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Dr. John P. Howlett, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

4011 Talbot Road S Suite 300
Renton, WA 98055

(425) 656-5060

Dr. John P. Howlett, MD is an orthopedist in Renton, WA specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. Dr. John P. Howlett, MD is affiliated with UW Medicine Valley Medical Center.

Office Locations

UW Medicine Valley Medical Center

4011 Talbot Road S Suite 300
Renton, WA 98055

(425) 656-5060

(425) 656-5047

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. John P. Howlett, MD had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Washington. 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

injections

inpatient hospital care

joint aspiration

nerve surgery

open carpal tunnel surgery

In 2012, Dr. John P. Howlett, MD performed more injections, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), joint aspiration, nerve surgery, and open carpal tunnel surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Washington.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John P. Howlett, MD treated as an orthopedist in Renton, WA during 2012 were X-rays, hospital care, inpatient care and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	343
fracture surgery	14
hip imaging	32
hospital care	69
immobilization	60
injections	21
inpatient care	69
lower extremity surgery	14
musculoskeletal imaging	63
pelvic imaging	34
X-rays	97

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John P. Howlett, MD treated as an orthopedist in Renton, WA during 2013 were X-rays, inpatient care, hospital care and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	339
fracture surgery	15
hip imaging	38
hospital care	70
immobilization	25
injections	35
inpatient care	70
lower extremity surgery	15
musculoskeletal imaging	38
nerve procedures	16
open surgery	16
pelvic imaging	37
upper extremity surgery	16
X-rays	95

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	67
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John P. Howlett, MD treated as an orthopedist in Renton, WA during 2014 were X-rays, inpatient care, hospital care and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	14
decompression surgery	21
doctor visit	350
fracture surgery	27
hip imaging	23
hospital care	67
immobilization	23
injections	37
inpatient care	67
joint surgery	14
lower extremity surgery	27
musculoskeletal imaging	23
nerve procedures	21
open surgery	35
pelvic imaging	25
reconstructive surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	21
X-rays	74

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	236
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	50
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD in 2014

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John P. Howlett, MD treated as an orthopedist in Renton, WA during 2015 were X-rays, injections, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	39
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	464
fracture surgery	20
hip imaging	28
hospital care	69
immobilization	28
injections	88
inpatient care	69
lower extremity surgery	20
musculoskeletal imaging	44
nerve procedures	12
open surgery	12
pelvic imaging	31
upper extremity surgery	12
X-rays	93

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	256
Female	478

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	646
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	34
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	108
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	14
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John P. Howlett, MD treated as an orthopedist in Renton, WA during 2016 were injections, aspiration, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	57
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	467
fracture surgery	12
hospital care	54
immobilization	13
injections	106
inpatient care	54
lower extremity surgery	12
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	14
musculoskeletal imaging	27
nerve procedures	22
open surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	22
X-rays	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	51
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD in 2016

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John P. Howlett, MD treated as an orthopedist in Renton, WA during 2017 were injections, inpatient care, hospital care and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	66
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	443
fracture surgery	35
hospital care	70
immobilization	31
injections	116
inpatient care	70
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	35
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nerve procedures	31
open surgery	42
reconstructive surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	31
X-rays	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	239

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	139
85 and over	56
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD in 2017

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John P. Howlett, MD treated as an orthopedist in Renton, WA during 2018 were injections, aspiration, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	86
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	458
hospital care	53
injections	168
inpatient care	53
nerve procedures	40
open surgery	40
upper extremity surgery	40

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	330
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	134
85 and over	65
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John P. Howlett, MD treated as an orthopedist in Renton, WA during 2019 were injections, aspiration, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	96
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	506
fracture surgery	15
hospital care	60
immobilization	14
injections	207
inpatient care	60
lower extremity surgery	15
musculoskeletal imaging	17
nerve procedures	37
open surgery	37
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	55
X-rays	17

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	250

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	354
Black	24
Hispanic	11
Asian	22
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	213
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	59
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD in 2019

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John P. Howlett, MD treated as an orthopedist in Renton, WA during 2020 were injections, aspiration, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	82
decompression surgery	36
doctor visit	377
hospital care	40
injections	157
inpatient care	40
nerve procedures	36
open surgery	36
upper extremity surgery	36

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	134
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	279
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	49
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD in 2020

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John P. Howlett, MD treated as an orthopedist in Renton, WA during 2021 were injections, aspiration, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	89
decompression surgery	26
doctor visit	439
fracture surgery	11
hospital care	35
injections	180
inpatient care	35
lower extremity surgery	11
nerve procedures	26
open surgery	26
upper extremity surgery	26

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	317
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	115
85 and over	51
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John P. Howlett, MD treated as an orthopedist in Renton, WA during 2022 were injections, aspiration, upper extremity surgery and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	105
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	424
fracture surgery	13
hospital care	32
injections	186
inpatient care	32
lower extremity surgery	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	12
musculoskeletal imaging	12
nerve procedures	35
open surgery	35
tendon surgery	22
upper extremity surgery	57

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	240

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	355
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	17
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	57
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John P. Howlett, MD treated as an orthopedist in Renton, WA were injections, aspiration, X-rays and inpatient care.

aspiration	70
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	419
fracture surgery	18
hip imaging	30
hospital care	56
immobilization	27
injections	118
inpatient care	56
joint surgery	12
lower extremity surgery	18
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
musculoskeletal imaging	29
nerve procedures	27
open surgery	30
pelvic imaging	31
reconstructive surgery	12
tendon surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	31
X-rays	57

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John P. Howlett, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	18
Non-Hispanic White	306
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	5

**Age**
75 to 84	118
85 and over	55
Less than 65	26
65 to 74	157

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John P. Howlett, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Washington.

Licensed In: Washington

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John P. Howlett, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UW Medicine Valley Medical Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Pacific Medical, Inc	$175 ALL ARTHREX PRODUCT LINES $175
Covidien Sales LLC	$22 Compression $22
Mallinckrodt LLC	$22 OFIRMEV $22
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$15 Duexis $15
AXOGEN	$13 $13

**Types of Payments**
Education	$159
Food and Beverage	$88

Biography

Dr. John Howlett specializes in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), School of Medicine. He is affiliated with UW Medicine Valley Medical Center.