Cherie Howard, NP
Cherie Howard, NP is a Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in Kinston, NC, registered under NPI 1003534355. NPPES records them as a sole proprietor, meaning the practice is not incorporated as a separate legal entity.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Kinston, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Oct 4, 2026. Parking is available about 0.37 mi away. A pharmacy sits 960 ft from the entrance (Kinston Clinic Pharmacy), which helps if you leave with a prescription.
Getting here and what is nearby
Pharmacy Kinston Clinic Pharmacy 960 ft ~4 min
701 Doctors Drive, Kinston 28501
Mo-Fr 08:00-18:00; Sa 08:00-13:00; Su off
Convenience Rightway 0.26 mi ~6 min
Gas station Shell 0.26 mi ~6 min
3001 North Heritage Street, Kinston 28501
Parking 0.26 mi ~6 min
Restaurant Bojangles' 0.31 mi ~7 min
Parking 0.37 mi ~8 min
Restaurant Burger King 0.38 mi ~8 min
2402 Heritage Street, Kinston 28501-1633
06:00-21:00
Restaurant East Coast Wings and Grill 0.39 mi ~8 min
Gas station Circle K 0.48 mi ~10 min
Convenience Circle K 0.49 mi ~10 min
Distances are straight‑line estimates — walking routes may be longer. Hours and phone numbers can change; call ahead to confirm.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 5016634 | NC | Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse… primary |
This provider holds licence 5016634 issued in NC. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
- Status
- Approved
- Provider type
- Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner
- PAC ID
- 3870963762
- Enrollment ID
- I20230111000518
Medicare enrolment is recorded as approved under the provider type Practitioner - Nurse Practitioner. Being enrolled means the provider can bill Medicare; it does not tell you whether they are currently accepting new Medicare patients. Call the office to confirm.
What Psychiatric/Mental Health covers
Definition to come... NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 363LP0808X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1003534355 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Aug 22, 2022 |
| Last updated | Dec 4, 2024 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| Gender | Female |
| Credential | NP |
| Practice address |
2901 N HERRITAGE ST STE B Kinston, NC 28501 (252) 233-2383 Fax (252) 523-3148 |
| Other names |
Cherie De Castro Former Legal Business Name |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 |
Sum = 45 · next multiple of 10 = 50 · check digit = 5 · actual last digit = 5
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.