Trent Howard, DO
NPI 1851686091ActiveIndividual· Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery)· Vestavia, AL
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) (DO) with Wiregrass Clinic LLC, practicing in Vestavia, Alabama. 98 Medicare patients in 2024, $89,030 paid; nearly all of their 185 Part D prescriptions were generic (95%). Intuitive Surgical, Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $7,139 in all, mostly travel and lodging. Lists Flowers Hospital and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1851686091 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | DO |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jun 16, 2011 |
| Last updated in NPPES | May 24, 2018 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Primary | 208G00000X | DO.1817 | AL |
| Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) | 208G00000X | DO-04859 | IA |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Thoracic Surgery (AL); Practitioner - Cardiac Surgery (IA) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 98 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 269 across 57 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $89,030 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 185 · 222 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 77 |
| Total drug cost | $2,944 |
| Generic share | 95% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Thoracic Surgery |
Medical group
- Wiregrass Clinic LLCDothan, AL · 68 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Flowers HospitalDothan, AL
- Marshall Medical CentersBoaz, AL
- Unitypoint Health - Des Moines Iowa Methodist MediDes Moines, IA
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$7,139 · 30 payments from 5 companies
- 2024$1,085 · 15 payments from 5 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $4,131 | 11 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $2,704 | 13 |
| Atricure, Inc. | $187.52 | 2 |
| Abiomed | $75.97 | 1 |
| Cvrx, Inc. | $39.62 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Travel and Lodging$4,447 · 17 payments
- Education$1,500 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$1,192 · 12 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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