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Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology

3475 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27705

(919) 660-6660

Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD is an anesthesiologist in Wilmington, NC specializing in anesthesiology. Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD is affiliated with Duke Health.

Office Locations

Address:

2131 S 17th Street
Wilmington, NC 28401

Address:

3475 Erwin Road
Durham, NC 27705

cardiac procedures	14
catheterization	15
injections	25
minimally invasive procedures	14
nerve block	25

**Gender**
Male	265
Female	301

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	457
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	51
Less than 65	100

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	17

cardiac procedures	21
catheterization	22
injections	12
minimally invasive procedures	21
nerve block	12

**Gender**
Male	285
Female	285

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	474
Black	82
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	297
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	47
Less than 65	85

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	41
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	39
catheterization	17
injections	14
minimally invasive procedures	39
nerve block	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	22

**Gender**
Male	582
Female	520

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	894
Black	174
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	520
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	78
Less than 65	210

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	13

cardiac procedures	29
catheterization	14
minimally invasive procedures	29
ultrasound (sonogram)	15

**Gender**
Male	289
Female	306

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	490
Black	92
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	298
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	43
Less than 65	102

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	37
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

**Gender**
Male	267
Female	280

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	447
Black	89
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	264
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	43
Less than 65	76

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	249

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	375
Black	79
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	212
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	38
Less than 65	74

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

**Gender**
Male	241
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	403
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	43
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Dementia	12
Cancer	19

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	97

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	163
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	15
Less than 65	13

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Wilmington, NC were minimally invasive procedures, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and nerve block.

cardiac procedures	26
catheterization	17
injections	17
minimally invasive procedures	26
nerve block	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD.

**Gender**
Female	227
Male	225

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	59
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	370
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	35
75 to 84	127
Less than 65	71
65 to 74	217

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD From 2013 - 2020

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He has a state license in North Carolina.

Licensed In: North Carolina

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Duke Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: MedCost, Aetna Traditional Choice, Blue Advantage, Aetna Medicare PPO, BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, CIGNA Open Access Plus, WellCare, AmeriHealth, Medicare Part B, Medicare Advantage, AARP, CIGNA Open Access, United Healthcare PPO, Aetna, Aetna Workers' Compensation, TRICARE Prime, United Healthcare, TRICARE Prime Remote, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, TRICARE, Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Gateway Health Alliance, Aetna HMO, Duke Group Plans, *Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan., Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA), *Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan., Duke Basic, Ambetter, Experience Health, Blue Select, Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*, Healthy Blue, All Savers Fully Insured, First Medicare Direct, Carolina Complete Health, Healthgram, All Savers Alternate Funding, Duke Select, NC State Employees Health Plan, Ambetter of North Carolina and United Medical Resources (UMR).

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

MedCost

Aetna Traditional Choice

Blue Advantage

Aetna Medicare PPO

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina

CIGNA Open Access Plus

WellCare

AmeriHealth

Medicare Part B

Medicare Advantage

AARP

CIGNA Open Access

United Healthcare PPO

Aetna

Aetna Workers' Compensation

TRICARE Prime

United Healthcare

TRICARE Prime Remote

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

TRICARE

Harvard Pilgrim Health Care

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Gateway Health Alliance

Aetna HMO

Duke Group Plans

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice does not participate in the plan.

Blue Options (123, PPO, HSA)

*Duke HomeCare and Hospice and mental health providers do not participate with the plan.

Duke Basic

Ambetter

Experience Health

Blue Select

Blue Medicare (HMO, PPO)*

Healthy Blue

All Savers Fully Insured

First Medicare Direct

Carolina Complete Health

Healthgram

All Savers Alternate Funding

Duke Select

NC State Employees Health Plan

Ambetter of North Carolina

United Medical Resources (UMR)

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Halyard Health, Inc.	$97 SURGICAL PAIN REGIONAL ANESTHESIA $97
Haemonetics Corporation	$63 TEG $63

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$160

Biography

Dr. Kirk Howard practices anesthesiology. Dr. Howard usually is in-network for Blue California, CIGNA Plans, and TRICARE, as well as other insurance carriers. He is affiliated with Duke Health. Duke Health reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Durham, NC.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD in 2013

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD in 2015

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD in 2016

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD in 2017

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD in 2018

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD in 2020

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2020

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2020

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Kirk A. Howard, MS, ACSM-CEP, MD From 2013 - 2020

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Insurance Information

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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