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Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA

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Specializes in: Family Medicine and Urgent Care

West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

215 Gilbert Street
Blacksburg, VA 24060

(540) 961-8040

Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA is a family medicine practitioner in Blacksburg, VA specializing in family medicine and urgent care. He graduated from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA is affiliated with Carilion Healthcare Corporation, Carilion Clinic and CARILION EMERGENCY SERVICES INC.

Office Locations

215 Gilbert Street
Blacksburg, VA 24060

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434 Peppers Ferry Road
Christiansburg, VA 24073

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46 Wesley Road
Daleville, VA 24083

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110 Houston Street Suite D
Lexington, VA 24450

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4035 Electric Road Suite A
Roanoke, VA 24018

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1935 W Main Street
Salem, VA 24153

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13205 Booker T Washington Highway
Hardy, VA 24101

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA treated as a family medicine practitioner in Blacksburg, VA during 2012 were lab tests, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and breathing treatment.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA for Medicare patients.

blood draw	17
breathing treatment	62
doctor visit	940
hip imaging	14
lab tests	170
musculoskeletal imaging	28
preventive care	35
thoracic (chest) imaging	132
vaccines	35
X-rays	160

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA treated as a family medicine practitioner in Blacksburg, VA during 2013 were lab tests, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	191
lab tests	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	14
X-rays	14

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA.

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	182
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	21
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA in 2013

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA treated as a family medicine practitioner in Blacksburg, VA during 2014 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	172
lab tests	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	27
X-rays	27

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	132

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	17
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA in 2014

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA treated as a family medicine practitioner in Blacksburg, VA during 2015 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	201
lab tests	19
thoracic (chest) imaging	46
X-rays	46

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	448
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	30
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA treated as a family medicine practitioner in Blacksburg, VA during 2016 were X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	68
thoracic (chest) imaging	22
X-rays	22

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	71

**Age**
From 65 to 74	39
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	11
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA in 2016

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	31
Dementia	12
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA treated as a family medicine practitioner in Blacksburg, VA during 2017 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	164
lab tests	36
thoracic (chest) imaging	53
X-rays	53

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	22
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA in 2017

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA.

**Age**
From 65 to 74	11
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA in 2018

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA treated as a family medicine practitioner in Blacksburg, VA were X-rays, lab tests, thoracic (chest) imaging and preventive care.

blood draw	17
doctor visit	289
hip imaging	14
lab tests	52
musculoskeletal imaging	28
preventive care	35
thoracic (chest) imaging	49
vaccines	35
X-rays	53

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	117

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	145
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	42
85 and over	14
Less than 65	51
65 to 74	73

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA From 2012 - 2018

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and diabetes.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	20
Atrial Fibrillation	3
Dementia	5
Cancer	2

Education & Training

Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA graduated from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. He completed residency at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment-Family Medicine and has a state license in West Virginia.

Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Residency: Greenbrier Valley Medical Center

Board Certification: Board Certification: American Osteopathic Association - Family Medicine and Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment-Family Medicine

Licensed In: West Virginia

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Carilion Healthcare Corporation

Carilion Clinic

CARILION EMERGENCY SERVICES INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Chris L. Howard, DO, MBA. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
The Medicines Company	$22 ORBACTIV $22
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$12 $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$34

Biography

Dr. Chris Howard's areas of specialization are family medicine and urgent care; he sees patients in Salem, VA, Christiansburg, VA, and Roanoke, VA. Dr. Howard is a graduate of West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine. He is affiliated with Carilion Healthcare Corporation. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Salem, VA.