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Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD

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Specializes in: Surgery and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)

10500 Quivira Road
Lenexa, KS 66215

(913) 541-5000

Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD is a surgeon in Kansas City, MO specializing in surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine).

Office Locations

2301 Holmes Street
Kansas City, MO 64108

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10500 Quivira Road
Lenexa, KS 66215

(913) 541-5000

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1400 E Boulder Street #500
Colorado Springs, CO 80909

(719) 364-6472

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3901 Rainbow Boulevard Ms 1037
Kansas City, KS 66160

(913) 588-6124

(913) 588-7540

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“The bullet went into Jones' left shoulder and was lodged in the right side of the middle of his back, Dr. James Howard, a trauma surgeon with the University of Kansas Health System, testified...”—"Lawrence shooting trial intensifies as defense attorney probes victim's testimony", Lawrence Journal-World, December 2021

“Melton was brought to the University of Kansas Hospital just before 2:30 p.m., but resuscitation efforts did not work, trauma surgeon James Howard said Tuesday.”—"Authorities: Kansas officer's shooting death not an ambush", Associated Press News, July 2016

“Melton was brought to the University of Kansas Hospital just before 2:30 p.m., but resuscitation efforts did not work, trauma surgeon James Howard said at a news conference.”—"Kansas officer killed while looking for drive-by suspect", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, July 2016

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of providers in related specialties within Missouri. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD treated as a surgeon in Kansas City, MO during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	30
hospital care	579
inpatient care	579

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD treated as a surgeon in Kansas City, MO during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	43
hospital care	481
inpatient care	481

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	241
Black	45
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	36
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	45
Dementia	15
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD treated as a surgeon in Kansas City, MO during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	25
doctor visit	18
hospital care	460
inpatient care	460
ultrasound (sonogram)	25

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	35
Less than 65	75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD treated as a surgeon in Kansas City, MO during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	16
hospital care	386
inpatient care	386
ultrasound (sonogram)	16

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	416
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	86
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	23
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD treated as a surgeon in Kansas City, MO during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	11
catheterization	14
hospital care	459
inpatient care	459
ultrasound (sonogram)	11

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	142

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	88
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	38
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	26
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD treated as a surgeon in Kansas City, MO during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
bronchoscopy	13
catheterization	11
hospital care	518
inpatient care	518

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	163
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	258
Black	27
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	49
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	44
Dementia	25
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD treated as a surgeon in Kansas City, MO during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracostomy and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	14
hospital care	474
inpatient care	474
open surgery	14
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	14
thoracostomy	14

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	28
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	55
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	50
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	43
Dementia	37
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD treated as a surgeon in Kansas City, MO during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	13
hospital care	336
inpatient care	336

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	136

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	75
85 and over	38
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	39
Dementia	29
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD treated as a surgeon in Kansas City, MO during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	244
inpatient care	244

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	36
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	32
Dementia	28
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD treated as a surgeon in Kansas City, MO during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	104
inpatient care	104

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	35
Dementia	28
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD treated as a surgeon in Kansas City, MO during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	26
inpatient care	26

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	17

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2022

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD treated as a surgeon in Kansas City, MO were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and abdominal imaging.

abdominal imaging	17
aspiration	13
bronchoscopy	13
catheterization	13
doctor visit	30
hospital care	369
inpatient care	369
open surgery	14
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	14
thoracostomy	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	114

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	18
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	193
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	60
85 and over	33
Less than 65	50
65 to 74	87

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	21
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Education & Training

He has a state license in Missouri.

Licensed In: Missouri

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$137 Versajet $118	COLLAGENASE SANTYL $18
ACell, Inc.	$115 $115
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$111 ECHELON FLEX Stapler $111
AbbVie Inc.	$84 STRATTICE RECONSTRUCTIVE TISSUE MATRIX BPS $84
Allergan Inc.	$45 AVYCAZ $45
Other	$181 CMF $43	BioSurgery - TISSEEL $40	ELIQUIS $29	Da Vinci Surgical System $25	STRATTICE $23	Other $19

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$662
Education	$11

Biography

Dr. James Howard is a medical specialist in surgery and critical care (intensive care medicine). Dr. Howard graduated from the University of Kansas School of Medicine.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2023

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James McDonald Howard, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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General Payments

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