In 2024, among providers in related specialties within California, Dr. James Peter Howard, MD performed more blood draw, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for urinalysis, and urine tests 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

chronic care

In 2012, Dr. James Peter Howard, MD performed more chronic care procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within California.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Peter Howard, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2012 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Peter Howard, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2013 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	225

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	144
Black	29
Hispanic	33
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	31
Less than 65	77

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Peter Howard, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2014 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	95

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	29
From 75 to 84	11
85 and over	16
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	29
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Peter Howard, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2015 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	49

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	44
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	38
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	29
Dementia	21
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Peter Howard, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2016 were emergency care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	221
thoracic (chest) imaging	44
X-rays	44

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	189
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	74
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	27
Dementia	31
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Peter Howard, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2017 were emergency care, X-rays and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	232
thoracic (chest) imaging	87
X-rays	87

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	206
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	78
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	25
Dementia	29
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Peter Howard, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2018 were emergency care, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	447
musculoskeletal imaging	16
X-rays	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	297

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	393
Black	20
Hispanic	28
Asian	21
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	120
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	31
Dementia	32
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Peter Howard, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2019 were emergency care and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	474
X-rays	11

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	224
Female	305

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	449
Black	15
Hispanic	30
Asian	20
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	153
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	150
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	30
Dementia	30
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Peter Howard, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2020 were emergency care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

emergency care	213

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	87
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	64
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	41
Dementia	28
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Peter Howard, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2022 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	58
doctor visit	609

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	205
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	0
Hispanic	182
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	89
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD in 2022

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	33
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	41
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Peter Howard, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2023 were blood draw, chronic care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	147
chronic care	132
doctor visit	1887
lab tests	117

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	647
Female	1065

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	845
Black	0
Hispanic	529
Asian	110
Other	167
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	703
From 75 to 84	546
85 and over	295
Less than 65	168

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	36
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	50
Dementia	23
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James Peter Howard, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA during 2024 were chronic care, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	108
chronic care	752
doctor visit	2456
lab tests	27

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	830
Female	1295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1092
Black	0
Hispanic	610
Asian	131
Other	191
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	842
From 75 to 84	727
85 and over	356
Less than 65	200

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	34
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	57
Dementia	28
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James Peter Howard, MD treated as an emergency medicine doctor in Encinitas, CA were chronic care, emergency care, blood draw and lab tests.

blood draw	104
chronic care	442
doctor visit	1650
emergency care	220
lab tests	72
musculoskeletal imaging	16
thoracic (chest) imaging	65
X-rays	39

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD.

**Gender**
Male	216
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	30
Non-Hispanic White	320
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	120
Other	36

**Age**
75 to 84	167
85 and over	109
Less than 65	61
65 to 74	198

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James Peter Howard, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James Peter Howard, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	16
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Cancer	11
Dementia	23

Education & Training

He has a state license in California.

Licensed In: California

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
UCB, Inc.	$352 Zilbrysq $90	$262
BIOTRONIK INC.	$146 Bradycardia products $146

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$498

Biography

Dr. James Howard specializes in general practice and emergency medicine and practices in Rancho Santa Fe, CA and Encinitas, CA. Dr. Howard has obtained a license to practice in California.