Type 1 · Individual ✓ Active NPI ✓ Valid NPI checksum
Gretchen Wing Howe, M.S.
Social Worker in Sterling, IL · enumerated 2015.
Data current as of Jul 13, 2026 · sourced from CMS NPPES
National Provider Identifier
1578935698
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Registry record
Entity type Individual (Type 1)
Name Gretchen Wing Howe
Credential M.S.
Sex Female
Practice address 2611 Woodlawn Rd, Sterling, IL, 61081
Phone (815) 625-0013
Fax (815) 625-0197
Enumeration date Oct 28, 2015
Last updated in NPPES Oct 28, 2015
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Source: CMS NPPES (public data). Snapshot 2026-07-13. Provider record last updated 2015-10-28.