Bradley M. Howerter, OD
Optometrist · Burlington, MA
Bradley M. Howerter, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Burlington, Massachusetts, and NPI 1063145845, issued on Jul 8, 2022. Check the license (Massachusetts 5545, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bradley M. Howerter
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 5545 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 31 Burlington Mall RD, Burlington, MA 01803
- Phone
- (781) 744-8555
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2022
- Record last updated
- Oct 25, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221117002387); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- New England College Of Optometry, 2021
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 31 Burlington Mall RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Natalie Kuhn, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1114659422
Verify Bradley M. Howerter in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Massachusetts board licenses this profession
Search for license 5545Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
51% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
135 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 28% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost54 claims
- Restasis13 claims
- Cyclosporine11 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 91.4 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lahey Clinic IncBurlington, MA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bradley M. Howerter among 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts
Bradley M. Howerter, OD is one of 1,501 optometrist records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 86% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 86% of these records are older, 11% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2008 among the 933 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 64% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 optometrist records list a practice address in Burlington
They are 34 of the 2,620 NPPES records with a practice address in Burlington, and 1,501 optometrist records in Massachusetts.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Caroline Blackie, O.D., PH.D.Burlington, MA 018031326267352
- Katie Capecci, O.D.Burlington, MA 018031801100870
- Thomas Corwin, OD,PHD,FAAOBurlington, MA 018031013057082
- George Dyer, O.LD.Burlington, MA 018031205041712
- Derek Feifke, O.D.Burlington, MA 018031386733194
- Philip Friedman, O.D.Burlington, MA 018031508852534
- Robert Johnson, ODBurlington, MA 018031104822428
- Dana Kludjian, O.D.Burlington, MA 018031710018536
Common questions
What is Bradley M. Howerter, OD's NPI number?
Bradley M. Howerter, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063145845, issued on Jul 8, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bradley M. Howerter, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 31 Burlington Mall RD, Burlington, MA, 01803. Phone: (781) 744-8555. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bradley M. Howerter, OD's license?
NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 5545, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Bradley M. Howerter, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bradley M. Howerter, OD had 135 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bradley M. Howerter, OD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 91.4 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.