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Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD

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Specializes in: Surgical Oncology (Cancer Surgery)

1601 Center Street
Mobile, AL 36604

(251) 660-5763

Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD is a surgical oncologist in Mobile, AL specializing in surgical oncology (cancer surgery).

Office Locations

1601 Center Street
Mobile, AL 36604

(251) 660-5763

(251) 660-5752

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2023

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lymph node procedures

In 2023, Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD had a list price for lymph node procedures that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Alabama. 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

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Mobile, AL during 2013 were lymph node procedures, open surgery, diagnostic procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	155
excision	32
lymph node procedures	63
open surgery	32

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	51

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2013

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Mobile, AL during 2014 were lymph node procedures, open surgery, diagnostic procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	278
excision	22
lymph node procedures	51
open surgery	22

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	70

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	14
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Mobile, AL during 2015 were lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	275
lymph node procedures	13

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	134

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	34
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2015

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	41
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Mobile, AL during 2016 were lymph node procedures, open surgery, diagnostic procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	410
excision	18
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
lymph node procedures	48
open surgery	18

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	90

**Age**
From 65 to 74	110
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	20
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Mobile, AL during 2017 were lymph node procedures, open surgery, diagnostic procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	444
excision	26
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
lymph node procedures	47
open surgery	26

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	95

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	123
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	24
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Mobile, AL during 2018 were lymph node procedures, open surgery, diagnostic procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	321
excision	37
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
lymph node procedures	66
open surgery	37

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	85

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	25
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Mobile, AL during 2019 were lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	98
lymph node procedures	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	30

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	19
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	144

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	38

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	32
Dementia	13
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Mobile, AL during 2021 were lymph node procedures, open surgery, diagnostic procedures and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	173
excision	11
lymph node procedures	29
open surgery	11

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	69
Female	33

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Mobile, AL during 2022 were lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	191
lymph node procedures	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	47

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	22
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	37
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD treated as a surgical oncologist in Mobile, AL were lymph node procedures, open surgery, diagnostic procedures and excision.

diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	227
excision	24
hospital care	16
inpatient care	16
lymph node procedures	38
open surgery	24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	45
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	49
85 and over	12
Less than 65	15
65 to 74	70

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	5
Cancer	16

Education & Training

He has a state license in Alabama.

Licensed In: Alabama

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$17,475 LYNPARZA $14	KEYTRUDA $13	$17,448
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$208 LIBTAYO $208
Amgen Inc.	$143 IMLYGIC $110	Kyprolis $33
EISAI INC.	$126 Lenvima $126
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$115 KEYTRUDA $115
Other	$916 OPDIVO $109	ENSEAL Product Family $109	MONJUVI $90	Wound Matrix $77	PROVENGE $48	Other $483

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$8,859
Consulting Fee	$8,540
Food and Beverage	$1,585

Research Payments

Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD has received 11 research payments totaling $680,778.

Biography

Dr. John Howard is a specialist in surgical oncology (cancer surgery) in Mobile, AL. Dr. Howard attended medical school at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2023

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison Howard, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Harrison 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. John Harrison Howard, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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General Payments

Research Payments

Biography

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