Katherine Lou Howard
Registered Nurse • Amarillo, TX
1301 S Coulter St, Suite 300
Amarillo, TX 791061763
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1301 S Coulter St
Suite 300
Amarillo, TX 791061763
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Registered Nurse: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $6,001.65 across 52 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $3,439.65 across 48 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $2,562.00 across 4 records.
Reporting-company totals
- Merz North America, Inc.: $4,483.62 across 31 records.
- ABBVIE INC.: $1,491.47 across 20 records.
- Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated: $26.56 across 1 record.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
NPI first issued
2008
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Compared with the same specialty in Amarillo and Texas
84 active clinicians are listed under Registered Nurse with a practice address in Amarillo, TX (8,927 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Amarillo
0% of these 84 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
0% of these 84 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $19.68 in 2022 to $6,001.65 in 2025.
- 2022: $19.68
- 2023: $506.28
- 2024: $605.97
- 2025: $6,001.65
Sources: CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 52 records totaling $6,001.65.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merz North America, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $1,148.76 |
| Merz North America, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $953.32 |
| Merz North America, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $229.96 |
| Merz North America, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $229.96 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
BOTOX | General | $186.12 |
| Merz North America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $180.40 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $150.00 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
BOTOX | General | $148.93 |
| Merz North America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $140.38 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
BOTOX | General | $129.64 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
BOTOX | General | $129.06 |
| Merz North America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $123.48 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
BOTOX | General | $113.67 |
| Merz North America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $110.12 |
| Merz North America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $105.22 |
| Merz North America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $96.88 |
| Merz North America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
Xeomin | General | $95.69 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
BOTOX | General | $93.92 |
| Merz North America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $92.01 |
| Merz North America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $90.91 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
BOTOX | General | $86.25 |
| Merz North America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $76.41 |
| ABBVIE INC. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
BOTOX | General | $76.21 |
| Merz North America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $74.24 |
| Merz North America, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
|
— | General | $74.24 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 163W00000X
(1) A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive either a diploma from a hospital program, an associate degree in nursing (A.D.N.) or a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (B.S.N.), who is licensed or certified by the state, and is practicing within the scope of that license or certification. R.N.'s assist patient in recovering and maintaining their physical or mental health. They assist physicians during treatments and examinations and administer medications. (2) A provider who is trained and educated in a formal nursing education program at an accredited school of nursing, passes a national certification examination, and is licensed by the state to practice nursing. The individual provides nursing services to patients or clients in areas such as health promotion, disease prevention, acute and chronic care and restoration and maintenance of health across the life span.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 163WG0000X
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated February 08, 2008.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Mailing Address
1301 S Coulter St, Suite 300
Amarillo, TX 791061763
Phone: 8063556330