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Dr. John S. Howland, MD

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Specializes in: Family Medicine

Brown University, Alpert Medical School (1979)

100 South Street
Southbridge, MA 01550

(508) 765-7899

Dr. John S. Howland, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Southbridge, MA specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Brown University, Alpert Medical School in 1979 and has 47 years of experience. Dr. John S. Howland, MD is affiliated with UMass Memorial Health and UMass Memorial Health - Harrington.

Office Locations

UMass Memorial Health - Harrington

100 South Street
Southbridge, MA 01550

(508) 765-7899

(508) 765-5458

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141 Main Street
Southbridge, MA 01550

(508) 764-9800

(508) 764-0333

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In The News

“Dr. John S. Howland, a family physician in Southbridge, said the ballot question is not good for physicians because it would violate the Hippocratic Oath.”—"Northampton woman, plagued with terminal illness, supports 'Death with Dignity' option on the Massachusetts ballot", Mass Live, August 2012

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2023

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

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By Affordability:

In 2023, Dr. John S. Howland, MD had a list price for flu shot, flu vaccine, immunization (preventive vaccines), and vaccines that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Massachusetts. 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. John S. Howland, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Southbridge, MA during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Howland, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	66
diabetes management	37
doctor visit	581
hospital care	185
inpatient care	185
lab tests	48
nursing home care	53
preventive care	111
vaccines	111

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Howland, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Southbridge, MA during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Howland, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	97
diabetes management	39
doctor visit	561
hospital care	182
inpatient care	182
lab tests	50
nursing home care	47
preventive care	75
vaccines	75

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	107

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	33
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2013

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Howland, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Southbridge, MA during 2014 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Howland, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	129
doctor visit	530
hospital care	94
inpatient care	94
lab tests	16
preventive care	39
vaccines	39

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	26
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2014

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	11
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Howland, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Southbridge, MA during 2015 were blood draw, preventive care, vaccines and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Howland, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	114
diabetes management	13
doctor visit	682
lab tests	13
preventive care	96
vaccines	96

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	192
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	374
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	40
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2015

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	26
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Howland, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Southbridge, MA during 2016 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Howland, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	149
doctor visit	677
preventive care	30
vaccines	30

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	20
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2016

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Howland, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Southbridge, MA during 2017 were blood draw, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Howland, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	155
doctor visit	620
preventive care	24
vaccines	24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	97

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	18
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2017

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	26
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Howland, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Southbridge, MA during 2018 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Howland, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	722
preventive care	45
vaccines	45

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	113
Female	95

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	12
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2018

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	27
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Howland, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Southbridge, MA during 2019 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Howland, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	647
preventive care	38
vaccines	38

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	169
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	29
85 and over	14
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2019

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Howland, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	486

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	90
Female	72

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	11
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2020

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	30
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Howland, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Southbridge, MA during 2021 were preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Howland, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	26
doctor visit	492
preventive care	33
vaccines	33

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	170
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	12
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2021

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John S. Howland, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Southbridge, MA during 2022 were preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Howland, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	27
doctor visit	467
preventive care	42
vaccines	42

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD.

**Gender**
Male	92
Female	65

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	36
85 and over	14
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John S. Howland, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John S. Howland, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Southbridge, MA were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and preventive care.

blood draw	95
diabetes management	29
doctor visit	587
hospital care	153
inpatient care	153
lab tests	31
nursing home care	50
preventive care	53
vaccines	53

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD.

**Gender**
Female	90
Male	101

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	165
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	18
75 to 84	39
Less than 65	55
65 to 74	79

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. John S. Howland, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and depression.

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	28
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	6
Dementia	7
Cancer	3

Education & Training

Dr. John S. Howland, MD graduated from Brown University, Alpert Medical School in 1979. He completed residency at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: Family Medicine and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Brown University, Alpert Medical School (1979)

Residency: Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

Board Certification: Board Certification: Family Medicine

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John S. Howland, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

UMass Memorial Health

UMass Memorial Health - Harrington

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Braeburn Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$383 PROBUPHINE $383

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$356
Food and Beverage	$27

Biography

Dr. John Howland works as a family medicine. He is affiliated with UMass Memorial Health. After attending Tufts University School of Medicine and Brown University, Alpert Medical School, he completed his residency training at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center.

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2023

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2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2017

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John S. Howland, MD From 2012 - 2022

Education & Training

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General Payments

Biography

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