Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026
2026 NPPES data Optometrist NPI 1063145845 OD
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Bradley Howerter, OD

Optometrist in Burlington, Massachusetts.

This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 61,426 in Optometrist, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.

Federal data, no proprietary rating. We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
135
Medicare Part D claims · 63 beneficiaries · Optometrist avg: 279
Generic prescribing
72%
generic claims · 28% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
91.4/100
▲ 8 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
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What the federal data shows

Bradley Howerter, OD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 91.4/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 135 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.

91.4/100
MIPS score · +8 vs avg
135
Part D claims, 2024
72%
generic prescribing
≥61st
pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)

Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.

Federal trust snapshot

What official records show about Bradley Howerter, OD

Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.

  • Verified

    NPI registry status

    Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1063145845), first enumerated 07/08/2022.

    Source: CMS NPPES

  • Reported

    Medicare Part D participation

    Filed 135 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.

    Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF

  • Reported

    CMS quality reporting (MIPS)

    Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 91.4/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.

    Source: CMS Quality Payment Program

  • Reported

    Hospital affiliations

    1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.

    Source: CMS Care Compare

  • Not in federal data

    Individual sanction lookup

    PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.

    Source: State medical board / FSMB

This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.

Compare Howerter with other Optometrist providers

Same primary specialty, same federal CMS NPPES roster.

All 33 Optometrist providers in Burlington, MA →

Also enrolled in Massachusetts

Other specialties in Burlington: Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program (267) · Internal Medicine Physician (215) · Physician Assistant (137) · Nurse Practitioner (124)

CMS NPPES provider registry desk

NPI 1063145845 · Optometrist

NPI-10 · ENUM-RECENT · TAX-MEGA · MIPS-ABOVE · RX-LIGHT · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH

  • NPI-10 1063145845
  • ENUM-RECENT 2022
  • TAX-MEGA 61K Optometrist
  • MIPS-ABOVE 91.4/100
  • RX-LIGHT 135
  • BOOK-LIGHT 1,467 in Massachusetts
  • PHOTO-FINISH Mai Tsai, O.D. · ±0.0

MIPS final-score neighbourhood

Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity

MIPS pts

What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).

Source CMS Quality Payment Program (MIPS) As of 2023

Bradley Howerter, OD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician

CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.

91 ≥ 61st percentile 61% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands

0–10: 8,684 measured providers (2%). Below this entry. 10–20: 3,008 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 20–30: 3,069 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 30–40: 2,746 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 40–50: 2,928 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 50–60: 5,882 measured providers (1%). Below this entry. 60–70: 13,906 measured providers (3%). Below this entry. 70–80: 94,570 measured providers (21%). Below this entry. 80–90: 129,887 measured providers (29%). Below this entry. 90+: 189,403 measured providers (42%). This entry sits in this band. This provider 0 100 every measured MIPS clinician, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.

Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023

Where Bradley Howerter, OD sits

This provider among optometrist peers

Across the 6,187 optometrist providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Bradley Howerter, OD writes more Part D claims than 24% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 65% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.

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quality, percentile: 0Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 32 · MIPS quality, percentile: 52Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 3 · MIPS quality, percentile: 42Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 88 · MIPS quality, percentile: 30Point, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 85 · MIPS quality, percentile: 0Bradley Howerter, OD, Part D claim volume, percentile in specialty: 24 · MIPS quality, percentile: 65
Part D claim volume vs MIPS quality, by specialty percentile

Each dot is one optometrist peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Bradley Howerter, OD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.

What does the federal data show about Bradley Howerter, OD?

High performer (top quartile)

NPI registry status

Active

Issued 07/08/2022

NPI 1063145845

Primary specialty

Optometrist

High-volume

61,426 US NPIs in this specialty

Medicare Part D claims

135 52% vs specialty avg

2024 prescription claims

Specialty avg: 279

MIPS final score

91.4/100 7.9 pts vs avg

Exceptional band

vs 83.5 national avg

Specialty distribution in Massachusetts

How Optometrist compares to other specialties among Massachusetts providers

Massachusetts providers
Mental Health Counselor8.3%Clinical Social Worker7.7%Student in an Organized Heal…6.2%Behavior Technician5.3%Counselor4.3%Internal Medicine Physician3.6%Optometrist0.7%
Largest specialties in Massachusetts (% of in-state providers)

Medicare quality performance, MIPS

Bradley Howerter, OD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Optometrist national average

High performer (top quartile)
MIPS Final Score
91.4/100
vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
0%100%National avg84%91.4%
MIPS final score (Optometrist) - 91.4/100 vs national avg 83.5
How MIPS and board certification work

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.

Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).

Practice Address

31 BURLINGTON MALL RD
Burlington, MA 01803
(781) 744-8555

Provider Details

NPI 1063145845
Specialty Optometrist
Credentials OD
Gender Male
NPI Issued 07/08/2022

CMS Quality Score (MIPS)

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.

91.4157
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
76.877
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability

Reporting: Alternative Payment Model

Hospital and facility affiliations

Facilities where Bradley Howerter, OD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.

Lahey Clinic Inc
Burlington, MA

Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).

Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Above average

Bradley Howerter, OD - brand share 28.0%
Optometrist average

28% brand-name claims vs 72% generic, on 135 2024 Medicare Part D claims.

The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.

Medicare Part D Prescribing Data

CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.

135
Total Claims
$17K
Total Drug Cost
63
Medicare Beneficiaries

Prescribing Breakdown

30-Day Fills
191.6
Total Day Supply
4,876
Brand vs Generic
28% brand / 72% generic
Brand Drug Cost
$15K
Generic Drug Cost
$1K

Patient Demographics

Average Patient Age
75.5 years
Avg HCC Risk Score
1.13
Gender Split
60% female / 40% male

Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)

Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.

What Bradley Howerter, OD prescribes most

Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024

claims
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File As of 2024
Drug Claims
Latanoprost
 54
Restasis
Cyclosporine
13
Cyclosporine
 11

* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.

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Optometrist Overview

How Bradley Howerter, OD fits within the Optometrist landscape nationally.

61,426
Optometrist Providers in US
56
States with Optometrist
279
Avg Claims per Provider

Bradley Howerter, OD's 135 claims are below the specialty average of 279.

Nationwide Optometrist peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year

Two federal-record peer sets for Howerter, both outside Massachusetts so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.

Similar MIPS final score

Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (91.4 here).

Patrick Titterington 91.4 NY Mai Tsai 91.4 AZ Kristin Rhoads 91.4 IA Michelle Tyler 91.4 MN

Same NPPES enumeration year (2022)

Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.

Krissa Lindsay Glendale, AZ Minh Nguyen Newport Beach, CA Sykes Thompson Harrisburg, IL Jade Pestritto Fort Lauderdale, FL

Nearby Optometrist Providers in Massachusetts

Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Massachusetts, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Howerter.

One of 1,467 Optometrist providers enrolled in Massachusetts, 11 are shown on this page.

Thedalisa Ackep
Leominster, MA
Dr. Amie Adams
O.D.
Hudson, MA
Dr. John Adams
OD
Ipswich, MA
Dr. Stephen Adelstein
OD
Chelmsford, MA
Dr. Molly Admire
OD
Boston, MA

Compare Optometrist nationally: see state-by-state distribution →

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Bradley Howerter, OD's specialty? ▼
Bradley Howerter, OD specializes in Optometrist and practices in Burlington, Massachusetts. Credentials: OD.
How much does Bradley Howerter, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Bradley Howerter, OD wrote 135 Medicare Part D claims totaling $17K in drug costs for 63 beneficiaries.
What is Bradley Howerter, OD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Bradley Howerter, OD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 91.4/100 (Quality: 76.9). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Bradley Howerter, OD located? ▼
Bradley Howerter, OD is located at 31 BURLINGTON MALL RD, Burlington, MA, 01803. Phone: (781) 744-8555.
What is Bradley Howerter, OD's NPI number? ▼
Bradley Howerter, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063145845, issued on 07/08/2022.
Does Bradley Howerter, OD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Bradley Howerter, OD's prescribing is 28% brand-name and 72% generic drugs by claim count, with $15K in brand drug costs.
How many Optometrist providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 61,426 Optometrist providers across 56 states in the US. The average Optometrist provider writes 279 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Bradley Howerter, OD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Bradley Howerter, OD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Latanoprost, Restasis, Cyclosporine. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Bradley Howerter, OD accept Medicare? ▼
Bradley Howerter, OD appears in CMS Medicare data with 135 Part D claims and 63 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Bradley Howerter, OD's credentials? ▼
Bradley Howerter, OD's NPI is 1063145845 with credentials OD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.

Data Sources

View source datasets and methodology notes
Provider Directory
CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
Specialty Classification
NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
Quality Performance
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
Limitations
Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.

See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.

Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

Disclaimer: Data from CMS NPPES and Medicare Part D. PlainDoctor does not rate or rank providers. Provider information is self-reported and may not be current. Always verify information directly with the provider. About · Methodology

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