this record shows.
NPI 1497702740 is registered to Steven Howe MD, a Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician practising at 1717 Oak Park Blvd, Second Floor in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy. Steven Howe MD has been enumerated in the National Provider Identifier (NPI) registry since 2006.
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Secondary identifiers
Additional identifiers this provider has registered with NPPES. Used by medical billers, credentialers, and insurance verifiers to cross-reference claims and enrollments.
Other
- P00340517LA· Issued by RAILROAD MEDICARE
- 1397262LA· Issued by AETNA
Medicaid
- 1712906LA
Source: NPPES public registry.
Medicare enrollment
This provider holds a Medicare enrollment on file with the Provider Enrollment, Chain and Ownership System (PECOS). Each enrollment carries a public Medicare Enrollment ID (ENRLMT_ID) used by billers and intermediaries.
Practitioner
- I20150317002807Cardiac SurgeryCA
Source: CMS PECOS public enrollment file.
Insurance & acceptsHow to confirm coverage.
The National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES) registry does not include commercial insurance network data, so we cannot show which plans Steven Howe MD accepts. To confirm in-network status with your specific health plan, contact Steven Howe MD directly at (337) 494-6799.
Frequently asked
Yes. NPI 1497702740 is registered as Active in the CMS NPPES public registry and passes the Luhn check-digit validation that all 10-digit NPIs use.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician is a recognised medical specialty under the National Uniform Claim Committee (NUCC) taxonomy.
The CMS NPPES Public Registry at npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov is the authoritative source. FindMyNPI mirrors this dataset and refreshes monthly. For real-time verification, you can also call the provider's office at (337) 494-6799.
An individual healthcare provider has a single Type-1 NPI for life. Organisations can hold separate Type-2 NPIs per location, specialty, or sub-entity. Steven Howe MD is a Type-1 individual NPI.