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Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (2002)
225 E Jackson Avenue
Jonesboro, AR 72401

Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD is a pulmonologist in Jonesboro, AR specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care. He graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 2002 and has 23 years of experience. Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD is affiliated with ST BERNARDS HOSPITAL INC.

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Office Locations

225 E Jackson Avenue
Jonesboro, AR 72401
(870) 972-4100
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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

central line placement
centrally inserted non-tunneled central line placement

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Arkansas, Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for central line placement, and centrally inserted non-tunneled central line placement that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of them. 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

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Jonesboro, AR during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 11
catheterization 55
hospital care 1823
inpatient care 1823
pleural drainage 11
tracheal (windpipe) procedures 20

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD.

Gender
Male 322
Female 320
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 592
Black 39
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 255
From 75 to 84 169
85 and over 77
Less than 65 141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated during 2013 were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 15
Ischemic Heart Disease 68
Depression 39
Chronic Kidney Disease 60
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 25
Heart Failure 63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 62
Diabetes 51
Dementia 27
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Jonesboro, AR during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization 77
hospital care 2478
inpatient care 2478
resuscitation 12
tracheal (windpipe) procedures 40

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD.

Gender
Male 352
Female 359
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 642
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 271
From 75 to 84 209
85 and over 74
Less than 65 157

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated during 2014 were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 62
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 66
Depression 37
Chronic Kidney Disease 61
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 30
Heart Failure 62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 62
Diabetes 50
Dementia 30
Cancer 19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Jonesboro, AR during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization 65
hospital care 2281
inpatient care 2281
resuscitation 12
tracheal (windpipe) procedures 36

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD.

Gender
Male 616
Female 668
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 1190
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 482
From 75 to 84 340
85 and over 134
Less than 65 328

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated during 2015 were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, chronic kidney disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 15
Ischemic Heart Disease 68
Depression 36
Chronic Kidney Disease 64
Asthma 30
Osteoperosis 11
Atrial Fibrilation 30
Heart Failure 62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 61
Diabetes 49
Dementia 33
Cancer 14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Jonesboro, AR during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization 39
hospital care 1892
inpatient care 1892
resuscitation 12
tracheal (windpipe) procedures 37

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD.

Gender
Male 319
Female 343
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 594
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 236
From 75 to 84 180
85 and over 75
Less than 65 171

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, ischemic heart disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 66
Stroke 13
Ischemic Heart Disease 68
Depression 41
Chronic Kidney Disease 71
Asthma 55
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 31
Heart Failure 60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 55
Diabetes 53
Dementia 37
Cancer 15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Jonesboro, AR during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization 45
hospital care 1967
inpatient care 1967
resuscitation 11
tracheal (windpipe) procedures 24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD.

Gender
Male 375
Female 368
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 668
Black 61
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 242
From 75 to 84 234
85 and over 93
Less than 65 174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, ischemic heart disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 16
Ischemic Heart Disease 66
Depression 44
Chronic Kidney Disease 68
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 32
Heart Failure 58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 54
Diabetes 49
Dementia 41
Cancer 17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Jonesboro, AR during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization 29
hospital care 1508
inpatient care 1508
tracheal (windpipe) procedures 24

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD.

Gender
Male 315
Female 338
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 590
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 217
From 75 to 84 187
85 and over 93
Less than 65 156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated during 2018 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 70
Stroke 18
Ischemic Heart Disease 67
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 68
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 7
Atrial Fibrilation 30
Heart Failure 60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 50
Diabetes 51
Dementia 38
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Jonesboro, AR during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization 21
hospital care 1452
inpatient care 1452
tracheal (windpipe) procedures 21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD.

Gender
Male 294
Female 324
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 561
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 198
From 75 to 84 203
85 and over 92
Less than 65 125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated during 2019 were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 71
Stroke 20
Ischemic Heart Disease 64
Depression 46
Chronic Kidney Disease 69
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 8
Atrial Fibrilation 35
Heart Failure 57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 46
Diabetes 50
Dementia 32
Cancer 19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Jonesboro, AR during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization 38
hospital care 1924
inpatient care 1924
tracheal (windpipe) procedures 28

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD.

Gender
Male 353
Female 337
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 612
Black 67
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 233
From 75 to 84 226
85 and over 106
Less than 65 125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 72
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 62
Depression 44
Chronic Kidney Disease 72
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 30
Heart Failure 55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 41
Diabetes 53
Dementia 31
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Jonesboro, AR during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization 25
hospital care 1803
inpatient care 1803
tracheal (windpipe) procedures 21

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD.

Gender
Male 294
Female 311
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 535
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 228
From 75 to 84 191
85 and over 89
Less than 65 97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated during 2021 were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 74
Stroke 19
Ischemic Heart Disease 67
Depression 46
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 7
Osteoperosis 9
Atrial Fibrilation 34
Heart Failure 58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 44
Diabetes 54
Dementia 29
Cancer 16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Jonesboro, AR during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization 22
hospital care 1091
inpatient care 1091
tracheal (windpipe) procedures 16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD.

Gender
Male 235
Female 230
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 416
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 155
From 75 to 84 163
85 and over 72
Less than 65 75

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 30
Ischemic Heart Disease 62
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 41
Asthma 11
Osteoperosis 10
Atrial Fibrilation 50
Heart Failure 56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 47
Diabetes 53
Dementia 23
Cancer 20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Jonesboro, AR during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization 20
hospital care 1122
inpatient care 1122
tracheal (windpipe) procedures 19

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD.

Gender
Male 243
Female 243
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 430
Black 39
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 167
From 75 to 84 171
85 and over 77
Less than 65 71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 31
Ischemic Heart Disease 59
Depression 43
Chronic Kidney Disease 44
Asthma 8
Osteoperosis 15
Atrial Fibrilation 47
Heart Failure 53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 44
Diabetes 50
Dementia 22
Cancer 21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Jonesboro, AR were hospital care, inpatient care, catheterization and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

aspiration 11
catheterization 39
hospital care 1758
inpatient care 1758
pleural drainage 11
resuscitation 11
tracheal (windpipe) procedures 26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD.

Gender
Male 338
Female 349
Ethnicity
Black / African American 18
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 620
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Hispanic 0
Other 0
Age
75 to 84 206
85 and over 89
Less than 65 147
65 to 74 244

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 68
Stroke 18
Ischemic Heart Disease 65
Depression 42
Chronic Kidney Disease 63
Asthma 14
Osteoporosis 10
Heart Failure 58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 51
Diabetes 51
Atrial Fibrillation 34
Cancer 17
Dementia 31

Education & Training

Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD graduated from University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine in 2002. He has a state license in Arkansas.

Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine (2002)

Licensed In: Arkansas

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Don Nole Howard, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

ST BERNARDS HOSPITAL INC

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General Payments

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

Payments by Company
LivaNova USA, Inc. $166 LifeSPARC
$166
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc $164 XARELTO
$92 		INVOKANA
$72
Pfizer Inc. $140 ELIQUIS
$117 		PREVNAR - 13
$23
ABIOMED $137 Impella
$137
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation $128 HemoSphere
$128
Other $471 COMBIVENT RESPIMAT
$88 		BREO
$64 		ENTRESTO
$34 		LANTUS
$25 		AQUADEX SMARTFLOW CONSOLE
$25 		Other
$236
Types of Payments
Food and Beverage $1,207

Biography

Dr. Don Howard is a medical specialist in adult critical care and adult pulmonology. He studied medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine.

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