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Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD

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Specializes in: Diagnostic Radiology

East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine (2002)

2460 Curtis Ellis Drive
Rocky Mount, NC 27804

(252) 962-8186

Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD is a diagnostic radiologist in Danbury, NC specializing in diagnostic radiology. He graduated from East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine in 2002 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD is affiliated with Novant Health, WAKE FOREST BAPTIST IMAGING LLC and WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES.

Office Locations

Novant Health

1570 Nc 8 & 89 Highway N
Danbury, NC 27016

(336) 593-2831

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Novant Health

1750 Kernersville Medical Parkway
Kernersville, NC 27284

(336) 564-4000

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Novant Health

200 Hospital Avenue
Jefferson, NC 28640

(336) 846-7101

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Novant Health

207 Old Lexington Road
Thomasville, NC 27360

(336) 472-2000

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2460 Curtis Ellis Drive
Rocky Mount, NC 27804

(252) 962-8186

(252) 962-3563

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Novant Health

3015 Maplewood Avenue Suite 200
Winston-Salem, NC 27103

(336) 794-4188

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Novant Health

3333 Silas Creek Parkway
Winston-Salem, NC 27103

(336) 718-5844

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Novant Health

6915 Village Medical Circle
Clemmons, NC 27012

(336) 893-1000

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Novant Health

830 Rockford Street
Mount Airy, NC 27030

(336) 719-6842

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Medical Center Boulevard ? Division of Radiologic Sciences
Winston-Salem, NC 27157

(336) 716-7095

(336) 713-4267

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD in 2023

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Top 10%

By Affordability:

breast biopsy

breast needle biopsy

image-guided biopsy

image-guided breast biopsy

image-guided breast procedures

image-guided core breast biopsy

ultrasound-guided breast biopsy

ultrasound-guided core breast biopsy

In 2023, Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD had a list price for breast biopsy, breast needle biopsy, image-guided biopsy, image-guided breast biopsy, image-guided breast procedures, image-guided core breast biopsy, ultrasound-guided breast biopsy, and ultrasound-guided core breast biopsy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within North Carolina. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Danbury, NC during 2012 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	261
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	167
breast procedures	248
cardiac procedures	15
CT scan	354
diagnostic imaging	68
hip imaging	57
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	60
musculoskeletal imaging	105
nuclear scan	15
pelvic imaging	148
preventive care	148
spinal procedures	92
stress testing	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	847
ultrasound (sonogram)	168
vascular procedures	80
women's imaging	248
X-rays	1209

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Danbury, NC during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, catheterization, aspiration and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD for Medicare patients.

abscess drainage	24
anastomosis	16
aspiration	85
catheterization	102
diagnostic procedures	48
dialysis access procedures	24
gastrointestinal procedures	16
image guided procedures	64
minimally invasive procedures	149
minor procedures	48
pleural drainage	46
thoracic (chest) imaging	60
thoracostomy	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	27
urologic procedures	32
vascular procedures	84
X-rays	71

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	323
Female	328

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	492
Black	138
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	58
Less than 65	214

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Danbury, NC during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, aspiration, catheterization and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD for Medicare patients.

anastomosis	12
aspiration	69
catheterization	64
diagnostic procedures	30
dialysis access procedures	13
doctor visit	12
gastrointestinal procedures	12
image guided procedures	46
injections	12
minimally invasive procedures	91
minor procedures	30
pain management	12
pleural drainage	41
spinal procedures	12
thoracic (chest) imaging	49
thoracostomy	14
urologic procedures	19
vascular procedures	13
X-rays	62

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	332
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	516
Black	115
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	153
85 and over	58
Less than 65	213

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	42
Dementia	13
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Danbury, NC during 2015 were aspiration, minimally invasive procedures, catheterization and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	90
catheterization	42
diagnostic procedures	36
image guided procedures	36
minimally invasive procedures	61
minor procedures	36
pleural drainage	32
thoracic (chest) imaging	36
thoracostomy	12
urologic procedures	29
X-rays	36

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	518
Female	486

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	774
Black	192
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	390
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	82
Less than 65	294

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	44
Dementia	14
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Danbury, NC during 2016 were catheterization, aspiration, minimally invasive procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	103
catheterization	148
device removal	26
diagnostic procedures	43
dialysis access procedures	11
doctor visit	19
image guided procedures	39
minimally invasive procedures	82
minor procedures	43
pleural drainage	40
thoracic (chest) imaging	15
thoracostomy	16
vascular procedures	11
X-rays	26

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	459
Black	124
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	221
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	48
Less than 65	211

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	48
Dementia	17
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Danbury, NC during 2017 were catheterization, aspiration, minimally invasive procedures and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	79
catheterization	99
device removal	35
diagnostic procedures	55
doctor visit	26
image guided procedures	46
minimally invasive procedures	72
minor procedures	55
pleural drainage	24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	84
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	20
Less than 65	142

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	44
Dementia	15
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Danbury, NC during 2018 were breast procedures, women's imaging, X-rays and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	689
catheterization	12
CT scan	21
diagnostic imaging	166
preventive care	405
thoracic (chest) imaging	21
ultrasound (sonogram)	118
women's imaging	689
X-rays	571

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	801

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	750
Black	201
Hispanic	16
Asian	11
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	473
From 75 to 84	244
85 and over	70
Less than 65	209

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	32
Dementia	12
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Danbury, NC during 2019 were breast procedures, women's imaging, X-rays and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	847
CT scan	46
diagnostic imaging	229
preventive care	426
thoracic (chest) imaging	46
ultrasound (sonogram)	192
women's imaging	847
X-rays	655

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	815

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	726
Black	199
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	483
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	67
Less than 65	186

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Danbury, NC during 2020 were breast procedures, women's imaging, X-rays and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	877
CT scan	28
diagnostic imaging	185
diagnostic procedures	23
image guided procedures	23
minimally invasive procedures	23
minor procedures	23
preventive care	517
thoracic (chest) imaging	28
ultrasound (sonogram)	152
women's imaging	854
X-rays	702

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	869

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	769
Black	178
Hispanic	19
Asian	13
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	547
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	63
Less than 65	148

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Danbury, NC during 2021 were breast procedures, women's imaging, X-rays and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	1041
CT scan	13
diagnostic imaging	225
diagnostic procedures	27
image guided procedures	41
minimally invasive procedures	41
minor procedures	27
preventive care	605
thoracic (chest) imaging	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	170
women's imaging	1000
X-rays	830

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	943

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	814
Black	159
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	43
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	579
From 75 to 84	284
85 and over	58
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD in 2021

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Danbury, NC during 2022 were breast procedures, women's imaging, X-rays and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	763
diagnostic imaging	133
diagnostic procedures	16
image guided procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	16
minor procedures	16
preventive care	506
ultrasound (sonogram)	108
women's imaging	747
X-rays	639

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	553
Black	77
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	414
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	23
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD in 2022

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	10
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	20
Dementia	2
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD treated as a diagnostic radiologist in Danbury, NC were breast procedures, women's imaging, X-rays and preventive care.

abdominal imaging	261
abscess drainage	24
anastomosis	14
aspiration	85
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	167
breast procedures	744
cardiac procedures	15
catheterization	77
CT scan	92
device removal	30
diagnostic imaging	167
diagnostic procedures	34
dialysis access procedures	16
doctor visit	19
gastrointestinal procedures	14
hip imaging	57
image guided procedures	38
injections	12
minimally invasive procedures	66
minor procedures	34
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	60
musculoskeletal imaging	105
nuclear scan	15
pain management	12
pelvic imaging	148
pleural drainage	36
preventive care	434
spinal procedures	52
stress testing	15
thoracic (chest) imaging	123
thoracostomy	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	133
urologic procedures	26
vascular procedures	47
women's imaging	730
X-rays	480

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	211
Female	457

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	133
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	562
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	7
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	179
85 and over	49
Less than 65	161
65 to 74	338

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Education & Training

Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD graduated from East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine in 2002. He has a state license in North Carolina.

Medical School: East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine (2002)

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Novant Health

WAKE FOREST BAPTIST IMAGING LLC

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
DFINE, Inc	$38,184 Star $24,669	STAR Tumor Ablation System $13,514
Cardiovascular Systems Inc.	$1,160 Atherectomy Device $1,160
Cook Incorporated	$1,037 Peripheral Intervention $1,037
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$681 OSTEOCOOL RF ABLATION $594	ADAPTIVESTIM $87
Merit Medical Systems Inc	$174 Star $45	$129
Other	$341 Interventional Therapies $74	Procedural Solutions $74	VISUAL-ICE $63	$130

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$28,545
Travel and Lodging	$9,356
Food and Beverage	$3,360
Consulting Fee	$315

Research Payments

Dr. Clifford Howard JR., MD has received 8 research payments totaling $31,997.

Biography

Dr. Clifford Howard is a diagnostic radiology specialist. Dr. Howard is a graduate of East Carolina University, The Brody School of Medicine. He is affiliated with Novant Health.

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