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Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP

(Chris D. Howard, NP)

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Specializes in: Neurosurgery

1500 Line Avenue Suite 200
Shreveport, LA 71101

(318) 629-5555

Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP is a nurse in Shreveport, LA specializing in neurosurgery. Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP is affiliated with CHRISTUS Health and SPINE INSTITUTE OF LOUISIANA LLC.

Office Locations

1500 Line Avenue Suite 200
Shreveport, LA 71101

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2023

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spine X-ray

In 2012, Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP performed more spine X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Louisiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP treated as a nurse in Shreveport, LA during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
doctor visit	205
minimally invasive procedures	13
spinal procedures	102
thoracic (chest) imaging	18
X-rays	79

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP treated as a nurse in Shreveport, LA during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	41
doctor visit	258
nerve procedures	41
spinal procedures	134
thoracic (chest) imaging	22
X-rays	100

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	15
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP treated as a nurse in Shreveport, LA during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	357
nerve procedures	35
spinal procedures	182
thoracic (chest) imaging	27
X-rays	162

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	301
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	171
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	18
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	0
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP treated as a nurse in Shreveport, LA during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	32
decompression surgery	61
doctor visit	337
minimally invasive procedures	16
neck surgery	16
nerve procedures	61
spinal procedures	281
thoracic (chest) imaging	25
X-rays	169

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP.

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	434

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	590
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	344
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	32
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP treated as a nurse in Shreveport, LA during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	31
decompression surgery	60
doctor visit	375
minimally invasive procedures	14
neck surgery	17
nerve procedures	60
spinal procedures	259
thoracic (chest) imaging	31
X-rays	164

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	306
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	13
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP treated as a nurse in Shreveport, LA during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	359
nerve procedures	18
spinal procedures	157
thoracic (chest) imaging	23
X-rays	135

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	290
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	11
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP treated as a nurse in Shreveport, LA during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	29
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	313
minimally invasive procedures	17
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	31
spinal procedures	193
X-rays	131

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	170

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	12
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP treated as a nurse in Shreveport, LA during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	29
doctor visit	308
nerve procedures	29
spinal procedures	156
X-rays	127

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	15
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP treated as a nurse in Shreveport, LA during 2020 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	189
minimally invasive procedures	11
nerve procedures	18
spinal procedures	124
X-rays	84

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	119

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	15
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP treated as a nurse in Shreveport, LA during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	220
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	31
spinal procedures	142
X-rays	111

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP treated as a nurse in Shreveport, LA during 2022 were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	211
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	147
X-rays	136

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	144

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	82
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP treated as a nurse in Shreveport, LA were spinal procedures, X-rays, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	21
decompression surgery	33
doctor visit	284
minimally invasive procedures	14
neck surgery	15
nerve procedures	33
spinal procedures	170
thoracic (chest) imaging	24
X-rays	127

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	178

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	259
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	87
85 and over	11
Less than 65	26
65 to 74	162

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Louisiana.

Licensed In: Louisiana

Affiliations & Hospitals

Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHRISTUS Health

SPINE INSTITUTE OF LOUISIANA LLC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$22 Fibergraft BG Morsels $22

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$22

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Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2023

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP 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 Christopher D. Howard, FNP, NP From 2012 - 2022

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