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Dr. James P. Howell, DO

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(JAMES HOWELL , DO)

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Specializes in: Preventive Medicine, General Practice and Family Medicine

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (2005)

Professional interests include: sports health, nutrition issues, preventive care

1901 Clinch Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37916

(865) 331-1111

Dr. James P. Howell, DO is a preventive medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN specializing in preventive medicine, general practice and family medicine. He graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2005 and has 21 years of experience. Dr. James P. Howell, DO is affiliated with Covenant Health, COVENANT MEDICAL GROUP INC, FamilyCare Specialists and Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center.

Office Locations

1300 Old Weisgarber Road
Knoxville, TN 37909

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Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

1901 Clinch Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37916

(865) 331-1111

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James P. Howell, DO in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

albumin test

creatinine test

creatinine urine test

kidney function tests

microalbumin test

microalbumin urine test

In 2023, Dr. James P. Howell, DO had a list price for albumin test, creatinine test, creatinine urine test, kidney function tests, microalbumin test, and microalbumin urine test that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee. 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 10%

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2023, Dr. James P. Howell, DO had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% of providers in related specialties within Tennessee. 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:

By Affordability:

bone density test

central DEXA

dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry

urinalysis

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Tennessee, Dr. James P. Howell, DO performed more blood tests, preventive care, screening PSA test, and thyroid blood test procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for bone density test, central DEXA, dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), and urinalysis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% 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

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James P. Howell, DO treated as a preventive medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James P. Howell, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1547
inpatient care	1451
outpatient care	81

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James P. Howell, DO treated as a preventive medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James P. Howell, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1824
inpatient care	1624
outpatient care	200

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO.

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	315

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	533
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	126
Less than 65	121

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	47
Dementia	29
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James P. Howell, DO treated as a preventive medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James P. Howell, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1491
inpatient care	1330
outpatient care	161

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO.

**Gender**
Male	210
Female	276

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	468
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	108
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	45
Dementia	28
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James P. Howell, DO treated as a preventive medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James P. Howell, DO for Medicare patients.

hospital care	1199
inpatient care	1045
outpatient care	154

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO.

**Gender**
Male	412
Female	526

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	892
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	304
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	202
Less than 65	186

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	46
Dementia	28
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James P. Howell, DO treated as a preventive medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2016 were preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James P. Howell, DO for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	129
preventive care	26
vaccines	26

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	83

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	111
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	26
85 and over	17
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	9
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James P. Howell, DO treated as a preventive medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2017 were preventive care, vaccines, blood draw and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James P. Howell, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	30
doctor visit	435
lab tests	27
preventive care	30
thoracic (chest) imaging	12
vaccines	30
X-rays	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	17
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO in 2017

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James P. Howell, DO treated as a preventive medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2018 were lab tests, preventive care, vaccines and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James P. Howell, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	24
doctor visit	468
lab tests	73
musculoskeletal imaging	11
preventive care	37
vaccines	37
X-rays	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	152
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	16
Less than 65	61

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO in 2018

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	0
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James P. Howell, DO treated as a preventive medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2019 were preventive care, vaccines, lab tests and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James P. Howell, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	13
doctor visit	462
lab tests	22
musculoskeletal imaging	21
preventive care	82
vaccines	82
X-rays	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	215
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	13
Less than 65	44

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James P. Howell, DO treated as a preventive medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2020 were preventive care, vaccines, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James P. Howell, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	12
doctor visit	385
lab tests	18
musculoskeletal imaging	21
preventive care	61
vaccines	61
X-rays	21

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	209
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	11
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO in 2020

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James P. Howell, DO treated as a preventive medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James P. Howell, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	17
doctor visit	392
lab tests	22
musculoskeletal imaging	12
X-rays	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	291

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	450
Black	47
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	35
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO in 2021

Hypertension	36
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	19
Dementia	4
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James P. Howell, DO treated as a preventive medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, preventive care and thyroid function tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James P. Howell, DO for Medicare patients.

blood draw	170
diabetes management	45
doctor visit	362
lab tests	507
musculoskeletal imaging	25
preventive care	160
thyroid function tests	89
X-rays	25

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	110

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	12
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James P. Howell, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James P. Howell, DO treated as a preventive medicine doctor in Knoxville, TN were hospital care, inpatient care, outpatient care and lab tests.

blood draw	44
diabetes management	45
doctor visit	376
hospital care	1515
inpatient care	1362
lab tests	111
musculoskeletal imaging	18
outpatient care	149
preventive care	66
thoracic (chest) imaging	12
thyroid function tests	89
vaccines	47
X-rays	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	5
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	323
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	87
85 and over	50
Less than 65	65
65 to 74	147

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James P. Howell, DO From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James P. Howell, DO treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. James P. Howell, DO graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2005. He completed residency at Florida Hospital. He is certified by the Family Medicine and has a state license in Tennessee.

Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (2005)

Residency: Florida Hospital (2008)

Board Certification: Family Medicine

Licensed In: Tennessee

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James P. Howell, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Covenant Health

COVENANT MEDICAL GROUP INC

FamilyCare Specialists

Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center

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. James P. Howell, DO appears to accept the following insurance providers: https://www.covenanthealth.com/accepted-insurances/, Humana PPO, CIGNA PPO, CIGNA POS, Aetna Elect Choice, CIGNA HMO, Humana ChoiceCare Network, PHCS PPO, WellCare Medicare Advantage, Humana Medicare Advantage PPO, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), Aetna Choice POS II, Medicare Advantage, HealthSpring, Humana POS, Humana HMO, Aetna QPOS, Aetna Open Choice PPO, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Community Care Network (CCN), TRICARE, Aetna Select, Aetna Managed Choice POS, Aetna HMO, WellPoint, BlueAdvantage Ruby, BCBS Network S Bronze (B07), BCBS TennCare Select, NHC Advantage ISNP (Institutional Special Needs Plan), BCBS Network S Silver (S04A/B/C), BCBS Network S Silver (S01A/B/C), BlueEssential HMO, Aetna National Advantage, BlueCare TennCare, Aetna Meritain Health, BlueCare Plus D-SNP, American Health Plan ISNP (Institutional Special Needs Plan), NovaNet Network Lease & WC, NX Health Network Monterey Mushroom Employees, BCBS Network S Silver (S01), BCBS Network S Silver (S04), BlueEssential SNP, BlueAdvantage Sapphire, BCBS Network S Gold (G06), BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Network P and Network S, BCBS TennCare Select CoverKids, BlueAdvantage PPO, Ambetter of Tennessee - All Plans, Traditional Medicare and BlueAdvantage Diamond.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. James P. Howell, DO accepts the following insurance providers:

https://www.covenanthealth.com/accepted-insurances/

Humana PPO

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA POS

Aetna Elect Choice

CIGNA HMO

Humana ChoiceCare Network

PHCS PPO

WellCare Medicare Advantage

Humana Medicare Advantage PPO

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

Aetna Choice POS II

Medicare Advantage

HealthSpring

Humana POS

Humana HMO

Aetna QPOS

Aetna Open Choice PPO

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Community Care Network (CCN)

TRICARE

Aetna Select

Aetna Managed Choice POS

Aetna HMO

WellPoint

BlueAdvantage Ruby

BCBS Network S Bronze (B07)

BCBS TennCare Select

NHC Advantage ISNP (Institutional Special Needs Plan)

BCBS Network S Silver (S04A/B/C)

BCBS Network S Silver (S01A/B/C)

BlueEssential HMO

Aetna National Advantage

BlueCare TennCare

Aetna Meritain Health

BlueCare Plus D-SNP

American Health Plan ISNP (Institutional Special Needs Plan)

NovaNet Network Lease & WC

NX Health Network Monterey Mushroom Employees

BCBS Network S Silver (S01)

BCBS Network S Silver (S04)

BlueEssential SNP

BlueAdvantage Sapphire

BCBS Network S Gold (G06)

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee Network P and Network S

BCBS TennCare Select CoverKids

BlueAdvantage PPO

Ambetter of Tennessee - All Plans

Traditional Medicare

BlueAdvantage Diamond

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$116 LANTUS $116
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$91 ELIQUIS $91
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$51 SYMBICORT $51
FOREST PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.	$36 TEFLARO $19	DALIRESP $17
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$29 SHINGRIX $17	BREO $12
Other	$29 XARELTO $11	$19

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$352

Biography

Dr. James Howell works as a general practice, family medicine, and preventive medicine. He graduated from Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Howell completed a residency program at Florida Hospital. These areas are among Dr. Howell's clinical interests: preventive care, sports health, and nutrition issues. Dr. Howell can take several insurance carriers, including Humana ChoiceCare Network, CIGNA Plans, and Community Care Network (CCN). He is professionally affiliated with Covenant Health. He welcomes new patients at his office inKnoxville, TN as reported by Yext.