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Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine (1996)

423 Linden Lane
Lake Wales, FL 33853

(863) 679-2707

Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD is a general surgeon in Lake Wales, FL specializing in general surgery. He graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine in 1996 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD is affiliated with FLORIDA HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN GROUP INC.

Office Locations

423 Linden Lane
Lake Wales, FL 33853

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Volume:

debridement

In 2023, Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD performed more debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Florida.

Top 25%

By Volume:

excisional debridement

By Affordability:

excisional debridement

non-excisional debridement

skin debridement

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Florida, Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD performed more excisional debridement procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for excisional debridement, non-excisional debridement, and skin debridement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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. Fred I. Howard III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Wales, FL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
blood draw	20
catheterization	11
doctor visit	334
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	253
inpatient care	253
lab tests	33
open surgery	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Wales, FL during 2013 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	11
blood draw	43
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	476
doctor visit	414
excision	449
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	174
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	188
inpatient care	174
lab tests	72
open surgery	11
plastic surgery procedures	28
reconstructive surgery	28
tissue transfer	28
vascular procedures	15
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	28

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	180

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	54
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	48
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Wales, FL during 2014 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	29
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1073
doctor visit	372
excision	968
hospital care	89
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	289
inpatient care	89
lab tests	51

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	200

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	289
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	70
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	51
Dementia	26
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Wales, FL during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1315
doctor visit	284
excision	1164
hospital care	29
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	248
inpatient care	29

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	500
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	186
85 and over	152
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	57
Dementia	30
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Wales, FL during 2016 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	776
doctor visit	248
excision	621
hospital care	32
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	213
inpatient care	32

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	51
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	40
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	55
Dementia	24
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Wales, FL during 2017 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	762
doctor visit	308
excision	663
hospital care	182
hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) therapy	122
inpatient care	182

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	233
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	52
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	54
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Wales, FL during 2018 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	798
doctor visit	277
excision	625
hospital care	147
inpatient care	147

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	208
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	48
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	63
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	58
Dementia	27
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Wales, FL during 2019 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	637
doctor visit	346
excision	494
hospital care	126
inpatient care	126

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	200
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	52
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	54
Dementia	23
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Wales, FL during 2020 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	555
doctor visit	377
excision	279
hospital care	145
inpatient care	145

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	46
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	55
Dementia	28
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Wales, FL during 2021 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	565
doctor visit	370
excision	303
hospital care	103
inpatient care	103

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	159
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	45
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	51
Dementia	28
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Wales, FL during 2022 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	636
doctor visit	376
excision	439
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	82
Female	73

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	42
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	30
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	53
Dementia	15
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD treated as a general surgeon in Lake Wales, FL were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, inpatient care and hospital care.

abdominal surgery	11
blood draw	30
catheterization	11
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	759
doctor visit	336
excision	600
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	119
inpatient care	119
lab tests	52
open surgery	11
plastic surgery procedures	28
reconstructive surgery	28
tissue transfer	28
vascular procedures	15
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	28

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	15
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	220
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	82
85 and over	54
Less than 65	43
65 to 74	73

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Cancer	12
Dementia	22

Education & Training

Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD graduated from University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine in 1996. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery and has a state license in Florida.

Medical School: University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine (1996)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery

Licensed In: Florida

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

FLORIDA HOSPITAL PHYSICIAN GROUP INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Osiris Therapeutics Inc.	$2,014 GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX $14	$2,000
AngioDynamics, Inc.	$1,480 $1,480
Organogenesis Inc.	$461 Apligraf $204	Puraply Antimicrobial $155	PuraPly $102
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$271 Santyl $208	Regranex $50	$12
Shire US Holdings	$156 Dermagraft $156
Other	$577 BioSurgery $67	Humira $41	Vessel Sealing $23	Advanced Wound Dressings $22	ACTIVAC $22	Other $402

**Types of Payments**
Honoraria	$2,000
Food and Beverage	$1,507
Travel and Lodging	$1,440
Education	$12

Biography

Dr. Fred Howard practices general surgery in Lake Wales, FL. He is a graduate of the University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine. Dr. Howard has a closed panel according to Doctor.com.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD in 2018

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD in 2020

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD in 2021

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Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred I. Howard III, MD From 2012 - 2022

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