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Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD

(21 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (1994)

2801 N Decatur Road Suite 395
Decatur, GA 30033

(404) 298-2220

Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD is a cardiologist in Decatur, GA specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1994 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD is affiliated with Atlanta Heart Specialists.

Office Locations

2801 N Decatur Road Suite 395
Decatur, GA 30033

(404) 298-2220

(678) 904-5336

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5910 Hillandale Drive Suite 350
Lithonia, GA 30058

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD treated as a cardiologist in Decatur, GA during 2012 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	13
cardiac procedures	634
catheterization	22
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	862
hospital care	295
inpatient care	284
lab tests	106
minimally invasive procedures	22
nuclear scan	106
outpatient care	11
stress testing	206
ultrasound (sonogram)	461
vascular procedures	103

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD treated as a cardiologist in Decatur, GA during 2013 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	492
catheterization	18
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	863
hospital care	159
inpatient care	159
lab tests	103
minimally invasive procedures	18
nuclear scan	71
stress testing	164
ultrasound (sonogram)	372
vascular procedures	113

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	376
Female	619

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	706
Hispanic	11
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	128
Less than 65	278

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	54
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD treated as a cardiologist in Decatur, GA during 2014 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	11
cardiac procedures	503
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	895
hospital care	179
inpatient care	154
lab tests	79
minimally invasive procedures	21
nuclear scan	104
outpatient care	25
stress testing	226
ultrasound (sonogram)	300
vascular procedures	84

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	394
Female	566

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	706
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	382
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	114
Less than 65	244

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	54
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD treated as a cardiologist in Decatur, GA during 2015 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	561
doctor visit	1153
hospital care	482
inpatient care	482
lab tests	90
nuclear scan	99
stress testing	224
ultrasound (sonogram)	404
vascular procedures	66

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	808
Female	1042

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	1384
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	714
From 75 to 84	498
85 and over	222
Less than 65	416

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	49
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD treated as a cardiologist in Decatur, GA during 2016 were inpatient care, hospital care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	35
cardiac procedures	735
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	1486
hospital care	906
implant surgery	18
inpatient care	906
lab tests	83
minimally invasive procedures	31
nuclear scan	104
stress testing	228
ultrasound (sonogram)	516
vascular procedures	92

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	449
Female	498

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	190
Black	729
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	404
From 75 to 84	235
85 and over	115
Less than 65	193

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	53
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD treated as a cardiologist in Decatur, GA during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	17
cardiac procedures	506
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	867
hospital care	78
inpatient care	78
minimally invasive procedures	12
nuclear scan	129
stress testing	257
ultrasound (sonogram)	268
vascular procedures	79

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	335
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	179
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	43
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	54
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD treated as a cardiologist in Decatur, GA during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	25
cardiac procedures	386
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	811
hospital care	87
inpatient care	87
minimally invasive procedures	13
nuclear scan	89
stress testing	192
ultrasound (sonogram)	217
vascular procedures	75

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	228

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	78
Black	313
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	188
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	37
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	55
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD treated as a cardiologist in Decatur, GA during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	15
cardiac procedures	436
catheterization	22
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	922
hospital care	104
inpatient care	91
minimally invasive procedures	22
nuclear scan	92
outpatient care	13
stress testing	204
ultrasound (sonogram)	255
vascular procedures	84

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	190
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	337
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	40
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	54
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD treated as a cardiologist in Decatur, GA during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	18
cardiac procedures	264
doctor visit	689
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46
nuclear scan	61
stress testing	130
ultrasound (sonogram)	161
vascular procedures	45

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	165
Female	195

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	72
Black	271
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	22
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	51
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD treated as a cardiologist in Decatur, GA during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	230
doctor visit	579
hospital care	55
inpatient care	55
nuclear scan	54
stress testing	122
ultrasound (sonogram)	153
vascular procedures	33

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	158
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	71
Black	241
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	37
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	49
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD treated as a cardiologist in Decatur, GA during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	12
cardiac procedures	219
doctor visit	551
hospital care	18
inpatient care	18
nuclear scan	48
stress testing	96
ultrasound (sonogram)	138
vascular procedures	27

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	139
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	230
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	139
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	32
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	48
Dementia	10
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD treated as a cardiologist in Decatur, GA were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

ambulatory monitoring	18
cardiac procedures	451
catheterization	17
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	879
hospital care	219
implant surgery	18
inpatient care	214
lab tests	92
minimally invasive procedures	19
nuclear scan	87
outpatient care	16
stress testing	186
ultrasound (sonogram)	295
vascular procedures	72

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	364

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	477
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	137
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	4
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	166
85 and over	71
Less than 65	135
65 to 74	265

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	47
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 1994. He is certified by the Cardiovascular Diseases and Nuclear Cardiology and has a state license in Georgia.

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (1994)

Board Certification: Cardiovascular Diseases and Nuclear Cardiology

Licensed In: Georgia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Atlanta Heart Specialists

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.45 out of 5 stars based on 21 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Jeffrey J. Howard, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Decatur, GA.

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Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$945 XARELTO $945
Pfizer Inc.	$799 ELIQUIS $289	VYNDAQEL $245	CHANTIX $107	VIAGRA $83	COLOGUARD $76
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$729 Lexiscan $93	$636
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$621 Pradaxa $566	Praxbind $16	JARDIANCE $3	$37
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$594 ENTRESTO $560	NON BRAND $34
Other	$3,871 LifeVest $516	BRILINTA $367	Repatha $333	ELIQUIS $331	Vitaphone 3300 $210	Other $2,114

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$6,463
Education	$799
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$280
Gift	$18

Biography

Dr. Jeffrey Howard practices adult cardiology. He is affiliated with Atlanta Heart Specialists. Dr. Howard graduated from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine. He has received a 4.5 out of 5 star rating by his patients.