Provider records sourced from NPPES (CMS National Plan & Provider Enumeration System). Data current as of October 4, 2026.
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Heather E Howe, MD

Individual provider Pulmonary Disease Physician · NPI 1396990123

Heather E Howe, MD is registered under Pulmonary Disease in Montrose, Colorado. Graduated from University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver in 2008, 18 years ago. Practices with Southwest Health System Inc, a 53-clinician group, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Colorado and Ohio.

Years since qualifying
18
Trained at
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver
Licensed in
CO, OH
In the registry since
2008
Specialties on file
3
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

904 S 4th St
Montrose, CO 81401-4226
Phone: (970) 252-2753
Fax: (970) 240-7330
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Specialties & licences

Pulmonary Disease Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207RP1001X · Licence CDR.0001870 (CO)
Pulmonary Disease Physician Taxonomy 207RP1001X · Licence 35.126970 (OH)
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Taxonomy 207RC0200X · Licence 35.126970 (OH)

Record details

NPI number1396990123
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderFemale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorYes
NPI enumeratedNovember 20, 2008
Last updated in NPPESMay 27, 2026
Certification dateMay 27, 2026

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyPULMONARY DISEASE
Medical schoolUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE, DENVER
Graduated 2008 (18 years in practice)
Group practice Southwest Health System Inc — 53 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services
Practice locations2 on file with Medicare

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients396
Services billed 1,148 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age75

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

Drug and device makers are required by federal law (the Physician Payments Sunshine Act) to report what they pay or give to clinicians, and CMS publishes the reports as Open Payments. This is the 2025 program year. A report is a record of a payment, not an allegation of anything, and many are small items such as meals. Only general payments are listed here; research payments and ownership or investment interests are reported separately by CMS and are not shown.

Education $100 1 payment · educational material or training, not a fee
Food and Beverage $59 3 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Southwest Health System Inc

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 53 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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