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Howard C. Harper III, MD

NPI 1184654592ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Opelika, AL

Surgery (MD) with Mobridge Regional Hospital and 1 other group, practicing in Opelika, Alabama. In 2024 Medicare paid $39,188 for 123 patients, and Part D covered 145 of their prescriptions, 76% of them generic. Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $74.59 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Mobridge Regional Hospital - Cah and 1 other hospital as hospital affiliations.

Overview

NPI1184654592
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedJul 3, 2006
Last updated in NPPESJun 12, 2026
Certified by providerJun 12, 2026

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Surgery Primary208600000X00022066AL

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - General Surgery (AL); Practitioner - General Surgery (ND); Practitioner - General Surgery (SD)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients123
Services billed263 across 64 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$39,188

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)145 · 151 30-day fills
Patients74
Total drug cost$7,257
Generic share76% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year1997
Medicare specialtyGeneral Surgery

Medical groups

Hospital affiliations

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$74.59 · 5 payments from 3 companies
  • 2024$130.53 · 7 payments from 7 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Phathom Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$34.243
Elucent Medical$26.371
Angiodynamics, Inc.$13.981

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$74.59 · 5 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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