Dr. Lindsay Howe , MD
Surgery โข Temple, TX
2401 S 31st St
Temple, TX 765081716
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NPI assigned on March 23, 2017; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 328 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99291 โ Critical care: 112 service units.
- 99232 โ Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 58 service units.
- 99231 โ Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day: 51 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See all 7 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Temple, TX (2024, 22 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 181. Middle half: 112 to 228.
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Texas (2024, 1,113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 148. Middle half: 72 to 277.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 47 in 2023 to 328 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2023โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
2401 S 31st St
Temple, TX 765081716
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Scott And White Clinic. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2017
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
229 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $42,538 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $32,993 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2024
All general payments: $97.49 across 4 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $97.49 across 4 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 4)
- Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.: $28.32 across 1 record.
- Edwards Lifesciences Corporation: $26.89 across 1 record.
- Urgo Medical North America, LLC: $22.83 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 2024 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
9 years (graduated 2017)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2017 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2017
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Howe has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Howe as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Temple and Texas
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Temple, TX (2024, 22 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 181. Middle half: 112 to 228.
More Medicare Part B services than 80% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Texas (2024, 1,113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 148. Middle half: 72 to 277.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Temple, TX (2024, 22 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $22,079. Middle half: $10,295 to $30,729.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Texas (2024, 1,113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $20,825. Middle half: $8,873 to $41,247.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Temple, TX (2024, 22 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $17,578. Middle half: $7,942 to $23,670.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Texas (2024, 1,113 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $15,568. Middle half: $6,700 to $31,964.
46 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Temple, TX (2,193 in Texas).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Temple
10.9% of these 46 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
58.7% of these 46 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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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services increased 598% from 47 in 2023 to 328 in 2024.
- 2023: 47
- 2024: 328
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 1281% from $3,080 in 2023 to $42,538 in 2024.
- 2023: $3,080
- 2024: $42,538
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 1244% from $2,454 in 2023 to $32,993 in 2024.
- 2023: $2,454
- 2024: $32,993
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $124.80 in 2019 to $97.49 in 2024.
- 2019: $124.80
- 2021: $76.87
- 2022: $96.54
- 2023: $674.83
- 2024: $97.49
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Open Payments (2024), 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 2024 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2024): fewer than 11 records totaling $97.49.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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AdvantageRib | General | $28.32 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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HemoSphere | General | $26.89 |
| Urgo Medical North America, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VASHE WOUND SOLUTION 250 ML (8.5 FL OZ) FLIP TOP CAP | General | $22.83 |
| Ethicon Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Echelon; Endopath | General | $19.45 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99291
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
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112 | 64 | $535.00 | $202.62 |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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58 | 41 | $139.00 | $75.12 |
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99231
Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes
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51 | 36 | $76.00 | $47.08 |
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99222
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes
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39 | 39 | $267.00 | $123.77 |
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99233
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes
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36 | 24 | $201.00 | $112.91 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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21 | 21 | $392.00 | $158.44 |
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99221
Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes
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11 | 11 | $197.00 | $78.90 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2023-11-01NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20230915002763
TX
9638552060
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Scott And White Clinic
2401 S 31st St, Temple, TX 765080001
Phone: 2547242459
Scott And White Clinic
1605 S 31st St, Temple, TX 765080001
Phone: 2542150100
Scott And White Clinic
810 W U Ave, Temple, TX 765080001
Phone: 2547242585
Scott And White Clinic
2401 S 31st St Bldg, Temple, TX 765080001
Phone: 2547242663
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.)
Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
Internal Medicine - Pulmonary Disease
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Radiology - Pediatric Radiology
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Surgery - Vascular Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 2401 S 31ST ST, TEMPLE, TX 765081716 (Tel: 2547242111)
Registered at PO BOX 844658, DALLAS, TX 752844658 (Tel: 8009940371)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 11100 EUCLID AVE, CLEVELAND, OH 441061716 (Tel: 2168441000)
Registered at 11100 EUCLID AVE, CLEVELAND, OH 441061716 (Tel: 2168441000)
Recorded as LINDSAY HOWE, M.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Surgery Specialists in Temple
- Dr. Rebekah Campbell, MD
- Dr. Thomas Muse, MD
- Dr. Richard Frazee, MD
- Dr. Matthew Tillman, MD
- Dr. David Provost, MD
- Dr. Elizabeth Lawrance, MD
Mailing Address
Po Box 844658
Dallas, TX 752844658
Phone: 8009940371