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Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine, Hand Surgery and Orthopedic Trauma

Ohio State University College of Medicine (1987)

Professional interests include: hand surgery procedures, strains, fractures (broken bones), and more.

370 N. 120th Avenue Suite 20
Holland, MI 49424

(616) 396-5855

Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Holland, MI specializing in sports medicine, hand surgery and orthopedic trauma. He graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1987 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD is affiliated with Holland Hospital and SHORELINE ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE CLINIC, PLC.

Office Locations

Holland Hospital

370 N. 120th Avenue Suite 20
Holland, MI 49424

(616) 396-5855

1-877-319-1788

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8251 Westpark Way Suite 150
Zeeland, MI 49464

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD in 2023

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wrist imaging

In 2012, Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD performed more wrist imaging procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Michigan.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Holland, MI during 2012 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	55
decompression surgery	44
doctor visit	334
injections	135
musculoskeletal imaging	51
nerve procedures	44
open surgery	44
tendon surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	68
X-rays	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Holland, MI during 2013 were injections, upper extremity surgery, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	39
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	264
injections	101
musculoskeletal imaging	25
nerve procedures	39
open surgery	39
tendon surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	60
X-rays	25

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	25
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD in 2013

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	28
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Holland, MI during 2014 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	45
decompression surgery	39
doctor visit	282
injections	127
musculoskeletal imaging	33
nerve procedures	39
open surgery	39
tendon surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	63
X-rays	33

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	34
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD in 2014

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	29
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Holland, MI during 2015 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	73
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	314
injections	132
musculoskeletal imaging	99
nerve procedures	34
open surgery	34
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	48
X-rays	99

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	376

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	504
Black	0
Hispanic	30
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	88
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Holland, MI during 2016 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	41
decompression surgery	38
doctor visit	312
injections	128
musculoskeletal imaging	69
nerve procedures	38
open surgery	38
upper extremity surgery	38
X-rays	69

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	33
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD in 2016

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Holland, MI during 2017 were injections, upper extremity surgery, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	41
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	308
injections	143
musculoskeletal imaging	49
nerve procedures	34
open surgery	34
tendon surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	54
X-rays	49

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	252
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	30
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD in 2017

Hypertension	49
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Holland, MI during 2018 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	41
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	314
injections	135
musculoskeletal imaging	32
nerve procedures	23
open surgery	23
upper extremity surgery	23
X-rays	32

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	253
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	28
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD in 2018

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Holland, MI during 2019 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and upper extremity surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	291
immobilization	11
injections	112
musculoskeletal imaging	51
nerve procedures	32
open surgery	32
tendon surgery	15
upper extremity surgery	47
X-rays	51

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	248
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	25
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD in 2019

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Holland, MI during 2020 were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	24
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	228
injections	68
musculoskeletal imaging	34
nerve procedures	24
open surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	24
X-rays	34

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	15
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD in 2020

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	23
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Holland, MI during 2021 were injections, upper extremity surgery, aspiration and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	248
injections	90
musculoskeletal imaging	29
nerve procedures	27
open surgery	27
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	43
X-rays	29

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	201
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	18
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	5
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Holland, MI during 2022 were injections, aspiration, nerve procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	23
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	220
injections	93
nerve procedures	22
open surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	87
Female	125

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	182
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	20
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Holland, MI were injections, X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging and upper extremity surgery.

aspiration	40
decompression surgery	32
doctor visit	283
immobilization	11
injections	114
musculoskeletal imaging	47
nerve procedures	32
open surgery	32
tendon surgery	19
upper extremity surgery	44
X-rays	47

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	168

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	232
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	12
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	65
85 and over	28
Less than 65	52
65 to 74	116

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD graduated from Ohio State University College of Medicine in 1987. He completed residency at Henry Ford Health System. He has a state license in Michigan.

Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine (1987)

Residency: Henry Ford Health System (1992)

Licensed In: Michigan

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Richard M. Howell, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Holland Hospital

SHORELINE ORTHOPAEDIC AND SPORTS MEDICINE CLINIC, PLC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$194 XIAFLEX $194
AXOGEN	$120 AxoGuard Nerve Connector $120
Biocomposites Inc	$108 Stimulan $108
Stryker Corporation	$91 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $91
Orthofix Medical, Inc.	$75 Physio-Stim $59	Physio-Stim Osteogenesis Stimulator $16
Other	$194 Exogen $32	GELSYN 3 $28	SBO-ExtremiLock Ankle $25	OFIRMEV $17	Palacos $17	Other $75

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$708
Education	$75

Biography

Dr. Richard Howell is an orthopedic trauma, hand surgery, and sports medicine specialist. His clinical interests include strains, hand problems, and hand surgery procedures. He is affiliated with Holland Hospital. Dr. Howell obtained his medical school training at Ohio State University College of Medicine and performed his residency at Henry Ford Health System.

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